Day 110 The truth about zebra print

110:365

01/18/13

Day 110  The truth about zebra print

Louise Hay affirmation:   “The truth of my Being is that I was created perfect, whole, and complete.  I will always be perfect, whole, and complete.”

Inspiration exercise from 365 Daily Creativity Journal:   Work with mistakes.  Spill some ink, milk, or other liquid and then go from there.

Media:  Scrapbook paper, Magazine and Catalog photos, Matte medium, Griffin black ink

Time:   1H:20M

Comments:  The truth about the zebra is that it looks like a science experiment gone wrong.  But, at the same time, it is a great example of something so wrong that it's right at the same time.  What would designers and fashionistas do without a little zebra print to liven things up?  Perfect, whole, and complete. 

I played with liquid ink drops along the margin.  Reminded me of what chefs do with sauces on the plate next to a fancy dessert.   

 

Day 109 As dog sees me

109:365

01/17/13

Day 109 As dog sees me

Louise Hay affirmation:   “I now choose to begin to see myself as God sees me- perfect, whole, and complete .”

Inspiration exercise from 365 Daily Creativity Journal:   Play in the dirt. Go outside and create something in or with the first patch of dirt you can find.

Media:  Scrapbook paper, Magazine photos, Matte medium

Time:  1H:30M

Comments:  Went outside to play in the dirt.  Found myself looking at the seed shells on the ground scattered beneath a bird feeder that seems to only attract squirrels.  Also found that my ability to play in the dirt was hampered a bit by the two dogs that followed me outside and proceeded to stand with their faces in my face, tongues and tails wagging.  I'm fairly certain they thought I was there to play with them instead.  Oh, well... we'll call it a perfect, whole, and complete backyard experience anyway.   

Day 108 Rub a dub

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Day 108 Rub a dub

01/1/13

Louise Hay affirmation:   “I no longer choose to believe in old limitations and lacks.”

Inspiration exercise from 365 Daily Creativity Journal:   Make something in the fog in your bathroom mirror.  

Media:  Magazine photos, Glue stick, Sharpie

Time:  1H

Comments: Looking in the mirror at choices made in the past can be a humbling experience.  However, recognizing that, at any time, we can choose to see things differently can be fun and liberating.  I'm coming to realize that believing in limitations and lacks can bring them forward.  And simply believing they are not a part of who I am today can have the opposite effect.    

Day 107 Friendship waltz

Day 107 Friendship waltz

107:365

01/15/13

Louise Hay affirmation:   “The past has no power over me because I am willing to learn and to change .”

Inspiration exercise from 365 Daily Creativity Journal:   Have a ball.  Make something out of a ball or make a new ball out of something else.

Media:  Music paper, Magazine & Catalog photos, Matte medium, Watercolor pencil, Picasso postcard image of "Women Running on the Beach."

Time:  1H:20M

Comments:  In the past, relationships with girl-friends have been a lot like a bouncing ball... many ups and downs. Good to know the past has no power over me.  I am willing to learn and change.  

The musical background in this collage communicates s a feeling of optimism for the future.  I liked the names of these music pieces: Friendship Waltz, Fleeting Fancies, and Rolling Hoops. 

Day 106 Thrifty freedom

106:365

01/14/13

Day 106 Thrifty freedom

Louise Hay affirmation:   “I am willing to set myself free.”  

Inspiration exercise from 365 Daily Creativity Journal:   Go to a thrift store and buy something to work with today.

 

Media:  Scrapbook paper, Magazine photos, Matte medium, Template ($.59 from Goodwill, pkg.6), Sharpie, Tracing paper

Time:   2H

Comments:  Checked out the new Goodwill store on my way home from work today.  Found a set of templates I was able to use.  

The main subject of this piece was a collage-style page from REAL SIMPLE magazine that caught my interest last year (May 2012 issue).  The bird on her shoulder appears to be singing a song about setting him/herself free.  

Link for more info:   

http://www.goodwill.org/

http://www.realsimple.com/

Day 105 Illusion of vases

105:365

01/13/13

Day 105 Illusion of vases

Louise Hay affirmation:   “I am thrilled to be in the middle of this adventure, for I know I will never go through this particular experience again .”

Inspiration exercise from 365 Daily Creativity Journal:   Make something impossible.  Can you trick the eyes into believing they’re seeing something that they’re not?

Media:  Scrapbook paper, Magazine photos, Matte medium, Ribbon, Watercolor pencil

Time:  2H

Comments:  Took down holiday decorations today while listening to a recording about staging houses for sale.  Got to thinking about this Christmas season, holidays past, dust collectors and visual clutter in my house.  

For today's collage, I played around with a classic optical illusion of a vase (or two faces) in the green/white background.  Reminded me of the photos of vases in the foreground in varied shapes and colors.  I love these vases, but don't envy the person that has to dust them.  

Day 104 Bearded baby cleans house

Day 104  Bearded baby cleans house

104:365

01/12/13

Louise Hay affirmation:   “I am willing to begin where I am right now to clean the rooms of my mental house .”

Inspiration exercise from 365 Daily Creativity Journal:  Regress.  Work as if you were a young child or baby.   

Media:  Newsprint classified ads, Magazine photos, Postcard, Matte medium, Mod Podge, Tracing paper, Sharpie

Time:   1H:30M

Comments:   Saw the baby picture in a magazine a while back and kept it because it made me laugh.  
The wood structure in this collage makes me think of passing through a tunnel that leads to a clear mental house.  Getting from the baby to the clearing tunnel can take some effort in life. 

Link for more info:   

http://burlybeard.com/

http://beardbeanie.com/

Day 103 Golden lessons

Day 103 Golden lessons

103:365

01/11/13

Louise Hay affirmation:   “I see the past as necessary to bring me to where I am today.”

Inspiration exercise from 365 Daily Creativity Journal:   Create something with the napkin (or paper or cloth) that you use at a meal today.

Media:  Dinner napkin, Magazine and Catalog photos, Matte medium, Watercolor

Time:   1H:5M

Comments:  Today’s affirmation is one that it’s taken me a while to embrace.  Hard to see the good in all of it, at the time it was happening, but luckily memories fade.  Things that seemed unforgettable when they occurred blur with the distance of a few years.  

Day 102 Avid Diva

102:365

01/10/13

Louise Hay affirmation:   “I am totally willing to learn to love myself.  All is well in my world.”

Day 102 Avid Diva

Inspiration exercise from 365 Daily Creativity Journal:   Write a palindrome. 

Media:  Scrapbook paper, Magazine photos, Matte medium

Time:   1H:30M

Comments:  “Avid  Diva.”  While working on today’s collage, I was listening to an online workshop related to training for a career in Home Staging, presented by the Staging Diva herself, Debra Gould.  She’s all about connecting work with passion and helps others get there through her training courses.  She’s a great example of someone who learned to love herself by starting her Staging business rather than allowing corporate life deplete her spirit.  Timely message for today.  

Link for more info:   http://www.stagingdiva.com/

Day 101 My jewels

101:365

01/09/13

Day 101 My jewels

Louise Hay affirmation:   “I now choose to rise above my personality problems to recognize the magnificence of my being .”

Inspiration exercise from 365 Daily Creativity Journal:   Flip to a random page in a book at hand and make something inspired by the first sentence you read.

Media:  Watercolor paper, Watercolor pencils, Book page- Feasts & Seasons “Mothers” issue Vol1,Num.3, May-June 1980, Matte medium, Jewel stickers

Time:   1H

Comments:  This collage was a gift for a friend, who is one of the few women I know that can pull off both cool and mom in the same sentence, on the occasion of her birthday.  

For more info:     
Feasts & Seasons, The Bimonthly Celebration of Great Literature.  Publisher: Cahill & Co.