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The story of…

July 1, 2011 By Marit 41 Comments

the man & the mermaid (and how I got my name) Once upon a time, there was a young man who lived near the sea. He was a bit of a loner, and didn't fit well in the community. He had friends, oh yes, but he had a longing deep within him. He didn't even know what he longed for, but it had to do … [Read more...]

Filed Under: art, Haiku Tagged With: fairytale, haiku, love, Marit, mermaid, name, sea

Haiku my heart & call for help

June 24, 2011 By Marit 27 Comments

I have an exiting moment to share. I have a newspaper article for the Dutchies to read. I have projects to show. I have written a haiku for you. I have a question to ask. So let's get on with it right away! .. In my last post I wrote that I was looking forward to a special moment, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Albumcover journal, art, Art Journals, Haiku Tagged With: album cover, art journal, art journaling, concert, Eels, Eindhoven, haiku, sharpies, solistice

Haiku my heart – Swing

June 17, 2011 By Marit 28 Comments

Hello Friends! Hello Friday! Is it Friday yet? Aaargh, my head is spinning lately. The days are filled with work and deadlines and on top of that I have a lot of ideas and 'have to's' and 'want to's' swirling in my mind... so when I saw the new prompt at A Year in the Life of an Art … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Year... '11, art, Art Journals, Haiku Tagged With: art journaling, AYITLOAAJ, childhood memory, haiku, haiku my heart, swing

Lips and laundry

June 10, 2011 By Marit 28 Comments

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I visited the hospital this morning. My periodontist gave me a referral because she noticed that my under lip is a bit thick and there's a small, white spot on my under lip. It's been there for over 10 years so I didn't worry much, but she insisted I would let a surgeon have a look at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: art, Haiku Tagged With: habit, haiku, haiku my heart, hospital, laundry, lip, sheets, surgeon

Haiku my heart – shadows

June 3, 2011 By Marit 37 Comments

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Yes. They were right. (The visitors who left a comment on 'haiku my heart' last week I mean.) It IS addictive. But before I come to that... something creative! YAY! I saw it on the Internet earlier, but when Rosie started talking about it (and showing results!) I really couldn't help … [Read more...]

Filed Under: art, Art Journals, Haiku, Misc. 2 (A4 journal) Tagged With: art journal, art journaling, bird on a wire, carving, haiku, handmade stamp, Leonard Cohen, stamp

Haiku my heart

May 27, 2011 By Marit 30 Comments

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Thanks so much sweeties, for your encouraging words, sympathy and concern on my last post. I have to clarify something though: the 'crossroads' that I was talking about has to do with my artwork and there's nothing 'heavy' going on in my personal life or something. Some of you may have been … [Read more...]

Filed Under: art, Haiku Tagged With: boulders, haiku, photo

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My art can be found in galleries on my website. Unless otherwise stated, all photos, images, thoughts and stories on the website as well as on this blog are my own (Marit Barentsen aka Marit’s Paper World.) If you see something you want to share, please link back to my site to give credit where credit is due. I sometimes use photo’s that are not my own to illustrate my stories. If so, I try to give credit to the original photographer or maker. If you have any reason to complain about the use of an image, contact me and I will remove it without discussion.

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