Morning sweeties!
Oh, wait,
let me…
…
…
… turn off the radio ’cause my mind can’t stay focused when I hear Kate Bush’s voice interfer with the words I want to type (… all yours, Babushka, Babushka, Babushka yah yah…)
Ok, done. So here I am, on this grey Wednesday morning, showing you a photo of my workdesk.
On my desk: the start of a new Chronicles art journal spread. I threw some random pictures onto the pages, nothing glued yet. That was yesterday, and today I don’t know which way this will go.
I did finish the spread I was working on last week.
The Chronicles of Marit 2019 – Week 16
I glued the “doll on rollerskates” a little bit too close to the edge but couldn’t pull it off without tearing it. Caro asked me last week where I found this image. I cut it from an art magazine. I have a bunch of art magazines in my stash that have both old/classic and modern art published in it. Those magazines are made of wonderful, glossy paper and all photos look sharp and bright, perfect to use for collage!
My ‘art outside the Chronicles’ (I have several journals that I work in, and I started working on two little canvasses too last week) show ‘old men’ lately… I don’t know what it is that makes me draw those pale faces with hollow eyes and a gloomy look (and maybe I don’t WANT to know either, because chances are that they are a projection of what I see in the morning when I look in the mirror *wink*) I started this spread when I stayed over at Melouise, a friend of mine who just moved and has her own atelier in the new house. She lives ‘two islands from here’ and we had to cross that long bridge, that is on the Chronicles page above, to get to her place. Her daughter of nine, Dana, is my ‘big little friend’ and I used pieces of old school-cahier-pages of Dana on this spread.
On a Tuesday
Last but not least, I want to point shout out the following:
QUIRKY DUTCH SUMMER 2019 STARTS ON JUNE 10th
it’s FUN, it’s CREATIVE, it brings you INSPIRATION and it’s FOR FREEEE!!!!
Quirky Dutch Summer is a blog series that runs in the Summer. During Quirky Duch Summer (or QDS) I publish special, inspirational posts in English and Dutch (!) on a weekly base. Posts filled with inspiration and short tutorials, so that you can keep the creativity flowing during the Summer months.
I am not writing all of the Quirky series posts myself. I mobilized a number of fantastic artists who each add an inspiring blog post to the series. Some of them will be well known to you… click HERE to read more. |
I am looking forward to warmer temperatures (it’s rather cold today!)
To wearing my boho skirt (almost finished with crocheting!)
To sunshine on my face and walking barefoot!
But let’s enjoy this day first and treasure each moment.
JAN THOMPSON says
Happy WOYWW #517 xx Jan (20)
Annie says
I love how you build up your pages….very creative.
Hugs,
Annie x #11
LLJ says
I do love your journal pages – they’re always so detailed with lots of things to look at. It’s something that you do so well and which I admire! Hope you get more of your skirt crocheted today!
Hugs LLJ 7 xxx
Julia Budd says
I am happy to read that your friend has an atelier and you visited. It’s a long bridge to cross, for sure! Lovely sketch of it Marit. You must have spent some hours with the crochet if the skirt is nearly ready, I shall look forward to you modelling it! It’s abit grey and dull here too, so I will wish for us both to have brighter!
Shaz says
Hi Marit, loving the collages, they do indeed look so vibrant. Have a lovely week, Hugs, Shaz #4 X
Zoe Kirkby says
Hello – so nice to pop in and see you again after such a long break on my part. Love your pages. Take care Zo xx 25
Caro Staton says
I do love your journal pages always – so inspiring. Happy WOYWW. Have a great week. Love & God Bless, Caro x (#18)
Sarah Brennan says
I was singing along too Marit. Love Kate Bush. Wuthering Heights was the first single that I ever bought myself and I still think her first album The Kick Inside is the best ever (although I can sing along with any track from the first four). I am going to have to look out for some second hand art magazines. I love the eclectic images you use in your collages. Happy WOYWW. Sraah #2
Helen Lindfield says
Great collages, and love that expressive face! have a great week Helen #3
Monica Smith says
I am in for the summer, hopefully it will atke me out of my funk and fear. to fun and fabulous.
Margaret Craner says
Lovely bright colours, really cheery after the winter. You certainly put a lot into your pages. Have a lovely week. xxx Maggie (Silvercrafter) #5
Angela Radford says
More gorgeous pages, so clever. Happy woyww, Angela x14x
Tracey says
You did not have to turn the music off for me Marit.. I was enjoying that hee hee!! Again you give us a burst of colour with your chronicle pages even on a grey day. I can see by just looking what fun you have creating these story pages.
Forgot to say during this busy week regarding the tile stickers. So I will copy and paste this… If you wipe them down from any moisture they really do last for years. I previously had some in my bathroom for over 5 years. The colour may fade if exposed to high heat over time but just peel it off remove the sticky stuff from the tile then replace again. I actually like the worn look, they make them look more expensive.
Happy WoywW Hugs Tracey #33 x
Neet Hickson says
I am looking forward to seeing you wearing your skirt – if only I could crochet…
Love your latest Chronicle page and I love your old men faces so don’t stop drawing them, please. There is nothing better than a good quality book to use for journalling – something I have got out of the habit of doing lately – must get back into it soon.
Have a good week – hope the sun shines so you get to wear your skirt – somewhere special in mind?
Hugs, Neet 1 xx
Stacy says
HI Marit, I love all the layers of text on the journal page you are doing 🙂
Shaz says
Hi Marit, Yupo isn’t actually a ‘real’ paper, it’s a synthetic, almost plastic like substrate. You can’t tear it, for instance. But because of the plastic like surface, it works wonderfully well with Alcohol inks, as they don’t sink in at all.
Hugs, Shaz X