art journal – Page 14

Vulnerable morning

July 20, 2012 By Marit 31 Comments

I woke up very early this morning with one sentence in mind "vulnerable morning" I tasted the words in my mouth. An image came to mind. I wrote a haiku. Photo from the internet by Jetske Fotografie .. kwetsbare ochtend aarzelend komt de zon komt door schimmen lossen … [Read more...]

Lazy Summer Day

June 29, 2012 By Marit 23 Comments

Today, Rebecca choose 'Summer Love' as the theme for Haiku my Heart. The ultimate Summer feeling to me is this: 'Lome zomerdag blote voeten op ruw hout mijn nagels lachen Lazy Summer day bare feet on unwrought timber red nails laugh at me This needs no … [Read more...]

Colourful mail on a grey day

June 22, 2012 By Marit 23 Comments

The longest day - yesterday - came with grey skies and ended with a thunderstorm... so much for Dutch Summers. 'Quirky' indeed! It rained again this morning but my mood brightened when the mail arrived! The latest post of my Quirky Dutch Summer event handled 'mail art, and some participants … [Read more...]

A Note and a Letter

June 8, 2012 By Marit 39 Comments

My 'Quirky Dutch Summer event' - a series of inspirational posts in English and Dutch - starts June 12. Read all about it here. Mijn 'Quirky Dutch Summer' event - een serie inspirerende posts in het Engels én Nederlands - start op 12 Juni. Lees meer hier. Yesterday, my son called that he had … [Read more...]

Changing moods

June 5, 2012 By Marit 14 Comments

First: I want to point out THIS POST to you... We are equally excited to have this girl on board! Welcome Jennifer! ... and then there's this... (are you counting down the days already?) Only one week to go... ‘Quirky Dutch Summer’ is a series of inspirational posts in English and … [Read more...]

Textures

May 18, 2012 By Marit 34 Comments

After the last, stressful and busy weeks I decided I deserved a 'day off.' Yesterday was it! The sun was shining. The door to the garden was open and I started collecting all the gorgeous paper scraps I could find in the house. 'Playday, YAY!' I felt a bit rusty - I'm not in the creating flow … [Read more...]

Such a gift!

May 15, 2012 By Marit 12 Comments

First of all: thanks to everyone for giving me such nice comments on my guestpost at Baltzer Designs Art Journal Every Day. You left me heartwarming and encouraging words, both on my own blog as well as on Julie's. The word about FEATURING magazine is further spread due to Seth Apter who … [Read more...]