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I am so far behind, but having the greatest time catching up. Here is my Circle entry for Week 3.

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Did this one digitally for the alliances/fellowship prompt. Scanned old greeting cards that were in my stash along with a snapshot of John and I exchanging wedding vows, typed up the journaling then printed on embossed patterned cardstock.

This is my version of the fellowship of the ring {the wedding ring, that is}

JOURNALING: John and I have been married for 16 years – (together for nearly 20) however, you might never know that we were married if you had just met either one of us and shook our hands. You see, neither of us are wearing our wedding rings. (sigh) some time ago my wedding ring happened to get caught on something and it sort of “broke” if you will. Well, it didn’t completely break. It just snapped on the underside . John said he would take it to the jewelers ….later I learned that he didn’t take it to the jeweler immediately. He placed it on his key chain (gently closing the gap so it wouldn’t fall off)… at the same time he placed his own ring on his key chain because it no longer fit comfortably (frankly speaking he outgrew it!) … so there they were: our two wedding rings the symbols of our love, our union, hanging on a keychain! well I’m sad to say the rings never made it to the jeweler because one day my darling husband lost his keys along with our wedding rings … the symbols of our love lost forever.…this happened during a time when we couldn’t afford to replace our loss. but wait, here we are. 20 years and four offspring later – still together. An alliance that remains steadfast
and true. An alliance which grew into a family of six. What comes to mind is a Bible verse which reads: “the things which are seen are temporary but the things which are unseen are eternal.”A ring is merely a symbol of our union and commitment. What really binds a marriage are the two people who make the commitment through hardship and triumphs alike.

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Nothing spoke to me for awhile when I was thinking about this spark. But then I realised that wherever I am and whatever I am doing, if I realise that I need refocusing, I always end up looking to trees or water to help me find my centre again. Just started playing around with that idea late one night, stuck in a hotel room.

In the droplet on the right hand page, the journalling reads:
I enjoy being in the moment.
Life can get centred on the soon, the then, deadlines.
Taking just a moment to be HERE and NOW allows me to re-CENTRE, to BREATHE…. free

be here now

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This was fun!
To begin with I wasn’t too inspired. I followed the instructions in the weekend spark, but I had other things on my mind and my answers seemed banal and predictable.
Sat down to it again today, and decided to use this spotty background I had created recently just playing around with my watercolour pencils. I printed out my list of responses to Shimelle’s word list and started wrapping words around spots and added arrows to the associated words. Soon I realised there were other links that could be made and started playing with these ideas. I am much happier with the reflection of my mind that the final product illustrates than with my original list, even though there have been very few changes except to format.
Thanks for looking,
Kel x

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I have been very lax about doing entries for my journal…I am OK about the writing…it’s just the art bit I’m finding hard! I see such wonderful stuff on here and just can’t even begin to emulate it. Partly I like my own things to be super-organised and straight and not too collage-y, although I really admire all you folks who can do this without it looking like a complete mess and jumble, which is what mine would be like! So, in order to get going I used the midweek word spark to write about travel…two simple lists of where I’ve been and where I’d love to go!
Thanks for looking!

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Well here goes, my first post. I am always so in awe of everyone’s work. I am having fun working with things I have never tried. Didn’t know if I’d be able to step out of my box, but I definitely am…

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This was a surprisingly hard entry for me. I took the picture earlier in the week, and spent some time working with the photo and the poem, but didn’t finish the piece until yesterday. I’ve been thinking a lot lately (and you may have noticed this theme through a lot of the work I have put up here) about the alliance we build with ourselves. To me it is far easier to build strong alliances and partnerships with friends and lovers than it is to commit to fostering an alliance with myself. So that is what I explored here. The background is pigmented ink, various lettering and images from magazines, and feathers I have collected over the years. The poem is by Gary Snyder.

Amy

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My Spouse is the obvious candidate for the whole fellowship concept, not only have we been married 6 years but he’s my bestest friend. This page evolved a bit funny. The circles come from the original ring concept but the song lyrics? I dunno…..’cept Stinky and I first bonded over a shared love of loud music (and Star Trek!!) The white quote on the photo is from a Joni Mitchell song.

Nothing terribly exciting on the materials front but I do love those Gin-X alphabets that you can scribble on and sand generally play with.

Lynz. xox

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My home is wherever my family is. With my husband, son, dog and art supplies I can be happy almost anywhere. Right now, however, my favourite place to just be is in this room. I can think, read, draw and breathe. Even when laundry, toys or lots of other people invade the space, it remains to be my place to float.

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