Trying new things

 

For me, vacation is the perfect time to explore creative pursuits. Today I tried something new...

Snow day journaling

Love a snow day, especially when I can sit inside and play in my journal...

Drawing...

Collaging paper leaves...

A Day in DC

This morning I thought I'd just have a lazy day. Around noon, I changed my mind and headed downtown to DC. Glad I did or I wouldn't have seen...

 

A giant typewriter eraser sculpture ... (I've got a mini one of these at the store right now!)

 

a light display called H2O (the smaller lights are the Hs and the larger are the Os) ...

 

this installation by Barbara Kruger ...

 

an outstanding typographic sculpture ...

 

and an albino squirrel ... did you evah?! 

Art of the Book

Lately I've been cleaning out my studio. In the process, I've uncovered some long-forgotten items, including these three pieces I made in a workshop with Cathy Taylor. The starting point for each one was an old book.

 

This one is timely with the start of a new school year.

 

I was fortunate to have an old receipt from Birds Nest, Virginia for this one.

 

This one includes part of an old book, a key hole and a page from an old cabinet card photo album.

If you want to make your own, The Paper Flea Market stocks similar supplies:

Old books

Book covers

Flash cards

Vintage documents

Ledger pages

Cabinet card pages

Have fun today!

You never know where you're going to hear a little tidbit of wisdom. This quote came from my guide when I was ziplining last week (yes, ziplining in South Carolina!) Deep down, I think it's something we all know. But it's good to hear from somebody else, so I thought I'd just journal it and put it out there for anyone who happens to stop by.

If you'll excuse me, I'm going to go out and have some fun today ... hope you do, too!