Marit's Paper World (blog)

Marit's Paper World (blog)

Summer Rain

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It is NOT raining today – but I chose this title because of a
fun art journal page I made inspired by one of my favorite songs…

It started with Tammy, who asked me to contribute and write
a prompt for her daily prompts series on Daisy Yellow.
You can find my guest-post-prompt HERE

As an extra to my contribution on Daisy Yellow, I stretched
my ‘theme’ and today on my blog all is related to the page
I created, which has everything to do with rain…

… while the sun is shining today! YAY

So, for a haiku in style I searched the Internet and came across a nice photo,
the scene coming from the film ‘Summer rain’ (El camino de los Ingleses) –
directed by Antonio Banderas. I haven’t seen this movie, in fact I had not
even heard of it, but I love this image and the feel it evokes!

Zomerbui

plotselinge bui

wast al het sjacherijn weg

we worden drijfnat!

 Summer Rain

sudden Summer rain

washes away all nuisance

let’s get soaking wet!

‘Haiku my Heart Friday’ is hosted by the wonderful Rebecca.
Visit her blog to find a list of the other participants: Recuerda Mi Corazon

If you visited Daisy Yellow to see my guest post, you have read about the
inspiration for my art journal page. And maybe, just maybe you got all curious
to hear the song I talk about. Ha, I will serve you promptly!

Here”s the song that got me jump up and hit the dance floor back in the days!
(It still does, but the dancing takes place in the living room now.
I haven’t seen the inside of a discotheque in ages… do they still have those
mirror balls hanging on the ceiling and milk-glass dancefloor with flickering
colored lights?)

The title “It’s Raining Men” to me always urges this piece
by the surrealist artist René Magritte

And here is the page I made inspired by the song.

Size: 29,7 x 21 cm – 16.9 x 8.3 inch
Materials: photo from thunderstorm/monsoon season, dictionary paper,
gesso, hand cut silhouette, spray ink, water drops, sharpies

I hope you all have a lovely weekend.
Go outside and greet the sun.
Wave to the wind.
Dance in the rain.
sing ‘hallelujah!’
Bless life!

 

Comments

  2. i woke before dawn to a rousing band of thunder and
    a generous down pour of late summer rain!
    yes marit,
    let’s all get soaked!!!

    your journal page is a splash of pure JOY!
    i love starting my day with your jubilant self.

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  5. It IS raining here in northern Arizona, and has been on and off for weeks – which we love!
    I have some incredible memories of getting caught in summer rains and getting drenched!
    The video is so funny…thanks for the blast from the past!

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  6. Love your raining page! Just makes me want to go outside and dance in the rain that is yet to come! I think I’ll hum that song, raining men, all day long today… love to you and your beloved! XO

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  10. A day of rain would be such fun here in Texas but alas no such luck! Thank you for creating a fun prompt today, Marit, and for your expressiveness and excitement about life.

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  17. Hier geen regen vandaag… het zonnetje schijnt en het belooft een prachtige nazomerse dag te worden!
    Tja, die mega discohit heeft me (heeeeel lang geleden…. zucht….) idd heel wat keertjes de dansvloer op gekregen.
    Fijn weekend meis!!

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  18. I enjoyed your post – the images you selected are interesting and i love your resulting image- very alive and expressive. Great textures too.

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  20. Do they even have dicotheques out there any more?? What FUN,FUN nights discos were-and this was one of my fave songs ever!! Love the photo you found and especially the journal page you created! I happen to love splashing in a summer rain. Thanks for sharing!

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  21. I LOVE your journal page. Once upon a time, I did a page with the saying: You can dance in the rain, you can sing in it, or you can just get wet. I love your girl’s exuberance here. “It’s Raining Men” used to be one of my favorite aerobics tunes. Nice to hear it again. Happy Show and Tell Saturday!

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  22. You have me jumping and bumpin in my chair Lady 😉
    Love your dance in the rain inspiration and artwork!

    Being the only woman in a house of “men” I can relate to that song very much…altho now with an empty nest it is just my main man and me ;;)

    Happy rest of the weekend to you dear one
    oxo

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  24. Hey Marit — Hope you had a happy summer. Looks like you did. How’s Featuring doing — I know your hard work is paying off. We need more silliness in our lives sometimes don’t we — like dancing in the rain or just jumping up and down and acting silly; makes us smile. I’ve been vamping up my blog and now have a FB page, finally joined Pinterest and Twitter. So I”ll follow you on Twitter too! I liked the Featuring FB page from my FB page, LOL — Please help connect if you want and do the same on Twitter and FB pages. Thanks so much

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  32. Grappig dat jij aan hetzelfde schilderij moet denken! Dat heb ik al jaren en veel mensen kennen het niet, dus kan ik niet uitleggen, waarom ik bij dit lied altijd zo moet lachen… Groetjes, Gerrina

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  34. I love rain, and would appreciate if it rained men! Hallelujah!

    love the details in this journal page! makes me wish for stormy side rainy days!

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