Content with my Discontent

Week 21 in my mixed media collage journal,
inspired by the new Wanderlust class theme of
Floral.

With lines of poetry by
WB Yeats
Edward Thomas &
Christina Rossetti.

though I am old with wandering
in hope to find whatever it is I seek
what is meant by happiness
is love so prone to change and rot
must I be content with my discontent

I used Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
Tim Holtz Design Tape,
an image from the Graphics Fairy
& printed text.

On the seventh day, she rested ...

Lesson 7 in my
Lessons for Life
collage journal.

take time to recharge

It is so important to remember that
you need to rest,
to recharge,
to take some time to stop
& breathe.

I used old birthday cards,
a page from an old typing manual
 & printed text.

Be Kind

Lesson 6 in my
Lessons for Life
collage journal.

be kind
Act with kindness
to everyone you meet,
including yourself.

Main Image: The Garden Gate by MW Tarrant

The Garden Gate card was given to me
on the occasion of my 18th birthday
by my sister.

I used old birthday cards,
squared paper,
photo corners
 & printed text.

Skies of Blue

Week 20 in my mixed media collage journal.

This week the poets did not inspire me,
so instead I captured the memory of a sunny day.

fountain plume flows with trickling sounds
under bright sunlit skies of blue
warming the fading beauty of spring flowers
I watch hurried bees and birds soaring high
I breathe, I rest to take delight in this day

I used Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
Ranger Perfect Pearls
(Heirloom Gold),
Tim Holtz Design Tape,
images from the Graphics Fairy
(bee, beehives & postcard),
a bird stamp image from Eliza Trojanowska
& printed text.

Count to three

Lessons 3 & 4 in my
Lessons for Life
collage journal.

remember to breathe

be grateful

Using old birthday cards,
a dictionary definition,
photo corners,
fabric tape &
printed text.

Calm Thoughts

Week 19 in my mixed media collage journal,
with inspiration from poems by
Thomas Dekker
William Shakespeare
John Keats
&
Mary Webb.

here in the merry month of may
with painted meadows of delight
calm thoughts surround us
rose leaves drip with rain
and bluebells nod their heads

I used Daler-Rowney white Gesso Primer,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
a Tim Holtz Paper Doll &
Design Tape,
a photograph of Bluebells in a nearby wood,
taken 2 years ago
& printed text.

Lessons for Life Journal

2019 is a year of
rediscovery.

I am going through years of accumulated stuff,
deciding what to keep,
what to recycle &
what to throw away.

I have been rather sentimental in keeping things
that really, I no longer need to hold on to.

The process so far has been interesting,
surprising & freeing.

However I wanted to use some of the lovely cards
I have been sent over the years.

So, I took an old book,
ripped out the pages.

Then I recovered it.

Added in some loose pages.

It will be somewhere to play with collage,
with no theme or challenges to steer me,
just me with my own thoughts,
letting the words & pages come together,
as I sit quietly in my art space.

I know it will become a journal
I will treasure.

Daisies at our Feet

Week 18 in my mixed media collage journal.

fields breathe sweet with daisies at our feet
the sky changes, white clouds stray
listen to the sound of rain on green leaves
rich with the promise of summer follows

My page this week
takes inspiration from poems by
Thomas Nashe
Ivor Gurney
Robert Bridges
& E Nesbit

I used Daler-Rowney white Gesso Primer,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils
& washi tape by Stampington.

I used Tim Holtz Design Tape,
Pocket Cards
& Remnant Rubs.

The inchie background image
is from Shawn Petite.

The image of the girl
is from Stephanie Rubiano.

The theatre ticket is from Mary Green
at Green Paper Packages.

There is also a photo corner
from Paperchase,
words cut from an old dictionary
& printed text.