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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 op

vulnerable dawn

the sun breaks through, gingerly

shadows dissolve

Haiku my Heart Friday  is hosted by Rebecca.
Find the list of participants on her blog Recuerda Mi Corazon

After such a delicate start of the day it would not be appropriate
to publish  ‘screaming art’ – like a bright coloured art journal page
or drawings – so instead I continue this post with showing the most
gentle art I made a couple of weeks ago.

Letters from the Wasteland – 13th letter

art journal, wasteland, letter

Size: 16 x 11 cm - 6.3 x 4.3 inch.
Materials used: gesso, alcohol ink, tissue paper, mod podge,
white sharpie, cut out text from an old fairy tale book.

Letters from the wasteland – 14th letter

art journal, letter, wasteland

Size: 16 x 11 cm - 6.3 x 4.3 inch.
Materials used: paper containing pieces of straw, washi tape,
several paper scraps (thank you Patty!), black sharpie, cut out
text from an old fairy tale book.

This is the last page in the handmade journal ‘Letters from the Wasteland’
(See this post for photos of the journal) but I don’t rule out that there will
appear any more ‘letters’ in the future.

Have a nice weekend dear ones.
Raise early.
Look up to the sky.
Spread some love.
Live each day to the fullest.

 

Filed Under: art, Art Journals, Haiku, Wasteland letters Tagged With: art journal, art journaling, dawn, haiku, letters, vulnerable, wasteland

Comments

  1. dymphie says

    July 20, 2012 at 12:55 pm

    dit soort verstilde kunstwerken zijn zo mooi om naar te kijken, te lezen. Dank je wel.

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  2. Julie Tucker-Wolek says

    July 20, 2012 at 1:04 pm

    Your pages are amazing!!!! And loving that Haiku!! Nothing like waking up inspired!!!!

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  3. HaikuWater says

    July 20, 2012 at 1:09 pm

    What a gentle taste in the mind this haiku leaves. By a marvelous confluence, I also used the word “gingerly” in my haiku for Rebecca’s meme today!

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  4. Cathy says

    July 20, 2012 at 2:46 pm

    I do so enjoy visiting your “house.” And I really enjoy you haiku…lovely. Have a grand day! Cathy

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  5. Carol says

    July 20, 2012 at 2:48 pm

    …words on my mouth ~ lovely line and loving your collage creations ~ very beautiful ~~ thanks, ^_^ (A Creative Harbor)

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  6. Kim Mailhot says

    July 20, 2012 at 2:58 pm

    Sending waves of love and light around your vulnerable heart. Mine feels similarly this morning. The world needs us and our gentle love so badly.
    Live well this lovely summer weekend, my Beautiful Friend.

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  7. Fawn says

    July 20, 2012 at 3:03 pm

    Love the haiku. Your talents are bountiful and amazing!

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  8. rebecca says

    July 20, 2012 at 3:11 pm

    marit your haiku is lovely and i can only hope as this new day unfolds we will all offer more love and kindness and chase the shadows away.

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  9. Libby says

    July 20, 2012 at 3:26 pm

    Love this! BTW, the first paper project looks like the photo, right down to the reflection…

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  10. Marit says

    July 20, 2012 at 3:31 pm

    Libby, I had not seen that but you are right, it DOES has the same feel as the photo. I made the ‘letters’ a couple of weeks ago and found the photo only this morning… it’s wonderful how they seem to connect!

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  11. Anthony North says

    July 20, 2012 at 3:35 pm

    Great depiction in the haiku.

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  12. Karen says

    July 20, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    Just beautiful!

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  13. joanne says

    July 20, 2012 at 5:31 pm

    I can feel the mornings uncertainty….your artwork is lovely and meaningful…

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  14. Jenn says

    July 20, 2012 at 5:46 pm

    Hi Marit,
    I’m loving that first journal page, it’s so exquisite. It reminds me of when I watch a program on spelunking, with the stalagmites and stalactites. Really beautiful. Have a wonderful weekend my friend.
    Best,
    Jenn

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  15. Lea says

    July 20, 2012 at 6:16 pm

    Here I am… stepping into this morning beauty that you share, evoking my own time spent in your beautiful country and friendship and marveling at the brilliance of your beloved making it possible for me to visit you here today… I have found that in letting go… I find myself, and find the door open to my heart. Thank you Marit… XO

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  16. Jess says

    July 20, 2012 at 6:33 pm

    beautifully done! thank you for sharing your beautiful art with us! have a wonderful weekend!

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  17. Caatje says

    July 20, 2012 at 7:25 pm

    Je ‘letters from the wasteland’ blijven mijn absolute favoriet en passen inderdaad perfect bij de haiku van vandaag. Prachtig.

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  18. Theresa G. says

    July 20, 2012 at 7:39 pm

    Hi Marit!!!! popping by to see what you’ve been up to. Fabulous art, very fitting for the theme of the day. =) you are always so inspirational. hope you are getting good use of your sharpie. If you need more of those, just let me know and I’ll hook you up. I wasn’t sure if I extended that offer before. my memory is bad.
    Happy Friday!!!

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  19. Lilith says

    July 20, 2012 at 9:07 pm

    AMAZING

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  20. ~*~ Patty says

    July 20, 2012 at 10:15 pm

    your words and artwork always touch my heart and today is no exception

    you used those bits so beautifully…thank you for the kind mention dear one

    here in the states we are trying to hold it together after another senseless tragedy and more gun madness

    tears are close very to the surface…
    sometimes life makes no sense…
    Love is the question…
    Love is the answer…

    Blessings to you and yours
    oxo

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  21. annie says

    July 20, 2012 at 11:08 pm

    Isn’t it amazing how the world can go from night to day so shyly? Then, on another day it can explode on us without warning.

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  22. Dawn Elliott says

    July 21, 2012 at 2:52 am

    I love that phrase…vulnerable morning. It can lead to so many things, and hopefully all positive! Great work!

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  23. Grace says

    July 21, 2012 at 12:13 pm

    I like the vulnerable dawn ~ Stunning picture to match too ~ Lovely share ~

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  24. Lena says

    July 21, 2012 at 4:29 pm

    Prachtige haiku weer en zeer mooie art in bijpassende stijl!!
    Zoooo knap!!

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  25. Linda K says

    July 21, 2012 at 9:27 pm

    such touching collages, and what a lovely haiku and photo-thank you for sharing your beautiful post and art.

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  26. Chevrefeuille says

    July 22, 2012 at 12:05 am

    Dag Marit, dit is een heel bijzondere haiku. Mooi beeld en in balans.
    What a nice haiku Marit, thank you for sharing this. I like the sentence ‘vulnerable morning’, really nicely found.

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  27. Magical Mystical Teacher says

    July 22, 2012 at 1:00 am

    Don’t you just love it when words are given to you?

    Haiku for Your Heart

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  28. deb christensen says

    July 22, 2012 at 7:57 pm

    hello marit~
    i just spent a beautiful hour and a half catching up with you and your art and your lovely words…
    it was just the balm i was needing.
    i shouldn’t have waited so long!
    thank you for sharing all you do with us.
    you are a dear.
    deb (in alaska)

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  29. peggy gatto says

    July 22, 2012 at 10:10 pm

    such powerful art!!!
    I am inspired to get creating, thank you!

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  30. stephanie says

    July 23, 2012 at 4:13 am

    If I had THIS to rise early to greet…I would!

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  31. Kimberly says

    July 24, 2012 at 10:12 am

    Oh dear Marit, thank you for honouring the tenderness of dawn and reminding me to feel for that fragile promise of infinite possibility that it brings to the world, day after day, morning after morning. I, too, can taste your words.

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