Visual Journal- May 2013

theme:

The Lord bless you and keep you; 

the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you;

the Lord turn his face toward you 

and give you peace. 

Numbers 6:24-26

For the background of these pages, I applied Dylusions spray (after midnight), Adirondack color wash (stream) and Perfect Pearl Mists (turquoise) onto wet white gesso. I also used gelatos and water colour pencils once it dried. I tore maps and placed them vertically and torn book pages for the writing. I added gelatos and watercolour pencils around and over the map strips. I outlined the text boxes with blue pen. 

I love the vibrant colour that the Dylusion ink spray added! 

I finished this page when I returned from the Dominican Republic. On our last evening we went to the Casa Monte Plata to have a last visit and say goodbye to our friends. This page is dedicated to all those who serve in this home and all those who call this place their home.

Collage for today

So, I have fallen way behind in a lot of my creative efforts, including my collage-a-week new year's resolution. So last week I got back into it. I was thinking about learning in general. My students had done this survival-basic needs project and their work that I used in this collage was meant for that purpose. However, I kind of like what their words have to say about learning.

This little note, left on my desk, teaches me. I think learning is about asking questions, even if I'm shy. 

collage #8 of 2011 Travel

My grandma's old atlas is a great source for background papers.  The small photo is from the summer of 1993 in El Limon de Azua, Dominican Republic. This village and its river have been on my mind this week. 

The background paper is watercolour paper with a saran wrap put on while wet and left to dry. 

I've been playing with circles lately.

Thanks, Robin, for this beautiful stamp on your letter!  It took me back to my childhood days of stamp collecting: soaking the stamp and removing it carefully from the envelope, then flattening.