Hello, you sweet things, and welcome to week 3!
I spent a lot of time noodling this project this week. I am sure I will change the way things work throughout the year – this is a process, right? Right. I am trying to find a way to keep it fresh and interesting without stressing about coming up with 10 new prompts every week, so I sat down and wrote out a giant master list of prompts for you! You can find that page here.
There should be enough prompts to keep you inspired – personally I wouldn’t pick any less than 5 in order to keep it going in small bits, but you are free to do it however you want!
My spread this week became really love-centric. My main art spread (illustrating something hilarious) is my husband, who surprised us all by randomly texting our oldest son with “WIZARDS ONLY, FOOLS!” We watch a lot of Adventure Time around here, but he is off in a hotel in Connecticut. By himself. Watching Adventure Time. Awww.
450 years. We have been together for a long time.
It is obviously really imperfect – my eraser smeared the ink lines on his shirt and messed up the hearts – and I’m totally fine with it.
I was doing yoga today, and the instructor randomly demanded that a friend in the class start singing during the ending meditation. She did, and it was beautiful – so beautiful and surprising and inspiring that the instructor sat there with tears running down her face. She said it was important to feel the passion and let yourself be moved. That made me SO happy, so I figured it needed to go in there.
On the other side of this page is another quote that I have been thinking about over the last week, from a video about making journals with Paulus Berensohn. You can find the video here – it’s sort of amazing – take the 10 minutes and watch it!
I used this page to destash a little bit and use some of the random Gelli Printed deli paper I have laying around here.
The final page in my spread is about the books I’ve read this week and what happens when I get so lost that I forget where I am.
I also did a couple of scrappy things – a picture of my daughter in her Kindergarten fashion show (Spiderman never looked so fabulous) and a small print of a painting I did this week that I am super proud of.
I didn’t do the Journal52 prompt this week, although any of them could really apply as it was ‘You Make Me Smile’
So that’s it!! You can download the PDF of the journal prompts for easy printing and keeping to inspire you through the week if that helps!
Link up your blog, flickr, facebook, Deviant Art, etc., to the Mr. Linky so that we can all come and give you love!
9 Comments
AnnDAngelo · January 27, 2014 at 5:58 pm
Oh how I love these!!! Jamey looks hilarious and amazing, and I love that he's on a page with "Meat Market" in the corner (since 1950 . . . which is but a small amount of the time you have been together, obviously). I also love how you are drawing quotes from sources that inspire you. These pages will trigger such cool memories.
That zombie painting you did is beyond incredible. I'm glad you worked it in!
And I'm so glad I get to peek into your art journal every week and see things like your loves and your life and your daughter in a princess dress with a Spiderman mask on. <3 <3 <3
sarah · January 27, 2014 at 6:12 pm
I showed Jamey the sketch this morning before he left, and he was obviously pleased to have made it in. 😉 I couldn't BEAR to cover up that Meat Market! I'm so glad you noticed it.. hahaha
Isn't she the sweetest? <3
Cindy D. · January 29, 2014 at 5:42 pm
So fun and wacky! I really like your printing style. Super great idea to put a print of your favorite painting!
I have definitely gotten a numb bum from staying to read on the toilet. Not much time for reading this past year, though, dangit.
I have only seen Season 1 of Adventuretime (Netflix) and I've probably re-watched most of them like five times. Except the ones I like less (Like Ricardio the heart guy – ooooh he makes me mad, and that little creature that leaks fluid, the Jiggler because awwwww – he's sick!). I was SO EXCITED to find a full episode while surfing Youtube recently (Blade of Grass), but it seemed Finn's voice was different.
sarah · January 29, 2014 at 6:15 pm
Ohhhhh yeah his voice has definitely changed – that one is one of the really recent ones (like… 2nd newest?), and he's way less squeaky than he used to be! I <3 Ricardio! Mostly because he's voiced by George Takei. hahahah!
My favorite episodes are in season 3 – The Creeps and From Bad to Worse – you should see if they're on Youtube 😀 Very good LSP moments, and she is my FAVORITE.
Danette Loreen · February 1, 2014 at 8:27 pm
Love this!! Mine will be up soon but I've had a lovely unexpected surprise….my little grandson Liam decided to make an early entrance, so I've been a bit preoccupied. 🙂 <3
sarah · February 1, 2014 at 11:31 pm
Woot!! congratulations!!!
Danette Loreen · February 3, 2014 at 9:39 am
Thank you!! 🙂
Cheri Quigley Hayward · February 5, 2014 at 1:05 am
Week 3 is done. This was kinda a difficult week for me. I'm more of a follower of instructions than a self motivated kinda girl. LOL But, I powered thru and I like it. 😀
sarah · February 5, 2014 at 9:04 am
Yay! Yay for powering through and liking it. 😉 Maybe you could just pick 5-7 random things off of the list at the start of each week, then you get the best of both worlds?
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