It's so easy to let life fly by without taking the time to breathe. Between moving a month ago and finishing an art journal workshop and making cards and canvases to sell, I have hardly taken a moment to myself. I have hardly taken a moment to spend quality time with my family. My poor son has rarely seen me (though at 15 I question how much he WANTS to see me).
This weekend will be a glorious 4 days so I can do a lot. This weekend I will put up some of the cards I've made, as well as a couple of my latest canvases. This weekend I will be creative just for the sake of getting messy. This weekend I will reluctantly catch up on laundry and housework. This weekend I will sleep in and make some baked potato soup! Yum!
I had an idea today while listing to music at work. I often create with music as my inspiration. I enjoy taking part in Scrapping the Music's weekly song challenge to use lyrics in art and for years I have scrapped my favorite songs. Since I've been exploring art journaling more and more, my mind has shifted gears a bit toward capturing feelings and not just images or thoughts. I am going to expiriment a bit with music. I'll pick a song and put it on replay and listen to it for a set time...say 10 minutes. And I will throw down on paper whatever moves me. I have always visualized abstract images in my mind when listening to music. I can't wait to experiment this weekend
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