day two - 21 days in september 2014

day two and the words that popped out at me when I flipped the pages "falling in love with letting go". oh yeah baby!  the pictures are of a sculpture I saw while I was in calistoga, california.  it is by an artist by the name of nathalie whisman.  I typed the words on a piece of vintage paper that was headed for the recycle bin.  I added the word "love" with rub on's.  a bit of washi tape and DONE!  don't forget to date the page.  loving this challenge.  a few quiet moments to sit with some inspirational words.  "falling in love with letting go".  I'm all over that.  it is time for me to "let go".

are you creating along with me?  post your pics on the Facebook page.  I would love to see them!

day one - 21 days in september 2014

day one I flipped to a page in the book and came across the words "all is bliss".  perfect!  a good message for me to keep in my head right now.  I used stamps for the word "all", hand wrote the word "is" and cut "bliss" out of an old dictionary.  voila!

21 Days in September 2014

Ideas come to me all the time.  Mostly this happens on our beloved porch.  I call it the "idea porch".  I get an idea, I write it down, maybe sketch a little and file it away for - SOMEDAY.  Except tonight was different.  No more "someday"!  NOW is perfect!

Here is the scoop:  

The inspiration began with this song:

From there I got the crazy ass idea that for 21 Days in September 2014 I would flip to a page in a book.  Any book will do.  I just happened to choose Emptiness Dancing by Adyashanti.  I would see what words jumped out at me and write them down in a journal.  I chose the Strathmore Watercolor Journal.  Perhaps I will add some colour, collage or calligraphy.  Who knows!

It took about two minutes to gather my supplies and get down to it.  Then I continued with the crazy and created a Facebook page where I will post my pages.

You are welcome to join me and post your creations.  You do not need any special supplies or buckets of time to do this.  This is meant to be quick!  Have fun!  Keep it simple!

My intention for this 21 Days in September 2014 is to fill a little of that emptiness in my life.  Things are emptying out around here and times they are a changing.  What better way to get through it all then with ART and a book titled "emptiness dancing?" and a few moments to gather words.

Hope you will join me for the next 21 days!

smile!

so I literally found out by accident that my passport needs to be renewed and so I start the paper process. kinda like when you go to give blood. the usual questions:

have you traveled to a foreign country and visited a farm? (does "U.S." count? and what about "Old McDonald"?)

did you hide liquids in your carry on? (hide? no they were there you just didn't look)

two names of people who would vouch that you are alive and kicking and have known you for at least two years and in the event of your arrest would come and bail you out and are not a member of your family? (this one took a few phone calls, bribes and begging!)

and then comes the kicker! yeah! they want you to take in NEW photos! Gasp! It is the same damn thing as getting your new driver's license and costco card. SMILE! the pictures never turn out good. not even somewhat good and you have to have them for the next five years. so I have all my papers ready and am going to go get my photos taken when it hits me! do I want the "growth" that is coming out of the side of my eyebrow coupled with the "growth" coming out of my chin to be on my photo for the next five years? I think NOT! so I called to see if they do touch ups and after a few giggles and snorts I was told "no". sigh....so no photos till my skin clears up and no passport.

which brings me to this:



which Laurie and I made on "aRt TuEsDaY". we each did our goal pieces on canvas. splashed paint, stamps, doodling, collage and put it on there exactly what our goals are for the year. it was meant to be a morning project and we ended up taking it into the afternoon. it was a lot of fun. we made sure to include our word for the year. mine is "LIVE". my main goal is to slow down. just enjoy each moment and not worry so much about the little stuff. try to reduce stress and relax my mind and body. I am a fierce multi tasker and have come to the conclusion that in doing so I am not any further ahead and in fact in some cases am behind. so here is to turning off the noise and popping a happy pill. now go check out Laurie's blog and see her piece.

I have been told that my photos are dark and I NEED a new camera. this is not news to me people! thank you kath and Laurie! I am embarrassed to take my camera out in public! so hey! Valentine's Day is coming...just sayin'

"ART" Tuesday report!

baby book for new baby "Hayden Thomas Alain Watson - DONE!



that makes 76 in our family now! WOW!



my word banner is complete and hanging where I can see it and remember to do it!



week 2 - DONE! I know I still have week 3 to do! week 2 was hard, but in a good way! forced me to really think .....and that is always good!

tonight was my first class. I was actually able to produce some decent letters. do I mention that we worked on five letters? an A, a L, an O, a N and M. great teacher and good times with my girl.

off to bed. up early tomorrow for 10 km and coffee afterwards with my running buddies.