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This was a chewy week for me, focussing (as we are) on risk…
These pages are distillations of much writing I did in my words-only journal yesterday. Lots of processing (still) going on….internal and external:
I painted with watercolours, and used my fingers to make texture patterns while it was wet…. wrote with blackglitterink on tracing paper….inked behind that to emphasise some words…

Decided to literally turn around the sameoldsameold writings – (about things I deal with, and fears) – and did that by taping two pages of the tracingpapers together. Have included pic to show how that works.
Snipped words down even further – literally snipped it down to essence – good fun!
Added bits and pieces of pattern paper, a little ink, and the mag clip pic – which could be seen as a non-disabled person on the run from a wheelchair-user, in a certain light…

I wouldn’t have held the focus on all this as well as I have this week, had it not been for the groupsoup supporting and encouraging it – so….
Thank you xxx

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I had some time waiting today for my dad on some minor surgery so I took my AJ to work on don’t think the people in the waiting room were to happy about me playing with my pastels in the quietness but I had fun and time flew by.

Here is my entry just my pastels, some stickers and some sharpies :)

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I’ve only just managed to join up so am a bit behind. The artwork here is amazing ….. I have spent hours when I should have been working just looking at everything you have all done.

Thank you to Anne for unwittingly giving me the idea to use pencils and colouring in. You unwittingly broke my block :)

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I just happened to be reading the section on risk this week in The Artist’s Way…talk about synchronicity!

I watercolored the background, applied some clipped images (used clothing bc/ the first thing I thought of when I heard risk was fashion risk—Great minds think alike Kristin!), then painted a layer of acrylic which I wiped away. Covered the page with quotes from The Artist’s Way that stuck out to me, and a list of things I would try if I didn’t have to do them perfectly.

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Well, there is much angst here. I will spare you the nitty-gritty details of my journaling. Basically, time for a change. It’s been a long time coming – but is it worth the RISK?

Basically, I am not afraid of risk. I was prompted this week to look at an area of my life that needs a good scrubbing but since it impacts my children, then I will have to scrub delicately and selectively, I’d say.

Acrylics on watercolor paper. Bunch of mixed-media stuff including a rub-on butterfly (bought like 4 years ago and finally had the chance to use). The journaling is written on a plastic paper sleeve (the kind scrapbooking papers are shipped in) and stapled down. The swirly element at the upper left was inspired by the logo for the Agatha Christie Society. Loved that it was question marks; created a unique element. Over-exposed the photos (a bit TOO much; but kinda liked the effect anyway) with S.’s bleach technique. All round, had a good time with this.

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Well there are a few risks associated with this entry… Not only do I risk the fact that none of you will find this even remotely as humorous as I did, but also that you might think me a little insane ;) I tried something new for me which was to combine a segment of a photo (my face, filtered in Photoshop) with a sketch I had hand drawn and scanned. Lots of fun collage elements were added from my stash, including the feathered crown, rick rack, painted lace, tulle, sequins, etc.

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i decided to use my near-drowning experience when i was a young girl as a basis for my CONCEPT OF RISK. dad was swimming at the beach and i ran after him when no one was looking. a huge wave engulfed me and i was tossed about in a mad frenzy. my mother chased after me and was screaming for help and everyone was searching for me in the white wash. luckily i wasn’t washed out to sea…

the photo in the right-hand corner is one of my mother,my big sister and me {the one STRUGGLING to get out of the water}. after the accident i was TERRIFIED of the beach. we all STRUGGLE somewhat when we’re faced with something NEW and are facing a RISK of any kind. my journaling reflects my FEAR of stepping into a VOLATILE sea {moody,deep,unknown} and taking the RISK of being tossed about and losing CONTROL with the possibility of being sucked under without a SAFETY raft. this experience spills over into MY VIEW on taking RISKS. I struggle and refrain because i don’t want to lose control and possibly drown. the photo in the right bottom corner is of me at the beach sitting on the SIDELINES.

a little explanation on technique: i printed the photo on a page torn out of an old book and painted over it with a mixture of red acrylic paint and clear glaze so the words and photos would show through. To add texture to the background page, after painting the page with a mixture of yellow and red acrylic paint, i wadded up a plastic mesh bag, dabbed it in the mixture of red and yellow acrylic paint and then dabbed it on my page.

TECHNIQUE: printed the photo on a piece of handmade giftwrapping paper. i framed the photos with pieces of metal
mesh and dabbed red acrylic paint over the metal

TECHNIQUUE: took a triangled piece of metal mesh, placed it in the corner of the photo and dabbed red acrylic paint over it for texture

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Today I am 38. Woo…. This is all done really simply in Photoshop CS. Took about 5-10 minutes. That is about all I had time to do this morning! My journaling says it all. Thanks for looking

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Good Morning everyone!

Happy Friday the 13th…my day is going so well…I thought that I would post my “Risk” journal entry for week 2!

left page

right page

Techniques used: I started out with a lavendar piece of cardstock, then modpodged crinkled up tissue paper to it. Once dry, I rubbed some light brown Bazzink all over the background and painted the edges black. While I waited for that to dry, I took out my Heidi Swapp letters (which were given out at her Make N Take at CKU-MN) and peeled the color off of it. Then painted the letters with red acrylic paint. Waited for that to dry…applied the lavendar acrylic paint to the background. While I waited for that to dry, I found the quote and printed that off. I used the same lavendar acrylic watered down to paint over the quote. I used Aileen’s Clear Tacky glue to glue down my quote and the “risk” letters!

TFL,
Korey

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There is a little book of wisdom, that I ‘dip’ into in my craft area, and I instinctively picked it up!

The three things the book covers say to me are to put myself first, to never give up hope and to love myself.

My flower is growing through grass and shows how I will feel if I do these things – Blooming and Bright.

TFL

Lainy

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