It’s tax season in Australia – financial year ended 30 June – we have until 31 October to lodge our tax returns – so here we are in Sept – better get started…I’m determined to get it done…way before October…
I started my page with the cover of the tax guide – painted gesso over most of the page and then used oil pastels and ripped words from the guide and covered the page with matte gel.
I’m not too great at following these prompts, but hey, gotta go with it!
I think this is a record for me… I love to procrastinate. Someone (a shrink) told me once it was because I was a perfectionist… the longer i waited the more built in excuses I have. I just think I am lazy ;-)
Journaling reads:
What needs to be done
1. work contracts
2. orders shipped
3.catalog designed
4.bills
5. web page optimization
6. product development
7. more contracts
8. email
9. clean office
10. organize my life.
What I want to do
Nap
“procrastinate now, don’t put it off” Ellen DeGeneres
I started very late on the art journal. I guess better late than never! This my first page about why I’m doing an art journal. I didn’t plan it but the journaling sort of goes in circles. If you start reading at the big arrow and read around the page, it will lead you back around to the beginning.
What week was this one? Well, it was a blast going through some of my vintage crafting mags and using some of these ads—all about making some extra cash in your spare time at home :) This is a spread in my women’s studies altered book—had fun incorporating some embroidery stitches here, too.
this doesn’t fit in any of the weekly prompts – just thought i’d post it since it’s kinda art-journalish and I wanted to share…
jouraling reads:
aUgust 24.2005
today is our
20th aNniversary
noT of our wedding the other one, as they used to say back in 7th grade
“gOing aRound”
let me say it again
20 yEars. O-M-G
this floors me
the grace of God
has kept us
glued tOgether
wE are without a
doubt a yIng-yAng story on all counts
He’s of sTrong character, a leader, a realist, mOody
She’s the introvert, optimistic, eMotional, mOody
tOgether
they cLash
Together
they cOmpliment
we have been through constant battles throughout.
Recently we hAd the biggest cOllisions in the hIstory
of our marriage. iT happened to be the wOrst day of
mY entire life.
thE very next day…
the bEst day of my entire life
ReConciled,
spilled our Hearts out.
nO more sWeeping under the rug or cOvering up with temporary bAnd-aids as we wAit for the storm to blow over.
This time, we hAd the most oPen, honest heart to heart in oUr entire married life.
Immense healing.
rEal love is what
remAins
nO doubt
I lOve this man
No dOubt
this mAn
loves mE
I fEel whole
A true yIng & yAng
Fate, I am certain
a
rEvelation
bRinging us
cLoser
in
lOve
by the
gRace of
God
Living with passion…most times it’s a blessing and sometimes it’s a curse…yet I can’t imagine living my life without it!
small discoveries…this is one of my favourites – discovered during my college days – MANY years ago! yummm – my daily LARGE cappuccino with 2 sugars – an indulgence – helps kick start my morning.
For the background, I started with some script paper, brown acrylic paint mixed with texture paste – sugar packets glued down using matte medium – the word “coffee” I’ve had for a while – saw it in a weekend newspaper magazine and kept it – knew I’d use it one day.
