Today I am checking in with my Word of the Year.
I started by filling out the quick check-in sheet from my workbook and then I started on a double page spread in my Word of the Year Journal. I had no real plan so I used the bits and pieces on my desk to collage down as a background. Then I pulled it all together with a layer of gesso followed by a pretty green color.
I found these images that conveyed how my word feels so far. The idea that I am journeying home. I altered one photo with some paint pens to make it feel a bit more whimsical and then just glued down the other pages. My title came out really messy but for some reason it felt perfectly imperfect that way.
I am thinking of going back and adding some journaling around the photos but either way I am happy with this page.
I was hesitant at first to share this page because it’s not really anything special. No amazing techniques or art created but that was exactly why I decided to share it.
Creativity should be first and foremost for us. A way to express something, release something or maybe-as in today’s page-just some playful time with no expectations. I hope this little video below might inspire you to have a play in your journal.
Until next time…
-Michele, aka The Dreaming Dilettante
Music by Saint Stephen – 50’s Milkshake – https://thmatc.co/?l=352EAE2D
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