Playing with Amy has inspired me
to give Art Journaling another try.
Art journals are a great place to rid yourself of any
negativity, just dumping "annoyances" can be very
liberating.
I chose another page and covered it with white gesso,
(including the extra fold out page)
leaving the acetate butterfly window visible...
and started to add my layout.
I loved how the portrait turned out,
BUT
she was lost in the busy spread.
My intention was to distance myself from "drama"
and enjoy the butterflies...
however, every time I looked at the page it just reminded
me of the annoyance I was trying to avoid.
Whenever I want to chill I turn to people who make me think of
butterflies and rainbows(cos even a dark soul like mine needs the
occasional sunny smile), and have been watching a few of
That's how after all these years I actually got round to
visiting her web page...and discovered the free mini e-course
she set up!!!!
*to be fair I was a bit busy in 2010 when she was setting it up*
So I followed her advice and tried to find
the positive from the negative...
softened the pages making them "whole"...
and reclaimed my peace :)
I didn't even mind the accidental splattering
on the portrait as they looked like freckles...
and I put plenty of "Distance" between myself and
my stress.
Enjoy :D XXX
I would like to share this in the following Challenges;
