Do I have hope?
Remember this picture from my former post?
This is a detail from my art journal page that I finished last weekend…
I made this page for prompt two of A Year in the Life of an Art Journal.
This prompt came from Guest Host Glenda and she gave us the word
“Hope” to work with. *sigh* I don’t have much with that word (or it’s
meaning) and I put this prompt aside for a while.
As the week moved on, I thought about it from time to time, turning the
word over and over in my head and asking myself “do I have hope?”
And than I came across song lyrics from a band I love: The Dixie Chicks.
And that was it. Yes, I do have hope in my life!
I even made it my word for this year: “Smile!”
The blockade dissolved and I created this page.
I used acrylic paint and black, white and colour markers for the mosaic border. The sitting lady is made by using a photo as "basic" and add patterned paper over her dress and jacket. I painted the head myself with watercolour paint.
It’s the first time I try something like this, using a painted head I mean, and
it’s not perfect but I like it. It needs some more practice I guess, but adding
drawn faces to photos is definitely something I’d like to use more.
I’m much into collage these days!
Another detail
It’s a cold and grey day in the Netherlands, but compared to all you American
friends having snow blizzards and all, I won’t complain. My door still opens and
electricity works… I hope you all stay save and warm out there and I wish you
a wonderful week! See you on Friday!
Je t’embrasse!
February 9th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Wow Marit!
This is a fantastic collega.
Amazing.
February 9th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
Wow Marit! Het spettert van je lo af! De prachtige rand, fantastische kleuren, je journaling en het woorden-tapijt van de stijlvol geklede dame! Wow!
February 9th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
Geweldig Marit.De border van mozaiek is prachtig, vond het sneakje al zo mooi. Daar ben je vast wel een tijdje mee bezig geweest. En dat jasje… Super.
February 9th, 2010 at 2:58 pm
Beautiful, creative…i love this pg.! I love the painted head..I think it is marvelous and such a great idea. The lettering you did came out perfect!..whenever I see your pgs. I just want to dig out all of my stuff and create! Very inpsirational piece with a great message in the journaling!
February 9th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
Prachtig Marit.. in een woord fantastisch!! Dat mozaiek is zo mooi en de tekst… wow! Al die “I hopes” aan de onderkant en je tekening.. wow!!
The Dixie Chicks zijn inderdaad heel gaaf!!
February 9th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
WOW dit is gaaf!!!! de kleuren, de journaling en natuurlijk de mozaiek…. echt prachtig!!!
(vanmiddag ben ik bezig geweest met ‘kliederen’ en het was echt kliederen, hahaha…mijn vingers ze zien er niet uit… tissuepapier bleef steeds aan mijn vingers en sponsje plakken, ben benieuwd hoe het eruit ziet als het droog is)
February 9th, 2010 at 6:41 pm
Wat een inspirerende AJ page weeral … ik ben nu echt aan het balen dat ik niet verder kan doen aan mijn werkjes … helaas, nu even een sigaretje na het eten, dan afwassen, en dan ga ik mij maar weer aan mijn strijk zetten. Jaja, ik ben er eindelijk aan begonnen hihi. En ik heb zo’n zin om verder te doen aan mijn opdrachten, ik vind het echt zooooo plezant! Hopelijk morgen … Nu weer even naar jouw pagina … er is niets aan wat ik niet mooi vind, alles afzonderlijk is briljant, en het geheel is fantastisch!
xxx Peggy
February 9th, 2010 at 7:28 pm
Wat een gave pagina, Marit…helemaal geweldig!!
Alles klopt gewoon aan deze pagina!
February 9th, 2010 at 7:45 pm
WOW Marit ~ you took off with this prompt!
Really fabulous and so inspiring my friend!
oxo
February 9th, 2010 at 9:16 pm
Simply AMAZING….LUV UR WORK !
February 9th, 2010 at 10:10 pm
mooi!
February 9th, 2010 at 11:12 pm
i like the mosaic on the edges, but most of all i like that she is resting on hope!
very nice.
🙂
February 10th, 2010 at 1:36 am
Marit, I love this! Really love the way you did the journaling! 🙂
February 10th, 2010 at 4:41 am
tja, wat zal ik zeggen…… do you have hope…………..lol Ik denk het wel, denk dat je je “ding” gevonden hebt, dus je bent door de fase van hope heen, nu de volgende stap!! Hou van je, kussss
February 10th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
Today we are expecting (a form of hope I suppose) a wintery mix. The only reason we would want such weather is to stay out of school, but I want clear weather as my mother will be driving me to an appointment tomorrow and she hates bad weather.
I love the mosaic. Today I just noticed all of the little hopes on the floor. quite unexpected.
February 10th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
It’s so beautiful! I love the word hope, probably my very favorite word if there is such a thing! 🙂
February 12th, 2010 at 2:30 am
I adore this Marit! Your painted lady is fabulous, and the colors and that mosaic border – all BEAUTIFUL!!!
February 16th, 2010 at 5:52 pm
yay Marit, you found hope!! I love this page and love even more that you were able to find hope!!