Poetry ReImagined Finale

The finale of my
Poetry ReImagined
project in my mixed media collage journal.

I used Daler-Rowney Gesso Primer,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
the girl & boy images from the Graphics Fairy,
the Bingo card from Red Lead Paperworks
design & tissue tape by Tim Holtz
& printed text.

with hope for spring
red leaves have fallen
berries ripe for eating
feed the hungry birds
awaiting brighter days

the short dark days
the rain that fell
from thickly clouded skies
through depths of water
so greatly gathered all around

all is changed
future still uncertain
but my love remains
my heart grows stronger
with each passing day

Sweet Memories

Week 49 of my
Poetry ReImagined
project in my mixed media collage journal.

tree proudly stands with twinkling lights
bells and bows and frosted pine cones
cinnamon bundles tied with ribbon red
delicate baubles from winters past
sweet memories bring

I used Daler-Rowney Gesso Primer,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
an image from the Graphics Fairy,
tissue tape by Tim Holtz
& printed text.

A Knowing Nod

Week 48 of my
Poetry ReImagined
project in my mixed media collage journal,
with inspiration from poet John Clare.

with russet bib, he brightens my day
a knowing nod in morning greeting
for evening farewell a graceful bow
from frosty morn to fallen dusk
his delicate song my heart fills

I used Daler-Rowney Gesso Primer,
a Faber-Castell watercolour pencil,
an image from Shawn Petite (background)
a bird image from the Graphics Fairy,
Ranger Glossy Accents
& printed text.

Questions

Week 47 of my
Poetry Reimagined
project in my mixed media collage journal.

what is time,
when so often wasted
what is distance,
when wings can take flight
what is love,
when only felt by absence
where is home
and where is not
what does it all mean
and does is really matter


I used Liquitex Clear Gesso,
Mod Podge (Matte),
old dress pattern paper,
a Cicely Mary Barker image
(cut out from an old book),
Tim Holtz Design Tape
& printed text.

As Night Descends

Week 46 of my
Poetry Reimagined
project in my mixed media collage journal,
inspired this week by DH Lawrence.

day ends as night descends
ground frozen, the air thickly black
the moon crawls silently across a starlit sky
no other sound is heard but loud silence
my thoughts attend to words left unsaid

I used Liquitex Clear Gesso,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
copy of an old photo,
an image from the Graphics Fairy,
Tim Holtz Tissue Tape
& printed text.

Mourn not

Week 45 of my
Poetry Reimagined
project in my mixed media collage journal.

summer has passed, but mourn her not
think of her often and
remember her with fondness
let not tears fall as the rain
for what she once was,
she will be again


I used Liquitex Clear Gesso,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
old dress pattern paper,
a Cicely Mary Barker image
(cut out from an old book),
& printed text.

My Shadow Self

Week 44 of my
Poetry Reimagined
project in my mixed media collage journal.

although I never see her
I know that she is there
yet when the sun shines brightly
I sometimes spy a glimpse
my opposite, my counterpart,
my elusive shadow self

I used a Faber-Castell watercolour pencil,
Tim Holtz Tissue Tape with
an image from the Graphics Fairy.

Worlds that Collide

Week 43 of my
Poetry Reimagined
project in my mixed media collage journal.

I feel the wind changing direction
what once was will never be again
deep sadness finds me welcoming
a nod to time who never stops
to worlds that collide yet never meet

I used the following on this page
of my 7 Gypsies Spiral Book.

Liquitex Clear Gesso,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
Tim Holtz Tissue Tape,
a Tim Holtz Paper Doll,
magazine image (from Daphne's Diary)
& printed text.

I also added to the opposite page,
from the previous week.

Heralding Autumn

Week 42 of my
Poetry Reimagined
project in my mixed media collage journal,
with inspiration from the autumn colours
& the unpredictable weather
we have been experiencing.

Along with the normal blustery October winds,
we have had heavy thundery rainfall
& hail followed by short bursts of sunlight
before the rain starts over again.

new signs loudly herald autumn come
leaves that swirl in blustery winds
rain falling on the sodden ground
we search for glimpses of blue skies and sigh
smiling briefly, remembering warmer, longer days

I used the following on this page
of my 7 Gypsies Spiral Book.

Daler-Rowney white Gesso Primer,
Liquitex Clear Gesso,
Dina Wakley Glazing Medium
(to enhance the colours of the butterfly),
the butterfly image is from The Graphics Fairy,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
a Tim Holtz Paper Doll,
a magazine image (from Daphne's Diary)
& printed text.

This Way & That

Week 41 of my
Poetry Reimagined
project in my mixed media collage journal,
with inspiration from a group of Long-Tailed Tits,
looking for food
on my bare cherry tree this morning.

searching this way and that
bare trees no comfort bring
tail lifted high for balance for a moment
I hear sweet notes of optimism
onward you go with hope in your heart

Daler-Rowney white Gesso Primer,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
a copy of an ICAD from last year,
Tim Holtz Design Tape,
white cotton
& printed text.

Peaceful Meditations

Week 40 of my
Poetry Reimagined
project in my mixed media collage journal,
with inspiration from poets
Alfred Austin,
DH Lawrence,
Edward Thomas &
William Wordsworth.

peaceful meditations lift my wings
rising calm and bright
in the glittering sun
wandering at will
as magpies chatter loud and shrill

I used an image from the Graphics Fairy,
Daler-Rowney Gesso Primer,
Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paints
(Lapis & Lemon)
over paper from an old typing manual,
a Faber-Castell watercolour pencil,
washi tape
& printed text.

Hope no more

Week 37 of my
Poetry Reimagined
project in my mixed media collage journal,
with inspiration from poet
William Morris.

hope no more of things to come
of tales untold to unhearing hearts
to forgotten memories of a warm embrace
for dreams now forever lost
let aching hearts be wise and hope no more

I used Daler-Rowney Gesso Primer &
Dina Wakley Media acrylic paints
(Ruby & Lapis)
on old book paper,
old dress pattern paper,
a Cicely Mary Barker image
(cut out from an old book),
Tim Holtz Tissue Tape,
& printed text.

Time to Gather

Week 36 in my mixed media collage journal,
with inspiration by a poem by John Keats.

mornings weighted with heavy dew
skies full of mist
the air full of chill
bright midday sun full of light with no heat
time to gather, time to store, time to rest


For the background, I used Daler-Rowney White Gesso Primer
mixed with Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint (Ruby),
patterned vellum from Papermania,
printed images from the Graphics Fairy,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
Tim Holtz Design Tape
& printed text.

How loud the Silence

Week 35 in my mixed media collage journal,
with inspiration from the poet A E Housman
& combining two monthly prompts
from Wanderlust 2019 of
monochrome with layers.

how loud the silence when it falls
when the laughter fades
when the drumming of life is no more
when all that is left is peace
then how loud the silence is

I used Daler-Rowney White Gesso Primer,
white tissue paper with a
printed image from Kasia Avery at Everything Art.

Tim Holtz Remnant Rubs
(the two number 35s & the crown),
Tim Holtz Design Tape,
label tape fromStampington,
Uni-ball Signo silver pigment ink pen
& printed text.

Worry Not

Week 33 in my mixed media collage journal,
with my main inspiration this week from the poet
Algernon Charles Swinburne
& the monochrome Wanderlust class by Kasia.

to the wandering wind, who knows no rest
for the weeds that now lie dead
to the question that is left unasked
for the tired that ne'er can sleep
embrace the muse of change and worry not

I used
Daler-Rowney White Gesso Primer,
a black Faber-Castell watercolour pencil.
the vintage lady image from Mary Green
at Green Paper Packages,
photo corners from Paperchase,
old dress pattern paper,
Tim Holtz Tissue Tape,
Tim Holtz Pocket Cards
(the ticket & numbers),
piece of paper from an old typing manual,
piece of homemade washi style tape
printed images from Shawn Petite
(the word "muse" & grid paper)
the word "discover" is by Hot Off The Press
& printed text.

Stand and Stare

Week 32 of my
Poetry Reimagined
project in my mixed media collage journal,
with inspiration from poet
W H Davies.

why do we have no time
to stand and stare
at clouds rushing by
birds up high in the air
to count the raindrops fall
and listen to the windblown trees

I used Daler-Rowney Gesso Primer,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencil,
old dress pattern paper,
a Cicely Mary Barker image
(cut out from an old book),
Tim Holtz Tissue Tape,
Tim Holtz Remnant Rubs
& printed text.

Be Careful

Week 31 in my mixed media collage journal.

Another week when the poets did not inspire me,
so instead I captured my thoughts today
following a documentary I watched yesterday
on Netflix entitled
The Great Hack.

look again, nothing is as it seems
in this twisty turny upside down world
where white is grey and blue is red
a deeply furrowed brow behind every masked head
take care, beware, be careful what you think


I used Daler-Rowney Gesso Primer,
 Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
Tim Holtz Tissue Tape,
Tim Holtz Remnant Rubs,
a Tim Holtz Paper Doll,
Stampington Washi Tape,
image from Percy & Bloom
(bingo card numeral),
& printed text.

Seek Thankfulness

Week 30 of my
Poetry ReImagined
project in my mixed media collage journal,
with inspiration from poets
Rudyard Kipling
& Gilbert White.

seek thankfulness each and every day
be on bended knee or arms raised high
with heavy load or light of foot
in deep solitude, the curious mind employ
find soothing melancholy joy

I used Daler-Rowney Gesso Primer,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
an image from Shawn Petite (background)
a Cicely Mary Barker image
(cut out from an old book),
& printed text.

The Earth beneath my Feet

Week 29 in my mixed media collage journal,
with inspiration from poet
Rudyard Kipling.

with no way forward, no way back
here lost I am, trapped in this moment
unable to find a path to anywhere
I take a breath to focus, regain my centre
to feel the earth beneath my feet


I used Daler-Rowney Gesso Primer,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
a Tim Holtz Paper Doll,
Tim Holtz Pocket Card,
washi tape by Stampington
& printed text.

Hope

Week 28 in my mixed media collage journal,
inspired by the poet William Wordsworth.

whose home is everywhere
oft-disregarded daisy
unchecked by pride
carries sweet memories past
with a hope for times to come


I used Daler-Rowney Gesso Primer,
a Faber-Castell watercolour pencil,
Tim Holtz Distress Marker
(black soot),
an image from the Graphics Fairy,
Tim Holtz Pocket Cards,
Washi Tape by Stampington
& printed text.