{"id":27552,"date":"2020-01-10T14:56:51","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T13:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/?p=27552"},"modified":"2020-01-10T14:58:35","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T13:58:35","slug":"haiku-chronicles-olw-and-let-it-loose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/haiku-chronicles-olw-and-let-it-loose\/","title":{"rendered":"Haiku, chronicles, OLW and LET IT LOOSE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi there dear ones, I’m glad you found my blog again today. First of all, I have to appologize for not visiting the other participants of the Haiky my Heart<\/em> circle last week – life got in the way… I promise I’ll make it up to you and visit you all this weekend!<\/p>\n

Here’s the haiku I wrote today<\/p>\n

Friday haiku<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Onbestemd landschap.
\nNat, stil druipend op een rij:
\ndroevige bomen<\/td>\n		<\/td>\nIndefinite world
\nWet, silently dripping:
\nsad trees in a row<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The photo was taken on the last day of 2019 by my friend Lena Schreijenberg<\/a><\/p>\n

I submit this haiku to Recuerda Mi Corazon where our lovely hostess Rebecca brings us all together to share a haiku on Friday: Haiku my Heart<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

We’re in the second week of 2020, this new year is on it’s way, and every year again the same question pops up: \u201cDid you make New Year\u2019s resolutions?\u201d People who know me longer don\u2019t ask me that anymore. Instead, they are curious for what word I chose for the New Year. Yes, I choose a word. Do you know that tradition? It started with Ali Edwards<\/a>, an American artist (especially Memory Keeping related projects such as \u201cDecember daily\u201d albums etc.) In 2006 she began a tradition of choosing one word for herself each January \u2013 One Little Word<\/em> \u2013 and pretty soon, a whole lot of people followed her in that tradition. I learned about it in 2009 and got fascinated by this idea, so I chose my first word in 2010 \u2013 \u201ca word to focus on, to live with, to investigate, to write about, to craft with, and to reflect upon as I go about my daily life.\u201d That year, I found out how powerful that one little word can be. Therefore, I treat this tradition with care and think about it carefully before I make a choice.<\/p>\n

In December, I always take a moment to reflect on the word I chose in the past year: what did it do for me? Did it influence me in any way? Did I ignore it and did it come back to hit me like a boomerang (that happened to me once\u2026 like I said: one little word can be pretty powerful!) I also think about a new word to select. What do I want to focus on in the year to come? What do I want to learn?<\/p>\n

My word for 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last month the word \u201cPrioritize\u201d came to mind when I thought about my word for 2020, but bleh\u2026 I don\u2019t like that word! Way too cold and business-like\u2026 but it does sound like something I need to focus on, now that I have a job and my days are filled with new impressions and inspiration and less time to spend in my atelier. I need to prioritize and find a balance in\u2026 oh, hey: BALANCE. Now th\u00e1t is a nice word. It sounds much more friendly and usable and applicable in many areas: work vs. play, privacy versus public, balanced eating and drinking and so on. I like it! What\u2019s more: around the corner where I live is a beautiful, little courtyard with a fountain, where I walk past when I go to work \u2026 what it\u2019s called? \u201cBalans\u201d (balance.)<\/p>\n

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Like all years before (since 2011) the first page of my new Chronicles art journal is used to create a page with my \u2018one little word\u2019. My \u2018Chronicles\u2019 is my weekly art journal so it\u2019s on my desk every week\u2026 the word is never far away. I bind a brand new “Chronicles” art journal every year, and here’s how my 2020 journal looks<\/p>\n

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I am happy with the size of this journal, with the first page I created in it and with my word “Balance.” This word has also a lot to do with “letting go\u201d\u2026 there simply are only 24 hours in a day and although I can manage with little sleep, I can not work on all the creative projects that are on my wish list. In fact, working at \u201cZeeland Archives\u201d brings me more inspiration, so the wish list is only growing! Fortunately I have learned to let go \u2013 although the \u2018letting go\u2019 had more to do with the way I make art. I even taught an online workshop called that way and \u2013 now for the good news \u2013 I offer this online workshop again next month!<\/p>\n

Online workshop \u201cLet it Loose\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

This online workshop starts on February 20: six weeks \u2013 12 lessons. Available in English and Dutch.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Did you just dipped your toes into art journaling and are you insecure how to prceed? Do you see so many examples, techniques and materials online that you don\u2019t know where to start? Are you getting a little intimidated by all those wonderful pages that people post online, and does it make you wanna quit? Did you make some art journal pages but feel \u2018stuck\u2019 right now?
\nIn short: do you want to break LOOSE??? Then this workshop is for YOU!<\/em><\/p>\n

DUTCH go HERE<\/a><\/strong> and ENGLISH go HERE<\/a><\/strong> for more info and registration.<\/p>\n

My online workshops take place in an online community that was especially built for this purpose. Lessons are uploaded twice a week and there\u2019s a clear structure in the assignments. The community is where the students and the \u201cteacher\u201d (I) come together, where you can chat and where additional information is shared. You can also upload photos of your work.<\/p>\n

I chose to work this way because I feel that jointly attending a workshop gives a boost to self-confidence and brings a lot more inspiration than when you get some lessons by email to work with \u2018home alone.\u2019 Being able to login to a save and private group, where you get feedback and encouraging comments is so much inspiring and rewarding!<\/p>\n

Pfew, this was a pretty long blogpost… did you read it all? Thanks for that, and have a wonderful weekend!<\/p>\n

Je t’embrasse<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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