Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Journaling

My journal/sketch book lazily lay blank staring at me until.... 

Inspired at a local meeting of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) http://www.saqa.com/, seeing how fellow art quilters Deborah Boschert, Diane Doran, and Karen Schulz evolve their ideas and refine plans as they go from journal to art, I knew had to put this tool to work

So I gave myself permission to journal however I want - not only sketches - but words and images! ideas and plans!  manhole covers and candy! unicorns and glitter! yes, I watch too much tv, but you gotta love Flo!!!

Color scheme emerged serendipitously
yes I really did use a 15 letter word, am I being supercilious?
I'd rather be super silly!!!


"I see circles ... All the time. They're everywhere", kinda like the Sixth Sense, but different totally different!

Circles, my latest delight!!!
  • simple - 1 line
  • eternal - beginning and ending and beginning again
  • moves you - remember "the wheels on the bus, go round and round"
  • embrace you (XXOO!!!)
  • this simple shape opens my eyes to the world, how many circles do you see?

 the O shape
  • starts off options, opportunities and oasis
  • found in the middle of love, mom, now, more, wow 
  • ends our greetings of Hello and Mahalo!
  • needed twice in good, food and cool 

"To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour."

William Blake

4 comments:

  1. curious about the local SAQA....where do they meet and love the blog layout! It looks great!! I just started a color journal was reading about it and it sounded fun!

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  2. wonderful! i can't wait to read more. i have a circle poem for your journal:
    "He drew a circle that shut me out-
    Heretic , rebel, a thing to flout.
    But love and I had the wit to win:
    We drew a circle and took him In !

    From the poem " Outwitted"
    — Edwin Markham

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  3. Kathy - congrats you win! you are my first repeat customer! hmm what should your prize be?

    About the question - the local SAQA regional meeting for Maryland, DC, West Virginia is held at the studio of one of our local member in Western Howard County - on the third Saturday of January, April and September, with a Regional Retreat Day (9am-9pm) June 4 - which includes mini-workshops and technique demos.

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  4. @Misty - love the poem - thank you! I am lucky to have you in my ever growing circle

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