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    T Tuesday: September edition

    September 1, 2020 - By 

    Here’s the tea ladies….

    I’m taking a break from T Stands for Tuesday for a while…or at minimum a break from posting weekly T Tuesday editions.

    This coming school year has me a bit up in arms with how it is all going to go. Perhaps once things settle into a routine…which I think is very unlikely…I will be back at it. Who knows…I might be kidding myself and I’ll be posting and visiting like crazy. It was more of a heads up to you…I’m not lost…just pausing.

    That being said…I’m not stopping creating or even stopping blogging. Just not committing to a weekly routine.

    My mornings have begun to start earlier again. My list is long. School prep is on my mind.

    I prepped this last evening to bake this morning…so yummy! Our weather has finally cooled down enough that I want to run the oven.

    Well that’s it for me today…onto my list.

    T stands for Tuesday
    What are you doing today?
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    Bravely

    August 28, 2020 - By 

    My plan for the morning was to go for a walk immediately upon waking…the weather didn’t cooperate. Instead I made art.

    The page on the right was the inside of a security envelope…I decided to do a gradient of color from light to dark blue. That, honestly, was my only plan or inspiration.  Next I added some random stamping to the background.

    By this point I was starting to get an idea of the direction I was headed.

    The gradient blue represented standing at the edge of the unknown…like the edge of the ocean. Nothing certain…endless possibilities. The branches are what I’m holding on to…my support. My stability.

    I cut a tag from another chunk of masterboard. This piece had a scrap on which I had tested a compass stamp. It seemed fitting. There is guidance but really we just need to navigate our way through.

    My current journaling has been really helping me express my feelings leading into the coming school year.

    It’s all so unknown…uncharted…unpredictable and frightening. But here I am…standing bravely…ready to go support my kiddos at school the best way I know how.

    Marvin gets credit for his supervisory role in our photo shoot.

    Linking up with Art Journal Journey again for Alison’s theme of  Pockets and Tags.

    Art Journal Journey
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    The adventure begins

    August 26, 2020 - By 

    This page and the words I used are multi-layered in meaning.

    First…I’m using a new journal in a new way. Junk journal being an art journal.

    Secondly the words reflected how I am feeling about this new school year. Both my kids are doing college from their bedrooms, while I will be in the classroom 4 days a week and remote another day. A school year that no one can predict. Something to tell the grandkids some day…a long, long time from now. 😉

    I layered up a couple of tags that were cut from masterboards. I love having pieces like that in my stash. They really make quick work of journal pages while adding depth and interest.

    The ticket was a last minute addition…it’s my ticket to the new adventure ahead.

    Linking up today with Art Journal Journey for Alison’s theme of Pockets and Tags.

    Art Journal Journey