Home Page: written down

The circles represent my life going round in circles and seemingly getting nowhere.

The handwritten journaling reads ‘Being’ ‘Suffering’ ’Feeling’ ’Emotions’. It reads left to right with the text e.g. Being – Lainy, hope you get the idea. The picture reflects the constant pain in my head.

I really found expressing myself in this way quite draining and ended up feeling depressed and tearful. I have since looked at the page from a different perspective and have realised that I am making my life sound so negative. It is time to work on the positive & learn to love myself.

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I have problems taking risks. I like playing it safe especially with my art. I consider myself to be a closeted artist who only shows her stuff to close friends and family members. That is until I took a class at the Art League School this winter. Complete strangers ogled my work and it felt damn good. I know that this is just the beginining of my risk-taking with my art and life.

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Haven’t been able to upload my pictures ….. got notes written down for second week….really wanna share…. any suggestions…. help! Marirosa

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Good morning from the West coast all
I was wondering if people could include some information about the techniques they are using on their journal pages? I am hoping this class will help me try some new things and think in different ways about what kind of art techniques lend themselves to this type of journaling. Thanks

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Here I am at age 3 mths in hospital with a broken leg.
(My mom slipped on the ice while carrying me)
Next visit to hospital at age 4 with severe pneumonia.
These early experiences made me a cautious person in many ways. Another way to put my outlook on life is to say that
The Rainbow Roads of life are filled with potholes.
I’m loving this “paper-doll” thing by cutting myself out of pictures. It is a good escape and a fun endeavor to re-create myself. Thanks for looking,
Jane Swanson

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Here I am at age 3mths in hospital with a broken leg. Next visit age 4 with severe pneumonia. From my earliest experiences, I am very CAUTIOUS. Not a risk-taker at all!
I’m loving this “paper-doll” imagery with cutting myself out of my photos. Thanks for looking, Jane Swanson

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Did this work?

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Still trying to get this up here.

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Here is my page on RISK. I took a pic of my hand and wanted to heat transfer it but that didn’t work. I collaged it on a dictionary page with the definition of hand. The small heart says “secrets”. It is about letting go, not holding so tight. There is a journaling page across from this one that journals about things I hold too tight and what would happen if I let go a bit.
thanks for all the kind words on my first page. this is a very supportive community – makes it easier to take risks

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