I’ve been quiet for the last few weeks. Lots to do with the coming
new year: Children off from school, my own job becoming hectic as well as some
personal issues that resulted in getting myself hooked up to a heart monitor.
(I’m fine, if you’re wondering). Anyway, lots of reasons why it was best to put
the blog on an impromptu hiatus but I’m back and ready to kick off the New Year
with some pretty cool things to share.
Two of these things I can’t currently share as I have to wait for the
people involved to give me the okay but let it be said now that it is full of
art and positive vibes and I’m excited to be part of it.
One of the things that I can speak on that I will be doing
this year is hosting something on my blog as well as artjournaling.ning.com
that will involve creating an art/visual journal out of a composition notebook.
This of course is not a new concept but it’s been a long 7 month process of
answering the question: Do I really need all this “stuff” to create something
that holds meaning and is aesthetically pleasing to my eye?
This is something I hold close to my heart. When I asked the question, I was actually
answering it for my daughter, who is a very creative soul. How can I look at a
10 year old and say, “Well, you’re going to need some gesso and some
golden acrylics and if you’re going to get watercolors best to get the Winsor
and Newton
ones. You can ask your parents to buy
them for you, right?”
Obviously that’s not exactly encouraging or motivating. The same can be
said for adults who perhaps are not brave enough or financially secure enough
to justify buying expensive artist grade supplies. It’s a scary world out
there, when certain industries have picked up on the fact that there is a
market for those who enjoy journaling visually and have decided to make bank on
it! What is a person to do? I’ll tell you what you do – Ignore them all
and do your own thing! And that, my
friends, is what I hope to encourage others to do. So,
stay tuned it’s going to get interesting up in here.
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