tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57922004302914244992024-03-13T07:37:45.712-07:00zensparA journey in joyJennifer Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963583020677489601noreply@blogger.comBlogger360125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792200430291424499.post-2969459752236323992024-03-13T07:36:00.000-07:002024-03-13T07:36:48.669-07:00Art Journal<p> Springcleaningdetoxwellnesssparetreat</p><p>You read that right. But here it is again, with s p a c i n g: Spring cleaning detox wellness spa retreat.That's what I'm calling this week of my time on earth, after feeling the need to prune, let go, shed, cleanse, rest. Think of it as pushing the reset button. So far, it's been working wonders with my soul and sense of freedom and receptivity. And when I feel free to receive, I feel free to create. Whether it's making special pancakes for breakfast, or taking a leisurely stroll to admire nature, or just looking up at the sky, I have a sense of abundance.</p><p>And here's what it looks like in my art journal:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbExgH8Zlt-jOFAqkw-ngmcsev-7HCq6moXir8nR_5YEEttIjIvKZBlMt1sK6vGdNqzce3q1zk5_elWlEZ6copFfhQoir5IEFFNLdIfxc31IZYhWN9Dxv8HxZjhEeHTpPq8FupPBg6QUsbqlYhkg0JbMyUYANA_QW-REPesIvg4C3MudKZgANG95m-fCD/s640/IMG_5083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="375" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbExgH8Zlt-jOFAqkw-ngmcsev-7HCq6moXir8nR_5YEEttIjIvKZBlMt1sK6vGdNqzce3q1zk5_elWlEZ6copFfhQoir5IEFFNLdIfxc31IZYhWN9Dxv8HxZjhEeHTpPq8FupPBg6QUsbqlYhkg0JbMyUYANA_QW-REPesIvg4C3MudKZgANG95m-fCD/w376-h640/IMG_5083.jpg" width="376" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Three days, three pieces for my journal</div><div><br /></div><div>I decided to move to a different format of paper this week. My 1.5 x 2.5 daily strips felt so limiting. (Lar calls them "bookmarks".) This helped me to enjoy the process again. The top piece used a new pattern from Debbie New called eNNDearing. I added the faces. The second, Better Angel, started with some stenciling. I added collage and marks. I created the third with randomly selected patterns. The common thread among the three pieces is their palette. (The first and second came from the same distress ink dyed paper.)</div><div><br /></div><div>I took two classes offered in the Certified Zentangle Teacher Artifex Eruditio Masterclass (CZT AE). The first, "FIFE: Fragments of Life, by Midori Furuhashi", used two 3Z (triangular) tiles. This was totally relaxing, and reminded me of what I enjoy most about Zentangle, ie the repetitive strokes, patterns and metapatterns. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK52JYRUzkduutR3ij3liOXAgC7JQcwZ2tWHGKdDHYzNiqbfzzH9koxyAEaZELoOR0HVJRsOiC0XczLeBvDOPpKNuaXREiqxu3hyphenhyphenWCsUIYLFAS5QY5UXNnNJGJwnvXGxqgZ757qSJwK4Ng9ZvMeK1WM059HqjHrLfG9ystb_uXa8_dpOcVKnuO4fEfA5GL/s640/IMG_5084.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK52JYRUzkduutR3ij3liOXAgC7JQcwZ2tWHGKdDHYzNiqbfzzH9koxyAEaZELoOR0HVJRsOiC0XczLeBvDOPpKNuaXREiqxu3hyphenhyphenWCsUIYLFAS5QY5UXNnNJGJwnvXGxqgZ757qSJwK4Ng9ZvMeK1WM059HqjHrLfG9ystb_uXa8_dpOcVKnuO4fEfA5GL/w300-h400/IMG_5084.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The second class, "Undersea Pearl Garden, by Theresa Marshall" taught me a new-to-me pattern, Infinity. There was lots of shading, and coloring with chalk pastels. When using a mid-tint surface, like tan or sage green or gray, the shading/highlighting process allows us to create layer upon layer of dimension and depth. (I forgot to take a before picture with only the line work. Oops! I think since shading is my favorite part, I get excited and forget!)<br /><div><br /></div>Be back soon for more!<br /><p><br /></p>Jennifer Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963583020677489601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792200430291424499.post-29768487045768223022024-03-06T11:58:00.000-08:002024-03-06T11:58:24.551-08:00Thank you for your patienceIf anyone is still clicking on this, thank you for your patience! I see that my last post was over a month ago. That may be a personal record, and not a personal best! What happened? Lots of art, followed by 2 weeks of nothing much while we went to visit family for a week. In fact, at one point before that, I was so busy creating things that I didn't want to take creative time to blog. But, I know that this place is one of inspiration and motivation for me. It's good to be back. This post will definitely be a messy one, but you have to make a mess to put things in order, don't you? I will spare you the messiness and incompletion of my work, and hope to give you something of interest.<div><br /></div><div>February Art Journal</div><div><br /></div><div>February 4-10, 2024</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFZF2vmYDPBf6xeBuMk-JXOfA_ftYBkBUkJvnTY_zBHRTiCtG5eeRp58UGrYUyOfCeExSSpCkcPPXwhxjZmOQUZ0mpaG87jWsN5Empmz5BRxz10SIxFBHB1U3tY8M7ktKoHB4Mt_PTA4VzGIqRFAbq-S9SM_DhkDjqDsmoszzK6mSFFibxLI6mM0WMad_/s640/IMG_5059~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="640" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFZF2vmYDPBf6xeBuMk-JXOfA_ftYBkBUkJvnTY_zBHRTiCtG5eeRp58UGrYUyOfCeExSSpCkcPPXwhxjZmOQUZ0mpaG87jWsN5Empmz5BRxz10SIxFBHB1U3tY8M7ktKoHB4Mt_PTA4VzGIqRFAbq-S9SM_DhkDjqDsmoszzK6mSFFibxLI6mM0WMad_/s320/IMG_5059~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My theme was "Portraits and Collage". I used some Zentangle patterns on the first 2 days and then decided to stop. I love the spread, and how I felt making it. They images told me a story as the characters in the Portraits came to life. My favorite project so far this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVnZMXCa_ssgm53AT3_u1YO5q3CoN1KbvCT7wM-ekRt1mHgpSJUSZZKpB-UbnsstAYO3ggu5Y4eHmelQYtVzlE1qE3a8GSm81Y2ZpPjXSzmZifksfvCVhCOi3oHElPPynyvVoR_4TX_m0E_Lm7hMOUDXd59F-4GbWeFO0iWkydLsieJnwtag80KZ1cgsK/s640/IMG_5057.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="388" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVnZMXCa_ssgm53AT3_u1YO5q3CoN1KbvCT7wM-ekRt1mHgpSJUSZZKpB-UbnsstAYO3ggu5Y4eHmelQYtVzlE1qE3a8GSm81Y2ZpPjXSzmZifksfvCVhCOi3oHElPPynyvVoR_4TX_m0E_Lm7hMOUDXd59F-4GbWeFO0iWkydLsieJnwtag80KZ1cgsK/w242-h400/IMG_5057.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJpDsisWGJ8stL9AHWVBEBUW_CxTPrgCqG9BLnhzh98Se6DUKezhhylk9CBqI_b00F5Y7R0_HYwP80TqUZqzX-isS0Ogw1GX9kRm6SfOriFH9PwMY2Eg5UhaxyqsUWAPq1P24Zd742jKlcwlypTsiptVy9RMgKzEEs8kKGmC9Vq6PEL-CQ2MYTeEldF8b/s640/IMG_5058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="409" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJpDsisWGJ8stL9AHWVBEBUW_CxTPrgCqG9BLnhzh98Se6DUKezhhylk9CBqI_b00F5Y7R0_HYwP80TqUZqzX-isS0Ogw1GX9kRm6SfOriFH9PwMY2Eg5UhaxyqsUWAPq1P24Zd742jKlcwlypTsiptVy9RMgKzEEs8kKGmC9Vq6PEL-CQ2MYTeEldF8b/w256-h400/IMG_5058.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>February 12-17. 2024<div><br /></div><div>My theme was a distress ink background with 3D ink on top, in the Trencadis pattern. By Friday, I left off the 3D ink tangling and just played with stamping and stenciling. Not thrilled with any of it, I'm happy that I finished the week!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGePlVtdU1OgNJAAnZblbpB5HZkJgcTROFqTYmnKIcZzdwEtOuACoHZ82sjx7n7SVt5SDsjFRLKCDeeBRSa34-xld4PXVDOurkDcyKjqOr0_nYd-JLA0lwCb5zxrOp0o-3U1UQGgZtabyXU8lknIrsUxdWmwrdc5xIwDeVOithD3uzn1kkoQ7NsGQgIA7N/s640/IMG_5060~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="640" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGePlVtdU1OgNJAAnZblbpB5HZkJgcTROFqTYmnKIcZzdwEtOuACoHZ82sjx7n7SVt5SDsjFRLKCDeeBRSa34-xld4PXVDOurkDcyKjqOr0_nYd-JLA0lwCb5zxrOp0o-3U1UQGgZtabyXU8lknIrsUxdWmwrdc5xIwDeVOithD3uzn1kkoQ7NsGQgIA7N/s320/IMG_5060~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7unwiyp3kSP-ln5lWEzE7jaMeYjgFcrU_kWJtJdkgKtWvvkJic8rkG_pGkqztXgBYDQlUOcV-MXBpkRjDgWHG_lcky1oCyOkeaVZVdZizQNg48dVE9sRKLh2ni2V5iA5kW8DD7EeXgq1BFe4FlhLLb2BuEFS8IR5lLTGgF6mscJAaDGZ4BbTXrECbNBh/s640/IMG_5061.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="379" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7unwiyp3kSP-ln5lWEzE7jaMeYjgFcrU_kWJtJdkgKtWvvkJic8rkG_pGkqztXgBYDQlUOcV-MXBpkRjDgWHG_lcky1oCyOkeaVZVdZizQNg48dVE9sRKLh2ni2V5iA5kW8DD7EeXgq1BFe4FlhLLb2BuEFS8IR5lLTGgF6mscJAaDGZ4BbTXrECbNBh/w238-h400/IMG_5061.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6XH1JP54lS13TuclNzOra70YPSnocGW31TzqcsDXFXGNSdoQKihcbN3A-ZMccY4JEB1kXHynjItU9TKnZudDtxjXounwkS-J0HXzN4xBlJNe0IpZtCxvnNCvobAsZsPyzrV4xuEwvMHP5GBjcdMUiFTH7LrHDxlTFtwkQXYuo-PeYgBs3caLuQJ5Eo05/s640/IMG_5062.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="376" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6XH1JP54lS13TuclNzOra70YPSnocGW31TzqcsDXFXGNSdoQKihcbN3A-ZMccY4JEB1kXHynjItU9TKnZudDtxjXounwkS-J0HXzN4xBlJNe0IpZtCxvnNCvobAsZsPyzrV4xuEwvMHP5GBjcdMUiFTH7LrHDxlTFtwkQXYuo-PeYgBs3caLuQJ5Eo05/w235-h400/IMG_5062.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>February 18-20, 2024<div><br /></div><div>I ordered some rice paper to use for Collage and junk journaling, and decided to try painting and drawing on it. (Because of its bumpy texture, you really have to slow down. Relaxing.) I do want to do more. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjna699i_RKnxrVawu18nvL_pJXOTbLuSVrc9TkCBdL_SxU2ghnros7r7GiMtPcgDvXhWKHf0tC97BvTB01B3DcvLy-NkmS1li-reuhPPusQ9jiNAtSuEXcvzRC6IXRwT8IAKtgGxVrkQwkesP5hsThdkaXi641BC6fFEU-VqJaeQ4vkHCScFRA_Whx457L/s640/IMG_5063.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="377" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjna699i_RKnxrVawu18nvL_pJXOTbLuSVrc9TkCBdL_SxU2ghnros7r7GiMtPcgDvXhWKHf0tC97BvTB01B3DcvLy-NkmS1li-reuhPPusQ9jiNAtSuEXcvzRC6IXRwT8IAKtgGxVrkQwkesP5hsThdkaXi641BC6fFEU-VqJaeQ4vkHCScFRA_Whx457L/w236-h400/IMG_5063.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used a white glaze pen on white rice paper in my junk journal as an overlay page. I like it, but you can't really see it in my photographs, so I'll leave it to your imagination! Or better yet, have a go at it yourself!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since junk journal has taken up some time lately, I'll close with a picture of the cover of my February junk journal. There's a small photograph with rice paper decoupaged on top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2MbFAj3Q5x7d9iFUR-q1NBeCTC1GIklt56tqjNoMEI1GxbKIdA1U6L9VljqdU2EcU4UJsAJkp6iCgvxy-_xyqOygs-BwV1g5CXQwF0_PbZqbnfhY8T9Mh6c_QHZNeFRCNblr7VV-Hnt6kNjOXKt-S9GKYN86_I5S_SHRIo4q7QXk-kvZPVmSbFFoRApm/s640/IMG_4991.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2MbFAj3Q5x7d9iFUR-q1NBeCTC1GIklt56tqjNoMEI1GxbKIdA1U6L9VljqdU2EcU4UJsAJkp6iCgvxy-_xyqOygs-BwV1g5CXQwF0_PbZqbnfhY8T9Mh6c_QHZNeFRCNblr7VV-Hnt6kNjOXKt-S9GKYN86_I5S_SHRIo4q7QXk-kvZPVmSbFFoRApm/w300-h400/IMG_4991.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Thank you for your patience.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div>Jennifer Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963583020677489601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792200430291424499.post-64094713441297410372024-01-21T08:03:00.000-08:002024-01-21T08:07:02.123-08:002024 Art Journal: Days 7-20<p>You can never go home again.*</p><p>Or can you? This week I went home, in a manner of speaking, to my Zentangle creative roots, my artistic family, from which I've ventured out into collage, art journaling, botanical drawing and miscellaneous other stuff. Maybe I've never really left the Zentangle practice, only broadened my interpretation of it. But this week I did an "ensemble" piece in my art journal. (I learned this concept from Zentangle. It may be used in other art forms, too. Feel free to fill me in on those.) I began with my larger sheet of paper, and drew my "string", another Zentangle concept, to randomly divide the space into smaller ones. I splattered some pigments. Every day, I cut a 1.5 inch strip from the large paper and filled it in with patterns by Debbie New, CZT at 7F5R Studio in Singapore. I always love her patterns, with their botanicals and organic movement. She frequently uses paint splatters, too, so this week was a love letter to Debbie in thanks for all the inspiration she gives me.</p><p>But wait! Before we see my love letter to Debbie, I should show you the week of January 7-13. I chose a palette, from a random palette generator and got 5 colors. They became the backgrounds for my daily mixed media strips. My word for this week: Balance. Lots of jumping around. Did I land on my feet? Well, let's just say I didn't get hurt!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9t1g5_5aNIPKAXvD2XtfSQJ0aKeijcXrYvtfghwf4FRsSlKCGip1SHawP9YA2uJXTWiIPa6AoLc1IYjm2soZD7lV1F5ntRSJ_4JbFEwVUvb59KRwd9EI7erYh9UXVu8gd4lx266bzTlUJvISnzTZ_R4BJ9JY2mE-D6xtZEleMZKfEhOZYqBblpmLyl7r/s640/IMG_4922.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="640" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9t1g5_5aNIPKAXvD2XtfSQJ0aKeijcXrYvtfghwf4FRsSlKCGip1SHawP9YA2uJXTWiIPa6AoLc1IYjm2soZD7lV1F5ntRSJ_4JbFEwVUvb59KRwd9EI7erYh9UXVu8gd4lx266bzTlUJvISnzTZ_R4BJ9JY2mE-D6xtZEleMZKfEhOZYqBblpmLyl7r/s320/IMG_4922.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p></div>Jennifer Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963583020677489601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792200430291424499.post-34171935393341305452024-01-07T08:54:00.000-08:002024-01-07T09:29:43.166-08:002024, Here I Come!<p>Happy 2024! May it be no worse than our previous few years, and lots better!</p><p>Now that I make junk journals and junk journal collage elements, I made my own planners. Please note the plural. Not planner, but planners! I already had 2 monthly planners from charities that I liked, and had written some early January appointments in them. But I soon found out that the entries I had made didn't match. By then, I had ordered another planner (more on that later), and started making 2 more. Five planners is not what you want. You can only imagine the confusion it creates!!!! I was plannered up, and ready to go, but totally unorganized!!!!! It gave me a good laugh! I have trimmed my planner inventory by 20% now, and I think this will work for me. </p><p>Huh? 4 planners? The planner I purchased from Happy Planner is for a new art project, inspired by an article from Art Journaling magazine. It will house my daily art practice pieces, and may or may not, have a weekly theme. I intend to share these with you here. (Happy Planner makes beautiful planners that, I believe, are intended for bullet journals. I liked the layout, sturdiness, and disk system that allows for the pages to lie flat and turn easily.) This week's theme: Tea Time, to celebrate the lovely Korean teas from Osulloc. Tea time is when I reset every afternoon. I saved the tea bags, and drew on them the next day.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPH782lU98AOShn8HTI7EuYgZaoSewVMK8KxFKvKOx_n06QYFO32FWkv6mbEbBAw7_W5uWngrUyVlCKHTaQjo2TRjjk07XHXOEBe29Zrf5uLleCWPQazeI4p7e0xHD9yONapfHL_s8tQ2J1NXO6sDGBskVoLqkZt8_oqWZX6OvWSEdawmaOozAGCRqWZoo/s640/IMG_4903.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPH782lU98AOShn8HTI7EuYgZaoSewVMK8KxFKvKOx_n06QYFO32FWkv6mbEbBAw7_W5uWngrUyVlCKHTaQjo2TRjjk07XHXOEBe29Zrf5uLleCWPQazeI4p7e0xHD9yONapfHL_s8tQ2J1NXO6sDGBskVoLqkZt8_oqWZX6OvWSEdawmaOozAGCRqWZoo/s320/IMG_4903.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The laminated cover</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH6DN7vsri_gF2GreirkzK97ZTyQU0m_7yKPXB0bWnlxcquBJT0NluLoejzqQvJB6e8DYJM3HUTj_AIQT0kjYsZMw0NjyNkta3Xei0r_IS4ggXo_1k8tUIPvLKKygxZnqBpVdswRNdW7gBFE1SACku4IAZwweUQYevVTp_Aqn9bbXJq7P_pM8GwSiTzKId/s640/IMG_4901~2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="640" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH6DN7vsri_gF2GreirkzK97ZTyQU0m_7yKPXB0bWnlxcquBJT0NluLoejzqQvJB6e8DYJM3HUTj_AIQT0kjYsZMw0NjyNkta3Xei0r_IS4ggXo_1k8tUIPvLKKygxZnqBpVdswRNdW7gBFE1SACku4IAZwweUQYevVTp_Aqn9bbXJq7P_pM8GwSiTzKId/s320/IMG_4901~2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2-page weekly view</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tangerine, Camellia Flower, Pear Blossom, Sweet Bouquet Camellia, Canola Flowers, Orchid</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigp0izJlPF-EvfvvYaLpS1Ks_Yhu6exw7iKq4WeHHoRAv32WHE0m58iuJHJh1dBFZH3EUcI-Xg-dCBnFRLUjkHX79wgeCxiIBQZiqsM2FHui0stjTiJ9LkUbYtA2dFiP6w_tr3O-1ttnYyQfkHS3cWH66uODOxUhzkH4AqwcANcrf5UaG76Zmx9Wv6Mtxj/s640/IMG_4905.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="389" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigp0izJlPF-EvfvvYaLpS1Ks_Yhu6exw7iKq4WeHHoRAv32WHE0m58iuJHJh1dBFZH3EUcI-Xg-dCBnFRLUjkHX79wgeCxiIBQZiqsM2FHui0stjTiJ9LkUbYtA2dFiP6w_tr3O-1ttnYyQfkHS3cWH66uODOxUhzkH4AqwcANcrf5UaG76Zmx9Wv6Mtxj/s320/IMG_4905.jpg" width="195" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Close-up of page 1</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5O8C8GTOLSxrAy2KvKRH-JR_je6GwnOBBhoqZY2CtlX89aFhU9SIcWZebOuU9P79EFe7-gIBa9sxJeVW0pzdVeISR98j0mU5-4YEbCNhigpQpcJ6rMMVLUcNeU-XILTxG3ufAOWEl_KbzaduhqD_29VKUQF7vSfjBpJfMjLRb_UlmJvcofFGKIxoGCZ6w/s640/IMG_4906.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5O8C8GTOLSxrAy2KvKRH-JR_je6GwnOBBhoqZY2CtlX89aFhU9SIcWZebOuU9P79EFe7-gIBa9sxJeVW0pzdVeISR98j0mU5-4YEbCNhigpQpcJ6rMMVLUcNeU-XILTxG3ufAOWEl_KbzaduhqD_29VKUQF7vSfjBpJfMjLRb_UlmJvcofFGKIxoGCZ6w/s320/IMG_4906.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Page 2</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The tea bags fit perfectly into the 1.5 inch wide columns. The colors and names on the sachets inspired me every day. I'm happy with the results!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As for the other planners? The freebie is on the wall. The other two will live on my work table. All is well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrw-xv93PhkE6BE81NV_lNuhMCM_hQJez1y0pnNW2JJMSWw-nhEZL6tTZaE2hBic3Zj30YqteBwzNS1R6o_yv_gce2J-MOxmy5Aaj3wdYe6jxuV9qfr1qWoRiv_ib8tYwfs51B9vMa8_ZK1Me_5jjlkjx-26pYZlhaN0hcCFQEnylHO2vYabtAks1bgkN_/s640/IMG_4904.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrw-xv93PhkE6BE81NV_lNuhMCM_hQJez1y0pnNW2JJMSWw-nhEZL6tTZaE2hBic3Zj30YqteBwzNS1R6o_yv_gce2J-MOxmy5Aaj3wdYe6jxuV9qfr1qWoRiv_ib8tYwfs51B9vMa8_ZK1Me_5jjlkjx-26pYZlhaN0hcCFQEnylHO2vYabtAks1bgkN_/s320/IMG_4904.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>How was your first week of the new year? I hope you feel fired up and ready to go!<br /> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBMGK6ZvRT3Lv1cZJ98tAk8ZJJhBRGNG2Gn8Ux5Woxu8idPeT1vXkv_ybSFT7UKQFE3VkziipJ0Yqg2bIG0veY6zjctfv89vyIfOY4rX6B6zokl5gcNnAx62FTB7YpAvJU1UToY0hzUMx49mgCeZFbyAuMD5JTftERLeJGAfTRWIQtw9MhBAZP8Pg-HI_/s640/IMG_4906.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBMGK6ZvRT3Lv1cZJ98tAk8ZJJhBRGNG2Gn8Ux5Woxu8idPeT1vXkv_ybSFT7UKQFE3VkziipJ0Yqg2bIG0veY6zjctfv89vyIfOY4rX6B6zokl5gcNnAx62FTB7YpAvJU1UToY0hzUMx49mgCeZFbyAuMD5JTftERLeJGAfTRWIQtw9MhBAZP8Pg-HI_/s320/IMG_4906.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Jennifer Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963583020677489601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792200430291424499.post-23040270881637427922023-12-24T07:50:00.000-08:002023-12-24T07:50:50.660-08:00Oracle Deck: 30/30 Days<p>On December 16, I finished my 30-day project: an oracle deck with 30 cards, one a day for a month. I had the idea after seeing an oracle deck by Mosca in a back issue of Art Journaling. Her deck featured self-portraits on every card with a significant word from her journey. I love making art that reminds me of where I'm headed, what I want with a word or phrase. (See "Notes to Self" and the 100-Day Project for examples.) I found so much joy in making these every day. I prepped the cards a week at a time and used a different medium every week. Every day, I began by appreciating the background, rounding the corners and putting on the vermillion edge that unifies the whole deck. Something about those first three steps felt so special and reminded me of the first three steps of the Zentangle Method: Gratitude and appreciation, corner dots, and border.</p><p>Here are close-ups of days 21-30.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0AugL82GBs2tKiKYT77wRME9HHQAkksEbH5GYSjcunhWrHYGPnozJMqwM0ZrZs3veiZtQFz6uSoaM2bGVSCkH5lPKNe-mPnNXCjI1AN9s5-qi5ogwYNtShoWk_b3Tb9XnO0ICz6haWtGt_rTvoHZ_MUznGhepmA3694Fk_Mub78nzuRbyXv1b2Q2Ab9w/s640/IMG_4840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="534" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0AugL82GBs2tKiKYT77wRME9HHQAkksEbH5GYSjcunhWrHYGPnozJMqwM0ZrZs3veiZtQFz6uSoaM2bGVSCkH5lPKNe-mPnNXCjI1AN9s5-qi5ogwYNtShoWk_b3Tb9XnO0ICz6haWtGt_rTvoHZ_MUznGhepmA3694Fk_Mub78nzuRbyXv1b2Q2Ab9w/s320/IMG_4840.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Season"</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9be0sPWlPlBs5jaYhhdJxOoKQ6gb9FGgra3BfKx8MyFrbhYcrvmNU2G5IHbNYGHLBoeFLFYu6V6DeduvP51sgmwFFNT-MdcnNPgG0A7e_RSqHc2vlv4wRh_ttoCsa8G-hJkuDqPvuRDtGLu4hkW6GibYouXWLvLj-BEYUwzdwitIp2iQR165oG5GQLrD/s640/IMG_4841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="511" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9be0sPWlPlBs5jaYhhdJxOoKQ6gb9FGgra3BfKx8MyFrbhYcrvmNU2G5IHbNYGHLBoeFLFYu6V6DeduvP51sgmwFFNT-MdcnNPgG0A7e_RSqHc2vlv4wRh_ttoCsa8G-hJkuDqPvuRDtGLu4hkW6GibYouXWLvLj-BEYUwzdwitIp2iQR165oG5GQLrD/s320/IMG_4841.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tissue paper background that made these lovely leaves.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqEHRntjxmt8DlIdxVJBeCg8TzinUSw4eERwWE9xKkQ_OMl-dSp9eIjH4e5SIkEahA9a-j3QQNn_DelwjQgHETq1qOPAvlxX8Hp3Mh7JEmyQNw1XAG8Tj-8sbMWCb6h2Qc898fdYOOqQdGM-IY_wEgvynWKkgvepU9TMy837Go-z9iUx51DZhi_rrW1-b/s640/IMG_4842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="508" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqEHRntjxmt8DlIdxVJBeCg8TzinUSw4eERwWE9xKkQ_OMl-dSp9eIjH4e5SIkEahA9a-j3QQNn_DelwjQgHETq1qOPAvlxX8Hp3Mh7JEmyQNw1XAG8Tj-8sbMWCb6h2Qc898fdYOOqQdGM-IY_wEgvynWKkgvepU9TMy837Go-z9iUx51DZhi_rrW1-b/s320/IMG_4842.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our cousins met up at Frances' house for a joyful reunion.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="470" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc53STcRKoSHuQEphGojHP4UzZ3IgBa96hL8bXrI0-8RgE_Dr4fQcRy8ziU2SQx6Df3x4BnZa7a7xybHb1pz-t_6oIygHiNZ6N62qgzmoKwDjAWqJIvDC91hn98TDZhrVAMW-3Kd6984h-oljzfVd3nBXTbYi93ClUxRa-9tQhqXhB5SJ_w8SMPG58SnlE/s320/IMG_4844.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Systolic"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_GL8lTGN8Sa0Ug9OyvsWMTYPRaGQTdRc9RwxiJBcmXbGa4PS0TrdXOnM5-q57vgay3hQfNm6-6EAjOQgVdcXtkg-185aMXM7XFBwzN3mTC3ULdBP2F26umx8xbuIctehzSsy_ajd3QIuKO79WqZ-0cRbKrC8BmvCLLlQqGPlgI9lV1FzbCVvJSVlYbTL/s640/IMG_4845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_GL8lTGN8Sa0Ug9OyvsWMTYPRaGQTdRc9RwxiJBcmXbGa4PS0TrdXOnM5-q57vgay3hQfNm6-6EAjOQgVdcXtkg-185aMXM7XFBwzN3mTC3ULdBP2F26umx8xbuIctehzSsy_ajd3QIuKO79WqZ-0cRbKrC8BmvCLLlQqGPlgI9lV1FzbCVvJSVlYbTL/s320/IMG_4845.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Simplicity"</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjYfiCzJgX9JKiYDPnU7OggzCAL4DRbWAFQ-14QAFY_uAQHvvg0bhuXrIR5jnR3yE5NFgRbsIrCcOLxojn3ob8bqTx0FrKRiL9TyZ_9RxhyphenhyphenapvsacvNmNHfbnbwCSnZE_9Cws2YgW05JfJaT4gC-zZVF7S6bGbWdMuKdEnBZSmxH_I5LCwHdhicmRa_sU/s640/IMG_4846.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="510" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjYfiCzJgX9JKiYDPnU7OggzCAL4DRbWAFQ-14QAFY_uAQHvvg0bhuXrIR5jnR3yE5NFgRbsIrCcOLxojn3ob8bqTx0FrKRiL9TyZ_9RxhyphenhyphenapvsacvNmNHfbnbwCSnZE_9Cws2YgW05JfJaT4gC-zZVF7S6bGbWdMuKdEnBZSmxH_I5LCwHdhicmRa_sU/s320/IMG_4846.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Create new memories"</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgM-bhajmmhi1468PtJXhOgKbi3vqKl6O2xLsuokE6SVmbF6vWQekxWedeS5tQv3op6VyvSY5gDkTJ9eEdbadib05c3SRI4_F47V1m4j4Qd2fQmQs648GCJ6TEcRuvw78H2lFO4fOtLEt0TRBufJY-l93maBrQNRr9DaoQKRJSaKWEhweM2FGQVcD3IT3/s640/IMG_4847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="506" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgM-bhajmmhi1468PtJXhOgKbi3vqKl6O2xLsuokE6SVmbF6vWQekxWedeS5tQv3op6VyvSY5gDkTJ9eEdbadib05c3SRI4_F47V1m4j4Qd2fQmQs648GCJ6TEcRuvw78H2lFO4fOtLEt0TRBufJY-l93maBrQNRr9DaoQKRJSaKWEhweM2FGQVcD3IT3/s320/IMG_4847.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Release"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWs5moRgABX_2kh6DVbl71vTc2k21ukSIlmXj9rLhdJa3UR3b97q0WBDtSXaVaq_tfuN_L35G3FKVGQweSdOQQIMQk9LzAo_iKDiQFg-iUpvnuy9V0dUNWXc-mGzW3R7O44wn2z8cuUb9mrp8kCV4R7dT0xRAi7Qfgt8PPnamJdTJWux5ryfh9GtYV4Y9/s640/IMG_4848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="503" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWs5moRgABX_2kh6DVbl71vTc2k21ukSIlmXj9rLhdJa3UR3b97q0WBDtSXaVaq_tfuN_L35G3FKVGQweSdOQQIMQk9LzAo_iKDiQFg-iUpvnuy9V0dUNWXc-mGzW3R7O44wn2z8cuUb9mrp8kCV4R7dT0xRAi7Qfgt8PPnamJdTJWux5ryfh9GtYV4Y9/s320/IMG_4848.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Finding fulfillment"</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxd5U2eTfmh3qxY-NtMGXnsPHIgAZ5me6BQ0jGybJZN4iWngsqCSC4msGtOg613C2YN0zSPB5pfAGdEP3DMaaxuj4apdFfatk0jrQ5VbhrcgcYNN8R5fwKSNJoEwCPJCSt2O6p6ZryhPTJebb59PYIilAs9SKUOogjOdGjWjx3oYBwZRgIdJrVJpRTES_/s640/IMG_4849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="514" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxd5U2eTfmh3qxY-NtMGXnsPHIgAZ5me6BQ0jGybJZN4iWngsqCSC4msGtOg613C2YN0zSPB5pfAGdEP3DMaaxuj4apdFfatk0jrQ5VbhrcgcYNN8R5fwKSNJoEwCPJCSt2O6p6ZryhPTJebb59PYIilAs9SKUOogjOdGjWjx3oYBwZRgIdJrVJpRTES_/s320/IMG_4849.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">30: Symbolizes on the right path;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">connected to the Divine;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">continue creative endeavors;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">balance, equilibrium;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">growth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Wow! I looked this up after finishing the deck.)</div><p>Here is a group shot of the whole deck and the box they fit in:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQew31zTp_zealkZrOcQsTPh6KbIw3OV_hrGgXZUs1JN9DHAdxHPiz9eB42pY2dzxhMGL6I8BfbS20hwariCM6lriVxpEqi6XOmBM4Yaq0zrQXqrlmfxrpE51NeSmZhG8OK2cUKhf68cxeeBOCluL1eDXDKZIxxvUXHkTdYwAQ3zRRO7umEJtRwX1ScDs2/s640/IMG_4851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="640" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQew31zTp_zealkZrOcQsTPh6KbIw3OV_hrGgXZUs1JN9DHAdxHPiz9eB42pY2dzxhMGL6I8BfbS20hwariCM6lriVxpEqi6XOmBM4Yaq0zrQXqrlmfxrpE51NeSmZhG8OK2cUKhf68cxeeBOCluL1eDXDKZIxxvUXHkTdYwAQ3zRRO7umEJtRwX1ScDs2/s320/IMG_4851.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wishing you bright, comforting, and joyful holidays!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jennifer Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963583020677489601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792200430291424499.post-46382054426294639252023-12-06T09:36:00.000-08:002023-12-06T09:36:47.134-08:00Don't "to do"; Oracle Deck 1-20<p>Hmm. That title just came out of my hat from nowhere. But I'm stickin' with it, as I have with a lot of life this week. The to-do lists usually show up with my morning coffee, after meditation. I like it when they do, and I see them as a tiny road map for the day's destinations that allows me to admire the passing scenery rather than constantly looking at the map. However, some days, life happens, and the to-do lists never make it out of my pen. Usually, it just means I need to put out fires: care for my still ailing husband and beat-up cat, try to keep things reasonably sanitary and orderly, which keeps me sane, make sure there's some healthy eats for us, like homemade soup. And do some art. Some days, I just want to do art and nothing else. :) And luckily, thanks to early retirement, I can sometimes. This week, with my 2 sweethearts at home and needing some TLC, it didn't happen. All the same, I'm satisfied with what did.</p><p>Here's what happened:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBFjHPwl765Yq3EU8JZ1hZnWu_KXCRP8GLo_3JuMpqB-mEFVeNjk6iD577eQfNblzJvKhHgIOC8QNU1zzoD2FaX1LV5UESP2SMia9HrwYROgsFoA04jCe1Lrg9DOZWfgpn-EVxdGZvXuNiulaL8A0DIecCVyVMLLNw8C3fHBh4AhhW7F9DNMiso_jQmhF/s640/IMG_4792.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBFjHPwl765Yq3EU8JZ1hZnWu_KXCRP8GLo_3JuMpqB-mEFVeNjk6iD577eQfNblzJvKhHgIOC8QNU1zzoD2FaX1LV5UESP2SMia9HrwYROgsFoA04jCe1Lrg9DOZWfgpn-EVxdGZvXuNiulaL8A0DIecCVyVMLLNw8C3fHBh4AhhW7F9DNMiso_jQmhF/s320/IMG_4792.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The new additions, on watercolor and bleeding tissue paper</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I hope you'll come back to see another batch!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUZB6MuMeKZYieYBVqNAKLZkYeQo5RCeTxXFuKYc7rPTpma1BPyhjEtFGMjwk8jy_lIWd13FqxvIkMkHmzkrd7F5JoORUgQyPqTVViFL6XJFfkJNQ4av-O8ElwkV7AT9QxGpmFPfvIbWvbWw38SpHu7MRgHCcgW33BHXv07XIiJisMKcC0tMQTjIAXNAf/s640/IMG_4793.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="640" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUZB6MuMeKZYieYBVqNAKLZkYeQo5RCeTxXFuKYc7rPTpma1BPyhjEtFGMjwk8jy_lIWd13FqxvIkMkHmzkrd7F5JoORUgQyPqTVViFL6XJFfkJNQ4av-O8ElwkV7AT9QxGpmFPfvIbWvbWw38SpHu7MRgHCcgW33BHXv07XIiJisMKcC0tMQTjIAXNAf/s320/IMG_4793.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFQ1E7wSb5vcz-wkfGh5fb21CBnYjw7zAoogceIo27O0cSBG-15-4pFROzhiBKlYKDvpVS63zVHSc_efgSLHPBayU0i9MXxgwEm6quRVE3QIqVqPDBoimnZCvnay_If0e2SaFbAOgL5rczdvqJgazD5Q1HlbsotlgbpwF2If0vB3l5bhUdXuYkWbjmCQ4/s640/IMG_4781.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="535" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFQ1E7wSb5vcz-wkfGh5fb21CBnYjw7zAoogceIo27O0cSBG-15-4pFROzhiBKlYKDvpVS63zVHSc_efgSLHPBayU0i9MXxgwEm6quRVE3QIqVqPDBoimnZCvnay_If0e2SaFbAOgL5rczdvqJgazD5Q1HlbsotlgbpwF2If0vB3l5bhUdXuYkWbjmCQ4/s320/IMG_4781.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jennifer Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963583020677489601noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792200430291424499.post-4381225541536206462023-11-28T09:23:00.000-08:002023-11-28T09:23:02.594-08:00Congestion'Tis the season of coughs, colds, flu and worse here in North Carolina. My beloved Lar has had some bug which led him not once but twice to an urgent care facility. (This is the guy who never goes to the doctor.) We self-quarantined, slept in separate rooms, wore masks to no avail. The bug somehow found me. Thankfully, my recent flurry of vaccinations has protected me to a degree. My body--and the cats!--know that something's up, and I am down, trying to assure a minimum of orderliness and hygiene to get us all over this bump in the road. <div><br /></div><div>In the midst of it all, I've been enjoying my oracle cards and junk journaling, or what I call junk journaling. Yesterday, after binge watching tutorials on YouTube, I had a revelation. I'm just making things to go into junk journals--cards, tags, pockets, folios--and loving it. But I don't have an actual book to hold them all! It's like making scrapbook pages without photos or a book!! Ha! I don't think this is going to stop me. It's just too much fun! Either I'll keep them all in a box, or I'll figure out another use for them.</div><div><br /></div><div>There.</div><div><br /></div><div>As for the oracle cards, here's the group photo of the first 12 of 30:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQsasLje3xwPCFntQfncLX9IwqJ1N_X7TguNzEbrzSfUVNtUQ1LDEDbK68UysEHjtb_4anYNMH4zzW-NscirvaHIfuV_xN6iMdzX99aiL578a3peIaZbXyFBh5jpK4GzkvQMp6NA_pWUVpeFs-_rQgf_kAUQCxGXphI8N__0FJ0TrHetPZ8LJkvUbz8AVq/s640/IMG_4773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="640" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQsasLje3xwPCFntQfncLX9IwqJ1N_X7TguNzEbrzSfUVNtUQ1LDEDbK68UysEHjtb_4anYNMH4zzW-NscirvaHIfuV_xN6iMdzX99aiL578a3peIaZbXyFBh5jpK4GzkvQMp6NA_pWUVpeFs-_rQgf_kAUQCxGXphI8N__0FJ0TrHetPZ8LJkvUbz8AVq/s320/IMG_4773.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>And this week's new arrivals:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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So fun! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you've stuck with me this long, you may be wondering why I named this post "Congestion". I felt that life was congested this week, stuck, like the gunk in our respiratory pathways. So many metaphors came to mind about breathing, and how we take it for granted. We forget to attend to it, and life becomes shallow and labored. Stuck. For me, orderliness and order free me up to pay attention and feel less overwhelmed. I've noticed this as I do more multimedia art with various tools and pieces that I can easily lose if I don't pay attention to what I need and what I can put away. I can see how this carries over to lots of areas. Orderliness (and mindfulness) are the Mucinex of life!!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On that silly note, I hope that you flow this week, enjoy good health and breathe in all the good around us. And that you are able to make every day beautiful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvazvh910jn1MzYBDsB_bq68fXn5EGwWwnDwKXE2CSsH1pFeVXOLfmVlW0BrHl1vH6FyU_W8tCW0nRn5gqepPsKS9WzQ7Ksy65iCNfNiZmV9exqi_bRdq2GKLgiNomImiqKOqldH_HM6SYuOcKhSkzqFAtHmg7_7faQDwnO41LCw1nfMbSQc0NSbzXeiEV/s640/IMG_4781.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="535" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvazvh910jn1MzYBDsB_bq68fXn5EGwWwnDwKXE2CSsH1pFeVXOLfmVlW0BrHl1vH6FyU_W8tCW0nRn5gqepPsKS9WzQ7Ksy65iCNfNiZmV9exqi_bRdq2GKLgiNomImiqKOqldH_HM6SYuOcKhSkzqFAtHmg7_7faQDwnO41LCw1nfMbSQc0NSbzXeiEV/s320/IMG_4781.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jennifer Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963583020677489601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792200430291424499.post-15378994741631290872023-11-21T06:49:00.000-08:002023-11-21T07:00:17.598-08:00Oracle Deck: Days 1-5<p>If you've been coming here for the past year or so, you may have heard me mention my morning pages meditations. First thing every morning, preferably before the sun comes up, I get my coffee and sit in my dark quiet studio to write whatever is in my thoughts. Random words, incomplete ideas, dream remnants, whatever comes up. It's a kind of brain dump/gratitude journal to clear my head and find some motivation for the day. When I was doing the 100 Days Project earlier this year, I came to appreciate finding a word or phrase to remember during the day, similar to "Notes to Self" pieces that I've shared here. </p><p>Inspired by an old copy of "Art Journaling" magazine I recently picked up at a used book store, I found inspiration in an "oracle deck" by Mosca. I decided to make a 30-day project of 2.5 x 3.5 inch pieces to form a deck of "Notes to Self" cards. Here's what I have so far.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00pi2FNbD8J89CiXmb2j7bTOxkmmZKDSUUKGhBQ-xyYjJtQnN_oDznoerowTdf2Ig0muBZPuYth5at1v4nJ0LALFhTVguwkPi06WeIqT3G7lsempAsWb0Cg-vSuqWnmaYlwSmxMttvS8pQz1NhtBfUL0MWToRaywo3Yf9pdwhksdhXhY-aB4OrKKlpJrE/s640/IMG_4765.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00pi2FNbD8J89CiXmb2j7bTOxkmmZKDSUUKGhBQ-xyYjJtQnN_oDznoerowTdf2Ig0muBZPuYth5at1v4nJ0LALFhTVguwkPi06WeIqT3G7lsempAsWb0Cg-vSuqWnmaYlwSmxMttvS8pQz1NhtBfUL0MWToRaywo3Yf9pdwhksdhXhY-aB4OrKKlpJrE/s320/IMG_4765.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first 4 days: a little collage, a hint of stamping, some faces and whatever else I find</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Notice the beauty and love around you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ344M5QFKm7uYSsYNinGpU-urGQfr04lgCx-lGuYPTN5PZ1h-PyaNqZ21MO7MEDdq823-Lcsl3vIqXZDITjIoiVEW6MEIsOgGH0MlUcMYU51FYw-5vMsXbASFsnCsKnrIgjPtXF0w8YiQvMW687BynMLkXLsWmkCem0XTyMta1QBTQg4_jx49E55dh40R/s640/IMG_4762.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ344M5QFKm7uYSsYNinGpU-urGQfr04lgCx-lGuYPTN5PZ1h-PyaNqZ21MO7MEDdq823-Lcsl3vIqXZDITjIoiVEW6MEIsOgGH0MlUcMYU51FYw-5vMsXbASFsnCsKnrIgjPtXF0w8YiQvMW687BynMLkXLsWmkCem0XTyMta1QBTQg4_jx49E55dh40R/s320/IMG_4762.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oops: Outstanding opportunities presenting suddenly</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My first attempts at setting eyelets in paper</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDGCipjFQK_oj0SvTraeWPa0JCBUfnnszLXcnNBJxD6otopy4AicBgqGRMb3JGmxevSdwKKtHHu38M2V5rIsrKl34J9KJWpFw71usYwb5ntV-eZxWAsI86hDL4MIA2B1wUp7JIF5-FAEpfwFPx7ATCmdQjkDGByYkNUvhhYxdsoZEdJP-iGNedtcpi3on/s640/IMG_4761.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDGCipjFQK_oj0SvTraeWPa0JCBUfnnszLXcnNBJxD6otopy4AicBgqGRMb3JGmxevSdwKKtHHu38M2V5rIsrKl34J9KJWpFw71usYwb5ntV-eZxWAsI86hDL4MIA2B1wUp7JIF5-FAEpfwFPx7ATCmdQjkDGByYkNUvhhYxdsoZEdJP-iGNedtcpi3on/s320/IMG_4761.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I choose to experience the sweetness of the day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBrMi7SbOWT_dHaYtgFfXoSqcQsi2R-7EJSA8WNlWaSr4xYoHEmfQtCq0whgXHiWze4NW2N5FhdP_SQPEp_d38X30ymFieK44VO7oKZt2eDsX0ZxJso9-Yl5yWdHLlrEmE0mqYtYtEVzYhfGNroXkeE1IlNsJEmXMD6ojS4dL421QRuFlmKi7XQCHaQAbf/s640/IMG_4767.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBrMi7SbOWT_dHaYtgFfXoSqcQsi2R-7EJSA8WNlWaSr4xYoHEmfQtCq0whgXHiWze4NW2N5FhdP_SQPEp_d38X30ymFieK44VO7oKZt2eDsX0ZxJso9-Yl5yWdHLlrEmE0mqYtYtEVzYhfGNroXkeE1IlNsJEmXMD6ojS4dL421QRuFlmKi7XQCHaQAbf/s320/IMG_4767.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">86400 seconds--all new!-- in this day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I "just keep swimmin'" along, I am mindful of the flow and joy within them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The faces are a challenge, and that's okay! Once the deck is complete, I hope to refer to it daily as an inspiration for my morning pages when I hit the occasional dry spot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jennifer Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963583020677489601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792200430291424499.post-77226639267504045332023-11-12T15:10:00.000-08:002023-11-12T15:10:57.619-08:00Falling ... together<p>In a conversation with my friend Jerre this week, we pondered over how a seemingly hopeless situation had worked itself out. "Sometimes things just fall into place, with everything falling together." A couple weeks ago, I had posted about falling "apart", after seeing a great expression: "If tacos can fall apart and still be amazing, so can you!" Fall. A curious verb with extremely different meanings, depending on what comes after it! Fall. A gorgeous season that marks our transition from light to dark, from activity to rest, from harvest to planting. This week, with a return to earlier mornings and earlier evenings, we've seen cooler temperatures and many fallen leaves. More walks have me feeling more grateful, and more focused on creating.</p><p>I think you'll see some fall influence in the pictures below:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoR1sgeeu62AGTrJR3ABfNBMMXhvSlB8iEUI1YUxLTjLQDuoQFtVImh34y2jt-AlL_V6AxoG0L6xcCvvxCk5zc_36mSBkKJ8e7yo-cesx2F9GhYPiKC8cxaS3sqrs8RR24XISEF_53J19Cl2pdipzlVV9zNW2Xbvn1jdgKNmrUketBVaWQ7JShMT9VZIi5/s640/IMG_4752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="628" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoR1sgeeu62AGTrJR3ABfNBMMXhvSlB8iEUI1YUxLTjLQDuoQFtVImh34y2jt-AlL_V6AxoG0L6xcCvvxCk5zc_36mSBkKJ8e7yo-cesx2F9GhYPiKC8cxaS3sqrs8RR24XISEF_53J19Cl2pdipzlVV9zNW2Xbvn1jdgKNmrUketBVaWQ7JShMT9VZIi5/s320/IMG_4752.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZggE7n1-sv4CTfk2YwA2dipb4wPZkIS-OrZKzW08JAAXpRBdGErsWQl2iWacxjKLHpzOpq-WEv4jERxhW_Mhnbhc1VqGAAHcV7Ttwl7pUNRyoh6UEjtfUPt78rX5naM7Nhj7LgmPfifgvYvo5_3Gb_rBavU_N3HpuQCCpUNHDN_6ksO5KpKuxCBUj8U1a/s640/IMG_4748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZggE7n1-sv4CTfk2YwA2dipb4wPZkIS-OrZKzW08JAAXpRBdGErsWQl2iWacxjKLHpzOpq-WEv4jERxhW_Mhnbhc1VqGAAHcV7Ttwl7pUNRyoh6UEjtfUPt78rX5naM7Nhj7LgmPfifgvYvo5_3Gb_rBavU_N3HpuQCCpUNHDN_6ksO5KpKuxCBUj8U1a/s320/IMG_4748.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A "ZenWimmel" journal from a CZT AE class with Beate Winkler.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I added some "secret" pockets and pull-outs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiGpT3w_XvmJzHYWR55xydqCVf2sewzMZPziVNAJCGpM2k680eO2nzKwa8_MXTwWkksrkZ4Hal7s6GplfOBUCJcm_HHbLw9dFid0OpRyjc1QWBUiG-wIp0-IXiSpH0Ne2e6u_vwwN9GO4CXFUMDY0fsca0xQZIPLXSHuOgoPjDGjUZXk8UyRjVJgVTmyF/s640/IMG_4747.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiGpT3w_XvmJzHYWR55xydqCVf2sewzMZPziVNAJCGpM2k680eO2nzKwa8_MXTwWkksrkZ4Hal7s6GplfOBUCJcm_HHbLw9dFid0OpRyjc1QWBUiG-wIp0-IXiSpH0Ne2e6u_vwwN9GO4CXFUMDY0fsca0xQZIPLXSHuOgoPjDGjUZXk8UyRjVJgVTmyF/s320/IMG_4747.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used Beate's folding technique to create </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a small journal for my purse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wishing you a colorful week!</div><br />Jennifer Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963583020677489601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792200430291424499.post-41997697134268850452023-11-05T15:54:00.002-08:002023-11-05T15:54:36.606-08:00Surprising myself!When I was preparing this post, I thought I didn't have much and that I would focus on one piece for the whole post. (Lar and I enjoyed a week of staycation to celebrate our 26th anniversary. A couple day trips, lots of reading time, 2 rest days all slowed things down. My usual daily art practice just didn't fit in. I wanted to spend as much time as possible with Lar.) Then I opened the photos app to review some of our fun this week and SURPRISE! I had lots to share! So here we go!<div><br /></div><div>Happy Belated Halloween wishes!</div><div><br /></div><div>I did a Halloween/vacation countdown for Lar with a mystery card every day for a week. This was a folio project from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/PinkMonarchPrints?ref=l2-about-shopname">Pink Monarch Prints</a>, using junk journaling techniques.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaaWxjtkxws26-1sbXOs9S29mTGpZ3De7s_y8HBbFhkDpf3k3RqdJdG-rAU7_33LrJrTmbIbaeOUSwnBYIKckOv5m6fIsnmkJe93eScIedfn3kA6kHW0aqd41XaGNIhKDGzlvTQOgR_3UQfjyIZwS4po67MHcInwzhWzxLCkJyd-puI54-kvzyffkfRn6C/s640/IMG_4723.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaaWxjtkxws26-1sbXOs9S29mTGpZ3De7s_y8HBbFhkDpf3k3RqdJdG-rAU7_33LrJrTmbIbaeOUSwnBYIKckOv5m6fIsnmkJe93eScIedfn3kA6kHW0aqd41XaGNIhKDGzlvTQOgR_3UQfjyIZwS4po67MHcInwzhWzxLCkJyd-puI54-kvzyffkfRn6C/s320/IMG_4723.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHeeVPrGLN_B32wQbihxwYDQE9DD7E637z0bBHUDfF3MpN3XsSdiQ5Gb6k5TnEPVHGsiNyCoTHhwW1kC9HqHD8XN8Cju4TNid1ag24dI5swSQsXLhxUdqewODP9rbTAq4g74C14F7TSbivFvACmC9BjE-KqKdo6WYouF4gUyYnwJsp67-FtwDOKZr2KIUg/s640/IMG_4724.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHeeVPrGLN_B32wQbihxwYDQE9DD7E637z0bBHUDfF3MpN3XsSdiQ5Gb6k5TnEPVHGsiNyCoTHhwW1kC9HqHD8XN8Cju4TNid1ag24dI5swSQsXLhxUdqewODP9rbTAq4g74C14F7TSbivFvACmC9BjE-KqKdo6WYouF4gUyYnwJsp67-FtwDOKZr2KIUg/s320/IMG_4724.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The daily mystery cards are tucked into little pockets in the folio.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The actual folio arrived on Halloween.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CZT master class social on Zoom</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhBTJ4jF20tCFbzzquuwMdIJo3jgiXXIwE2YH9G236k24JEcd54fIddHOGN6cy0GFaHDLF6LHqE8YLu1-NWszUOdBpAhgtZIYKFl_5kJSWsjhGerwdRfUf0H3ztXWSIWBKaI7rCSQiCdkT5w7m33xYjOisNLbUcR3TJJkolOtyHErDxZXhk3LRo1deBQn/s640/IMG_4732.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="640" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhBTJ4jF20tCFbzzquuwMdIJo3jgiXXIwE2YH9G236k24JEcd54fIddHOGN6cy0GFaHDLF6LHqE8YLu1-NWszUOdBpAhgtZIYKFl_5kJSWsjhGerwdRfUf0H3ztXWSIWBKaI7rCSQiCdkT5w7m33xYjOisNLbUcR3TJJkolOtyHErDxZXhk3LRo1deBQn/s320/IMG_4732.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">About 25 participants in the western hemisphere gathered to spend an evening together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We shared our progress on the master class (CZT AE 2023) and tangled the totes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that came with our supply kits. I love the Pentel fabric gel pen that we used. It is so smooth!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inktober Tangles 2023</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wrote in my last post that my schedule was falling apart. Apparently that was truer than I knew! I totally missed the first two weeks of Inktober, and that's okay. But I did two pieces with the prompts for the first eighteen or so days. I used some faux eco-print paper I had made.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRiRiLfA0urd4VptgBkkZ1enpE7xUimAWVirUhxp3euzdvCdnsjxiPcBiRPMoy52FPz-pdIFoF9YbQi80F6PedFzL8g9B7l-RB8uKkP5iZdd-WPIMbUpxKDOwM83JsuqQ7sWjpeVrl9fLSwtQcT2U2lKzsEyRp471UDfiaO0Ji2rRl2SUf1Cjcf2tdZW6/s640/IMG_4725.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRiRiLfA0urd4VptgBkkZ1enpE7xUimAWVirUhxp3euzdvCdnsjxiPcBiRPMoy52FPz-pdIFoF9YbQi80F6PedFzL8g9B7l-RB8uKkP5iZdd-WPIMbUpxKDOwM83JsuqQ7sWjpeVrl9fLSwtQcT2U2lKzsEyRp471UDfiaO0Ji2rRl2SUf1Cjcf2tdZW6/s320/IMG_4725.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcB8s9K4beH399wHa6lg82hoPo6dmyuMg-ZiRgO6TqTb7clLSXUXuEqrcvoeJPO-n5i_7cxNEtIn77imcKU-XozFC_Mcnz9qIRl_G3Feay5nf2yP72SC260sMG6cMAYZTbuMNI9LaOCp_MZg19mbOvGqh-eYmU3D3ttVD9iWIpOmb83lG9ErClT0z4n0pS/s640/IMG_4726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcB8s9K4beH399wHa6lg82hoPo6dmyuMg-ZiRgO6TqTb7clLSXUXuEqrcvoeJPO-n5i_7cxNEtIn77imcKU-XozFC_Mcnz9qIRl_G3Feay5nf2yP72SC260sMG6cMAYZTbuMNI9LaOCp_MZg19mbOvGqh-eYmU3D3ttVD9iWIpOmb83lG9ErClT0z4n0pS/s320/IMG_4726.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"Travels with Lar"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was a small "junk journal" using papers from Pink Monarch Prints' November kit subscription. (This subscription includes 50 pages of vintage papers with a travel theme. I think it's my favorite so far.) The base is an envelope with a hand-sewn journal, with some pockets and tags. We kept our memories and mementos in it this week. I hope to make more of these for our adventures to come. It's kind of like a scrapbook, but so much easier! This was my first go at journal making without using the tutorials. I'm starting to get it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0uEhn_F86274unxxaIicKh_kApH231bC9OGh9pZwDmGTx3u220-Ay3B8zf5vwxmLWoVYT7E6MtxNiXkood4JLsIbs4j91ukCYoQVsCqIGz9tk2Q7IblNo-hBrRhjUkywddIO2k7VDwEja-oY-zcUyUNYsFCcTDTFOBYO5Hdioc7YuYzaVujsce9gXo4l/s640/IMG_4728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="640" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0uEhn_F86274unxxaIicKh_kApH231bC9OGh9pZwDmGTx3u220-Ay3B8zf5vwxmLWoVYT7E6MtxNiXkood4JLsIbs4j91ukCYoQVsCqIGz9tk2Q7IblNo-hBrRhjUkywddIO2k7VDwEja-oY-zcUyUNYsFCcTDTFOBYO5Hdioc7YuYzaVujsce9gXo4l/s320/IMG_4728.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjkSovnGRiKIJ6j4ALTP2_ee9WLNBtNG51gRnDvt9UyO9WqMrkGMhPH3UACjbugZKQkaFqBaMV4uwMpnatwB4dHBA6F2bNEmcRC4d5Ff9-FOZY4nBL0ObtKLwrwWyX6cixUrs8yaOWW_8TkbqSjT3UaiNbpkD4MIpnOZ47afb5oVHrqNK-bxfl8T4XftG/s640/IMG_4727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjkSovnGRiKIJ6j4ALTP2_ee9WLNBtNG51gRnDvt9UyO9WqMrkGMhPH3UACjbugZKQkaFqBaMV4uwMpnatwB4dHBA6F2bNEmcRC4d5Ff9-FOZY4nBL0ObtKLwrwWyX6cixUrs8yaOWW_8TkbqSjT3UaiNbpkD4MIpnOZ47afb5oVHrqNK-bxfl8T4XftG/s320/IMG_4727.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love the red balloon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CZT AE 2023 class with Annie Taylor, CZT: My Comfort String</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwoMo7ASkSRdn2sZPZF-_axMoMk268s5smGOKAcYoAYpFr6ThFbDi8Iyy7DLa0rbDz5xx0qsRxFaBo2NQu24f1H6r6yfhZLnKmsTqF3JsYglW0-NCLXb6f649Ejz5lHeBgbqUoMf5Fla6Op1fAtJR18B4BUZcXT1NsHDlNt0gYGKjlcdiHWMQm5E5aGOOb/s640/IMG_4730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="640" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwoMo7ASkSRdn2sZPZF-_axMoMk268s5smGOKAcYoAYpFr6ThFbDi8Iyy7DLa0rbDz5xx0qsRxFaBo2NQu24f1H6r6yfhZLnKmsTqF3JsYglW0-NCLXb6f649Ejz5lHeBgbqUoMf5Fla6Op1fAtJR18B4BUZcXT1NsHDlNt0gYGKjlcdiHWMQm5E5aGOOb/s320/IMG_4730.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In this class, we imagined drawing a blanket to wrap around us when we need some self-love and self-nurturing. The center gemstone: "me". Such a lovely meditation!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally, a "just because" piece. I had planned to create a fourth tile in the yellow leaf print series. But then I picked up my craft knife and cut out the leaf for a pocket. (See the junk journal influence?) I noticed a ghost-like face in my bits and bobs collection, then went looking for some used coffee filters, pictures of trees, my handmade paper, pine needles and finally some cottonwood bark. (My workspace was a happy mess!) I love how this turned out, and how it reminds me of my connection with trees. I photographed it on a pile of leaves in the yard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsjpRsDc7OPP_AAP-e1Oad0B-le1ZVK6UKVT04TOS1D4E9mxepNwgKCTp3v-mX2LZQ3x-7A4sIt45kGIWYPq5YfQBPonW_o7yhOaaB2H8WHupYutZOA7wZveiBqABSl68eZEcc-NliBO-K-4Pw2d2hgrw7N5R7ZjYQ-W9MSAFF1FJQ5JLGsKqUuS76olA/s640/IMG_4719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="476" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsjpRsDc7OPP_AAP-e1Oad0B-le1ZVK6UKVT04TOS1D4E9mxepNwgKCTp3v-mX2LZQ3x-7A4sIt45kGIWYPq5YfQBPonW_o7yhOaaB2H8WHupYutZOA7wZveiBqABSl68eZEcc-NliBO-K-4Pw2d2hgrw7N5R7ZjYQ-W9MSAFF1FJQ5JLGsKqUuS76olA/w344-h462/IMG_4719.jpg" width="344" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope you found something to make you smile or ponder!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>Jennifer Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963583020677489601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792200430291424499.post-3855706999041683202023-10-22T15:30:00.000-07:002023-10-22T15:30:28.764-07:00Falling apart...again<p>"If tacos can fall apart and still be amazing, so can you!"</p><p>This week, I tried to pull my focus back together. I don't know about you, but I usually go 3-4 weeks with "normal" productivity, and then I lose it for a week and start over again! Normal productivity includes getting outside, being active, eating right, talking to friends, taking care of my heart and brain--the things that are touted for us 60 somethings. After losing it for most of last week, I started over again this week, accepting that I am human, and batting .750 isn't too bad! (If you're not familiar with that baseball expression, it means getting something right 3 times out of 4.) Of course, I don't like the falling apart part, but, after hearing the quote above earlier this week, I had to laugh at myself. Life is not always enjoyed with a fork and knife. Sometimes you have to get messy!</p><p>I started and ended the week with this Blossom Wafuku lesson by Cat Kwan in our CZT AE 2023 masterclass.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZre_JdO_tAB5CorCegeP10x_jVGDK49S0oMRLd74pIJiCuNYEFd3sBt_ZqzmKvM_AOgB1ZgDR37AyzztXAKFXlJXKYd7xc6aVDeSK8xK5qXBOUArKxBkbl6RzrQ223ABUgg7BAg7IYuoxjT4mboecFtahVsp-UGNKCmXN5xK_SzFYRa1GDDG1QvlRM4A7/s640/IMG_4660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZre_JdO_tAB5CorCegeP10x_jVGDK49S0oMRLd74pIJiCuNYEFd3sBt_ZqzmKvM_AOgB1ZgDR37AyzztXAKFXlJXKYd7xc6aVDeSK8xK5qXBOUArKxBkbl6RzrQ223ABUgg7BAg7IYuoxjT4mboecFtahVsp-UGNKCmXN5xK_SzFYRa1GDDG1QvlRM4A7/s320/IMG_4660.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7jZL1i3632zBipA3G5jxycRZqyKoRCVkW4Kszemyalep7ASQe31qfXAEUSgaINaLIr5TJ3exc8erXh4MfX0sfTznltOw4FHzdHay1fj51nvRnUJlDwC3gT52fWBvwUx9IW_kitBpp3WyXe-Qy2LP5Jdplec8qmM0VnLX-3FOKVxLqJ54B6NDVRZL8K-O/s640/IMG_4667.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="438" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7jZL1i3632zBipA3G5jxycRZqyKoRCVkW4Kszemyalep7ASQe31qfXAEUSgaINaLIr5TJ3exc8erXh4MfX0sfTznltOw4FHzdHay1fj51nvRnUJlDwC3gT52fWBvwUx9IW_kitBpp3WyXe-Qy2LP5Jdplec8qmM0VnLX-3FOKVxLqJ54B6NDVRZL8K-O/s320/IMG_4667.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used washi tape for the upper ribbon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I needed something simple, so tried a portfolio project from Pink Monarch Prints Etsy shop. Lots of fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFx8O4-hjrEc_lfLse-20TQL0YdAAjuUa_vXtJmv_iCSFEn1W9idxe9Ez2w4PQO6PLQEm6YuMwVC5nbrmE6FR8w_7c9oguK9Tk2_bziFnZpLxOTqkNNi4xNVlc5wGI0f_Heqf-CakXDx6-LmlaiSa-JBYNYUyknNytPYSSoaZJUdVN9x4fXKDQtil8_BYY/s640/IMG_4662.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="640" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFx8O4-hjrEc_lfLse-20TQL0YdAAjuUa_vXtJmv_iCSFEn1W9idxe9Ez2w4PQO6PLQEm6YuMwVC5nbrmE6FR8w_7c9oguK9Tk2_bziFnZpLxOTqkNNi4xNVlc5wGI0f_Heqf-CakXDx6-LmlaiSa-JBYNYUyknNytPYSSoaZJUdVN9x4fXKDQtil8_BYY/s320/IMG_4662.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7wlQ-zbWo5z9QpqVjcg1pwkSzDoNuiosX8rCBWX7giHMTH40-2Qvo_BBzmEUCbHqZW5euJJXg7hyphenhyphen2yui6dm7EIxdSSD5MJPpI182i2P1RLo7k4xx-CwC1ZMTFVWxQ-28GmKQK0_US-kJBHj8QgVz6cdfN7XWSX6ozhiRjo9VCGToEbq5xd9KxyRdmWqE/s640/IMG_4663.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7wlQ-zbWo5z9QpqVjcg1pwkSzDoNuiosX8rCBWX7giHMTH40-2Qvo_BBzmEUCbHqZW5euJJXg7hyphenhyphen2yui6dm7EIxdSSD5MJPpI182i2P1RLo7k4xx-CwC1ZMTFVWxQ-28GmKQK0_US-kJBHj8QgVz6cdfN7XWSX6ozhiRjo9VCGToEbq5xd9KxyRdmWqE/s320/IMG_4663.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkazt5cheNOEmOIRP1aSb0QOsXSfI4T2NxHa_j-Ge0auyRAZU9BrLI_BwJVP90mqu8ZpamoiCBOmLEOIiMeM2FCM1RX6fL5mCvqxUR53NwABqD5pHDzMkHOdie9jFuEjwQa4vA9T5EyfUDY4A5XQ_O-d27FW9NlKLQwmWoVi7xMSVrFpBRYSZRsLvAKy_U/s640/IMG_4664.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="423" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkazt5cheNOEmOIRP1aSb0QOsXSfI4T2NxHa_j-Ge0auyRAZU9BrLI_BwJVP90mqu8ZpamoiCBOmLEOIiMeM2FCM1RX6fL5mCvqxUR53NwABqD5pHDzMkHOdie9jFuEjwQa4vA9T5EyfUDY4A5XQ_O-d27FW9NlKLQwmWoVi7xMSVrFpBRYSZRsLvAKy_U/s320/IMG_4664.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I saw a cool idea for repurposing corrugated cardboard as a drawing surface. Right up my alley! I've always loved repurposing cereal and cracker boxes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gYF5Y1TXpnM8pGMaxmNhMiD8JYKh6PjBTULCXOsmSLWM0huFxqOUESrCG-lRCGrb8rZqMGXHaNJHp0ScK3jKz4mkGJYUdwT8srch0Fr7wlsWL7Ile0zbqAt0WamZQQbbSFFb4Q8ib_2W_iEGQB_ToehbS3zX0aaaTAMXkD6qz8cr_POBtAmfvPo3Tzs8/s640/IMG_4665.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gYF5Y1TXpnM8pGMaxmNhMiD8JYKh6PjBTULCXOsmSLWM0huFxqOUESrCG-lRCGrb8rZqMGXHaNJHp0ScK3jKz4mkGJYUdwT8srch0Fr7wlsWL7Ile0zbqAt0WamZQQbbSFFb4Q8ib_2W_iEGQB_ToehbS3zX0aaaTAMXkD6qz8cr_POBtAmfvPo3Tzs8/s320/IMG_4665.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lastly, a fall inspired Zendala with Lindy's Magical pigments.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaze7XNW8O41XPhgQ6GMhqrhokbpZCgCwdjHBZC181v5a5oddl_hw0gAN93hEoaJzR0tCc1pr6Ya3OZGRkV8AGog0ICP6AW111FWBz2hDZ-qaVMsA28OWKLPZigtyogV-0B1QHSL4mckx1O989A3Lx_YU5kUdad7o2hr23M4pa7wi_F5V-Tv3OGW8aBeAC/s640/IMG_4668.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaze7XNW8O41XPhgQ6GMhqrhokbpZCgCwdjHBZC181v5a5oddl_hw0gAN93hEoaJzR0tCc1pr6Ya3OZGRkV8AGog0ICP6AW111FWBz2hDZ-qaVMsA28OWKLPZigtyogV-0B1QHSL4mckx1O989A3Lx_YU5kUdad7o2hr23M4pa7wi_F5V-Tv3OGW8aBeAC/s320/IMG_4668.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for stopping by! Have an enchanting week!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jennifer Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963583020677489601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792200430291424499.post-1470198261813099902023-10-15T09:22:00.000-07:002023-10-15T09:22:10.822-07:00Looking for peace<p>This past week has flooded our screens with horrific images of violence. I have 5 friends who were impacted by the terrorist strikes in Israel, and feelings of helplessness have dominated my days. I am grateful for the helpers, who organize evacuations, food, medical care, shelter.</p><p>The week before the world changed I had the great joy of visits from cousins. What a respite family can be. The day before their visits, my in-laws moved to another state. The loss was somewhat softened by the cousins' visits, and by a FaceTime visit yesterday where we toured the new digs.</p><p>Here's a group shot of my work from the past 2 weeks:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0ss4jKaAOiu7kpDpeQpnlfklQYvnGXYz3wle2d8PGXtAZlY_RrSYag3aPEz5UVaQd0HTe2dgdgrCuFegenIPiIlFWt8ucvpQCafi_DmvR0mahq_zVSU9YtcQ5IeNgAqN6YnMYirkOvkikDYjZbZLKjxGHf5oofGqldAkDTAK-hbBBGm6AOF4_UKTSi-H/s640/IMG_4652.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0ss4jKaAOiu7kpDpeQpnlfklQYvnGXYz3wle2d8PGXtAZlY_RrSYag3aPEz5UVaQd0HTe2dgdgrCuFegenIPiIlFWt8ucvpQCafi_DmvR0mahq_zVSU9YtcQ5IeNgAqN6YnMYirkOvkikDYjZbZLKjxGHf5oofGqldAkDTAK-hbBBGm6AOF4_UKTSi-H/s320/IMG_4652.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Difficulty focusing on creating led me to several video lessons: Botangle, on YouTube, featuring the acorn-like Annie Oakley; Printers' Marks lesson by Eni Oken; Into the Tangle, a CZT AE 2023* lesson by Susan Yeo; and my first "Junk Journal" lesson by Pink Monarch Prints. (I think I'm hooked.) I am grateful to all these skilled instructors for the respite and beautiful marks they offered me! Also, to Eni Oken, again for teaching me how to make the faux botanical print papers with leaves. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtIeuH73KFakgE9y7TBXZcY1e59uXhxysRveEWBl1536WilKvBsFRIk3upQS49b71AINCkrmrF9lNMoqG-xtLk67f1PONtpkeoNN6YhWttw6lgDihLpxxwIijF0e3-e9pFjGbqviY5Prg957Siv3OaZsQgBZt80TN9I59bB1RAQfzA1JQThj3k-EMqINX/s640/IMG_4651.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="632" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtIeuH73KFakgE9y7TBXZcY1e59uXhxysRveEWBl1536WilKvBsFRIk3upQS49b71AINCkrmrF9lNMoqG-xtLk67f1PONtpkeoNN6YhWttw6lgDihLpxxwIijF0e3-e9pFjGbqviY5Prg957Siv3OaZsQgBZt80TN9I59bB1RAQfzA1JQThj3k-EMqINX/s320/IMG_4651.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll use this for my cards for Meals on Wheels clients.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfbKHgco2jNOLfNQnqeM_ELgERBOCzheQjm71vGUKhIQFRWj4OWXzzlrp7XNu7uKWmdIlWhxe8KOpj0MDa6lcM3WjHuIke88KoGfI80mjXLK7ALq2GvkUiqKp2__ZaMcw0ynjMK-IWoknMglis5lgYT5W4V6xYB9V6nTwBSeQe6C8-GP0nzWLws-AYfnd/s640/IMG_4620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="640" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfbKHgco2jNOLfNQnqeM_ELgERBOCzheQjm71vGUKhIQFRWj4OWXzzlrp7XNu7uKWmdIlWhxe8KOpj0MDa6lcM3WjHuIke88KoGfI80mjXLK7ALq2GvkUiqKp2__ZaMcw0ynjMK-IWoknMglis5lgYT5W4V6xYB9V6nTwBSeQe6C8-GP0nzWLws-AYfnd/s320/IMG_4620.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another faux botanical print paper</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKcx-c5A_CvKBX9DQJbzMOgnrMaKiZV7NmH1dRqopSKl1V6LlTbILLtB5jy5cwpJaNEanI3dwUAvOJ42f-atbKRoWcfWy36CUZ_ZtbJRVg39ONIy0Yj-Nexd6wHhHO7eT053eTmNQ-4ohvAM8X6QcAh1U2ByWSxzYlAOnGA2SyiWhI7oPyfc_-GMmMDL6/s640/IMG_4636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="633" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKcx-c5A_CvKBX9DQJbzMOgnrMaKiZV7NmH1dRqopSKl1V6LlTbILLtB5jy5cwpJaNEanI3dwUAvOJ42f-atbKRoWcfWy36CUZ_ZtbJRVg39ONIy0Yj-Nexd6wHhHO7eT053eTmNQ-4ohvAM8X6QcAh1U2ByWSxzYlAOnGA2SyiWhI7oPyfc_-GMmMDL6/s320/IMG_4636.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Into the Tangle class. I really wanted color, but stayed with the instructions for the tile...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Until ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihn6i1Td7Zwdug1YjuVI7SCD0dAAmuwoCIZAtChyphenhyphenhwb4DwtdJv4jNWSFJWnse2yw3Y9RyCQ5b_l_C0E6cY8Aj2ISSN6rBbenHsiqPbBe0RIZ3JNdTDpxD7YJ7wpQHRSJgvgPhGYXYcYoDM4k2QAs9XFFw7zHgqYYzgHYLVDohL_9XJwfn-xVhhcz6qggh6/s640/IMG_4635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="634" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihn6i1Td7Zwdug1YjuVI7SCD0dAAmuwoCIZAtChyphenhyphenhwb4DwtdJv4jNWSFJWnse2yw3Y9RyCQ5b_l_C0E6cY8Aj2ISSN6rBbenHsiqPbBe0RIZ3JNdTDpxD7YJ7wpQHRSJgvgPhGYXYcYoDM4k2QAs9XFFw7zHgqYYzgHYLVDohL_9XJwfn-xVhhcz6qggh6/s320/IMG_4635.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went rogue!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwdoi5rulX8TentnptOn0jh6E4Pi3Q4aaw1F1ytqAr7p6H3ygbN5LZannEKqGH5MuxYWILR9v-ZHEl-fe8_20hdtCAyyiZQEX-lmwHvQNhyphenhyphenfYhhYqMnm-DgO_v0A9tIMkW7iESaMASTzwReSGRhl_xglqPkiJNlyjk2w4TFbhr86jnEqbvVHV32OoC5wc/s640/IMG_4650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwdoi5rulX8TentnptOn0jh6E4Pi3Q4aaw1F1ytqAr7p6H3ygbN5LZannEKqGH5MuxYWILR9v-ZHEl-fe8_20hdtCAyyiZQEX-lmwHvQNhyphenhyphenfYhhYqMnm-DgO_v0A9tIMkW7iESaMASTzwReSGRhl_xglqPkiJNlyjk2w4TFbhr86jnEqbvVHV32OoC5wc/s320/IMG_4650.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Junk Journal. It has a pumpkin/fall theme. I first thought I'd give it to a friend, but decided to use it myself and see what I think. (So many of my friends are serious journalers! This would be too small for them!) It has 20 pages and several pockets with tags that can also be used for writing and storing little souvenirs. I thought it would be a great travel journal. I also thought about giving it as a fidget purse for a friend with Alzheimers. Any suggestions?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">May you find peace and joy in your art, in your family and friends.</div><br /><div>If you know of anyone in Israel who is seeking to evacuate to the US, I highly recommend Save Our Allies. My neighbors work with them. They are highly responsive and effective. Their website: www.saveourallies.org.<br /><div><br /></div><div>*CZT AE 2023: A master class for Certified Zentangle Teachers all over the world.<br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Jennifer Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963583020677489601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792200430291424499.post-37051380491597932722023-10-01T07:21:00.000-07:002023-10-01T07:21:48.316-07:00My "September Song"<p>September has passed. Read that again!</p><p>As I reflected on the past month and planned for the new one, I saw how fulfilling and nourishing it was. A visit to my South Carolina family highlighted it all. My 64th birthday delighted me. Oral surgery slowed me down. Car issues kept me on my toes. My in-laws' imminent move to Tennessee reminded me of the constant nature of change. Keeping up with my art practice took second place most days, although I managed to pursue my study of botanical drawing through a lovely book Lar gifted me. All in all, a splendid month.</p><p>As I failed to post anything from week to week, I started to question my purpose for blogging. A friend and fellow blogger and I lamented together about the future of blogs. Were they still useful? My "mission" for this blog was to share my journey in joy. (The blogging process inspires me to make more art.) In my last post, I shared a crazy quilt of pictures from my journey: botanical drawings, collage, Zentangle pieces. Do readers want to see Zentangle art alone? If you have any thoughts on this, I'd love to hear from you.</p><p>In the meantime, my journey in joy goes on. I'll continue to share my creative process, drawing, tangling, collaging and whatever else pops up, as long as I find joy and fulfillment here. (I can't imagine how you will find it if I'm not!)</p><p>Botanical Drawings, from "Botanicals by Whimsy by Kelly" group on Facebook:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4fpAr5YFfEo7c9JsxPfTGXfO0Ukp9NMn_ygg5TLfCcn1_gioeFdfT3tJYlHb0MXmoN7zMjNMcXAONPxyOHqOT3-N7BFsXhOwGXzV3PXOf5EvA3CHj0_KmpxxJoH_zmUe11YCS4rGSADIcGPA_oFy9S7rZZIIgLdSMMd-9ULd3_8f0Z5wNK2656KMB5Ej2/s640/IMG_4492.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4fpAr5YFfEo7c9JsxPfTGXfO0Ukp9NMn_ygg5TLfCcn1_gioeFdfT3tJYlHb0MXmoN7zMjNMcXAONPxyOHqOT3-N7BFsXhOwGXzV3PXOf5EvA3CHj0_KmpxxJoH_zmUe11YCS4rGSADIcGPA_oFy9S7rZZIIgLdSMMd-9ULd3_8f0Z5wNK2656KMB5Ej2/s320/IMG_4492.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUMCf-HIynFDrcexLTSRCeXqYh5okemh2WEWL4eGf9nfy3Q1dlzAeUGNJQx03-nI40KZyJIimfVBnTmxX8ceA9WW55BbKxNVkQyVlcULcm8uyoGGssLyeUsFKIbhh-UYAHO9ycK4eGGw2fm86c9eFMtvu4eptKYYZgkqlxtfaj5qAEXTVwFj0G6AhMrQG/s640/IMG_4494.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUMCf-HIynFDrcexLTSRCeXqYh5okemh2WEWL4eGf9nfy3Q1dlzAeUGNJQx03-nI40KZyJIimfVBnTmxX8ceA9WW55BbKxNVkQyVlcULcm8uyoGGssLyeUsFKIbhh-UYAHO9ycK4eGGw2fm86c9eFMtvu4eptKYYZgkqlxtfaj5qAEXTVwFj0G6AhMrQG/s320/IMG_4494.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cJTpuW1ppGwgi39UPF9f1WBDmwgOJtSs9J1kzxxqPCjc-UbidzmSpAyD6PYHemx4VuR2Gp1ZtCSNhLTt6O6u7ovnoCGd20I1HVgLmZKshicZ-x9_8oPYYZ5mJOl0nYVjDdBafg9NEroTJcej1l6PkXnix0ETrMPDf47calmEj4wC4LOSb9XRVwslG89G/s640/IMG_4497.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cJTpuW1ppGwgi39UPF9f1WBDmwgOJtSs9J1kzxxqPCjc-UbidzmSpAyD6PYHemx4VuR2Gp1ZtCSNhLTt6O6u7ovnoCGd20I1HVgLmZKshicZ-x9_8oPYYZ5mJOl0nYVjDdBafg9NEroTJcej1l6PkXnix0ETrMPDf47calmEj4wC4LOSb9XRVwslG89G/s320/IMG_4497.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkg4v_uzoTULGi9i6QOl1WWBcXJtAofuk9VD5MT8qmlZX_HWiUoi4xM2GoTqzB1bqzck1BfURMGv_GJcTAylunkAnvSVf9xbB7NDNpUmcpx9ZuGeNrVHrA9TvghDJAiWAuGZMKr9405GHvfgCPOIOx0hIwxpoZU4d-ncF42MxISB9OVFTvAyTFYthRuLlQ/s640/IMG_4498.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkg4v_uzoTULGi9i6QOl1WWBcXJtAofuk9VD5MT8qmlZX_HWiUoi4xM2GoTqzB1bqzck1BfURMGv_GJcTAylunkAnvSVf9xbB7NDNpUmcpx9ZuGeNrVHrA9TvghDJAiWAuGZMKr9405GHvfgCPOIOx0hIwxpoZU4d-ncF42MxISB9OVFTvAyTFYthRuLlQ/s320/IMG_4498.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Medley Classes. This is a course offered by Whimsy by Kelly. We learn botanical drawing and combine it with Zentangle.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydTKwAuH3xs8WFd7zGKCARDaS4qMUVtRBdwjYeCbJlajKAY2L3Pspd7qmaAb7nmCggrUHHRhMMb7mdKhXS8n7o9Rassce-3RQHXW-IrlNR5tihnFHsdlT2LB1781VxZW5qizeis-FblcAm53JZa0cwHXiw7csIezTRSooS6uygS9EFdRbVtvybZfIRpU8/s640/IMG_4496.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydTKwAuH3xs8WFd7zGKCARDaS4qMUVtRBdwjYeCbJlajKAY2L3Pspd7qmaAb7nmCggrUHHRhMMb7mdKhXS8n7o9Rassce-3RQHXW-IrlNR5tihnFHsdlT2LB1781VxZW5qizeis-FblcAm53JZa0cwHXiw7csIezTRSooS6uygS9EFdRbVtvybZfIRpU8/s320/IMG_4496.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJQlnWwM_ebvQXOzGZ_pP5q1XO8i4dhJKfICigLF7xwGQFadU74TIuVu0hXlMtIkzzHoGENn6omlrihoakN6ITiRARTb3QOaGpPCJj7p7J7IwbmCXKpeUR_9iOwN3xPEQM6JUPXUgOF3RkfxYkLAzPqy_bbLiIhYQogEZsp1YG6nyA9EhXHAXMfdzY_Om/s640/IMG_4609.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJQlnWwM_ebvQXOzGZ_pP5q1XO8i4dhJKfICigLF7xwGQFadU74TIuVu0hXlMtIkzzHoGENn6omlrihoakN6ITiRARTb3QOaGpPCJj7p7J7IwbmCXKpeUR_9iOwN3xPEQM6JUPXUgOF3RkfxYkLAzPqy_bbLiIhYQogEZsp1YG6nyA9EhXHAXMfdzY_Om/s320/IMG_4609.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CZT Artifex Eruditio 2023. A masterclass for Certified Zentangle Teachers offered by 7F5R Studio in Singapore with teachers and students from the world over.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ySMB0FNibVYXLIoj_5JpXgJyV5zU8ubGnRlne2MoyWaJyAfEsvgc8gu1IbnjMXyNRJV9VIptRmdgp76Jg-umwAREOPW8455UORH36wjCwGEeFq3oBjtH7MBZDtK98KO7q2kfpp-DdAy-vob19UHjJ1OQLuQoAZ-UajGOlsb58lA4GzdnTEbzfDdIEG99/s640/IMG_4611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ySMB0FNibVYXLIoj_5JpXgJyV5zU8ubGnRlne2MoyWaJyAfEsvgc8gu1IbnjMXyNRJV9VIptRmdgp76Jg-umwAREOPW8455UORH36wjCwGEeFq3oBjtH7MBZDtK98KO7q2kfpp-DdAy-vob19UHjJ1OQLuQoAZ-UajGOlsb58lA4GzdnTEbzfDdIEG99/s320/IMG_4611.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjEUBJ8AB06ka0ecFo2EsvumrDXQnfYLRC5kmy4-Ks-RnKbpgMsHOZL4LiyS89PrBTi_ReiATt3JEyTWxRACD_13pLbAo70A0IbnsP15ivbu6b_lhHBiceb5KF9dVyBmnkzbTCnAecIt5skX-RTpheTODPhOU2GXSdrYQQxYwQwE0GqAPNYkl4xW9dcws/s320/IMG_4615.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stamping with leaves</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I hope you found something to bring an instant of joy/bliss/ happiness and wish you well!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Until next time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Jennifer Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963583020677489601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792200430291424499.post-56451677561484908772023-09-05T11:37:00.002-07:002023-09-05T11:37:28.088-07:00What can I say?<p>No posts for two weeks does not mean I haven't been thinking about you. My zen journey in joy has taken me to different media and techniques yet again, and I didn't quite know how to put it into a post! I think you stop by mostly for the pictures, so I'll cut to the chase. These are in no particular order, to convey the crazy quilt feel of my work space. The botanical drawings are from the class I'm taking with Whimsy by Kelly. She also taught an ornamental letters class on Facebook that I highly recommend. I struggle with perspective, but I'm working on it. There are some new botanical tangles I learned from Annie Reiser's excellent YouTube videos: Daisy Chain, Mooka Lily Leaf and Ray. 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Thanks for stopping by!</div>Jennifer Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963583020677489601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792200430291424499.post-70922144794398876932023-08-20T16:21:00.001-07:002023-08-20T16:31:47.145-07:00Weather<p>Like the air we breathe, weather is a constant in our life. "Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it," said Mark Twain. Weather is constantly in the news now, a major character in our world, as our climate changes. </p><p>We here in the Triangle had a severe storm pass through this week. It didn't last long, but damaged homes, forests, power lines and traffic lights. I spent a good part of this week cleaning up our yard. Since my wrist and back are not as strong as they once were, I spent another good part trying to recover.</p><p>I know that I have to practice making art every day, so I opted for trying some different techniques. I watched and drew along with a "Botanicals by Whimsy by Kelly" video on FaceBook. I did the Mini-Mandala Monday lesson on YouTube. I also watched some beginning collage videos, and purchased some digital printables on etsy. All of these are fun and relaxing ways to do art and learn something new. We'll see where they take me.</p><p>Here are my results:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyD84JJLflEQAWPtmH4iG_GE6a5wBRQ9bxH4YmyAZAxT9O109W3PWrA3C89TufO0jPV3S1TpGKpmymdnoqo62ctFKvy6vWG8njRHB7EvnWwBOPVCqqVFSAB1FszNGJnQbWTHsDtHGtjGiVQXKOOMZLpQ9XMLGQgkI0BWATjWy3u84yOMw79YpmKZ29IIut/s640/IMG_4440.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyD84JJLflEQAWPtmH4iG_GE6a5wBRQ9bxH4YmyAZAxT9O109W3PWrA3C89TufO0jPV3S1TpGKpmymdnoqo62ctFKvy6vWG8njRHB7EvnWwBOPVCqqVFSAB1FszNGJnQbWTHsDtHGtjGiVQXKOOMZLpQ9XMLGQgkI0BWATjWy3u84yOMw79YpmKZ29IIut/s320/IMG_4440.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Inspired by my Botanicals class and one of my favorite flowers, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the California Poppy, or Escholtzia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqycPV4RXO7DX7MFyLri1upY6QvFvUEV4Upc-vCPAZEO-07hd-rgoja1iq2cxFjhf6mqSRn_M66iPxKk4QKO2s9cGinNE3pxl9blb2cdrRV4KoIN3_gSEkle8scs3q8KhKowyxRibT0K2wXLKUhJbCuuG-5CNARIgcMzibwV2BPY2JthxT4xtaYtm5AgD-/s640/IMG_4441.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqycPV4RXO7DX7MFyLri1upY6QvFvUEV4Upc-vCPAZEO-07hd-rgoja1iq2cxFjhf6mqSRn_M66iPxKk4QKO2s9cGinNE3pxl9blb2cdrRV4KoIN3_gSEkle8scs3q8KhKowyxRibT0K2wXLKUhJbCuuG-5CNARIgcMzibwV2BPY2JthxT4xtaYtm5AgD-/s320/IMG_4441.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just playing with a tile I had already painted</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwrWTnw2vVtHU-BPA6uUk0GvOB-30OFk5Gtq1VTadN4aVQuKqdQBMfzmI7jufUayP7vjMJNhpgDmkn8YLNJdC6qgP-wLAGDTXlh4urfzLDnLuvnfJ4CdCI3ONWuQC8_zqAUZLlQ1Ej6xvS5gmLwlN047g1Q_DjVIHTs960T_LLIb31-e79AGbp5shNrdR/s640/IMG_4443.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwrWTnw2vVtHU-BPA6uUk0GvOB-30OFk5Gtq1VTadN4aVQuKqdQBMfzmI7jufUayP7vjMJNhpgDmkn8YLNJdC6qgP-wLAGDTXlh4urfzLDnLuvnfJ4CdCI3ONWuQC8_zqAUZLlQ1Ej6xvS5gmLwlN047g1Q_DjVIHTs960T_LLIb31-e79AGbp5shNrdR/s320/IMG_4443.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week's Mini Mandala Monday. I really enjoyed the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">blossom and left off the traditional embellishments.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKEYZM9FTwXa4V6FpGcG-UHPR5qGJbrX3Oa_dNE7n04sDwKUr6e4vOv3_wGh7gc9UCP9a7fPi1DggXP2HaOMmOh64ysDoKoPjbxVwr0mUVw6O8203tEi7-_854EEOyinvZ_eg9ARq2xdCrLmgtrh6IfAmFkq50em4_cv-PqCQcGHCeQV7Jwsc9oezVLMx/s640/IMG_4442.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKEYZM9FTwXa4V6FpGcG-UHPR5qGJbrX3Oa_dNE7n04sDwKUr6e4vOv3_wGh7gc9UCP9a7fPi1DggXP2HaOMmOh64ysDoKoPjbxVwr0mUVw6O8203tEi7-_854EEOyinvZ_eg9ARq2xdCrLmgtrh6IfAmFkq50em4_cv-PqCQcGHCeQV7Jwsc9oezVLMx/s320/IMG_4442.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A little sprinkle of Lindy's Gang Magicals, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a peacock from an old magazine,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and a frame of "Pee-Fee" tangle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHDMHqrTht-kwUaHbx3LCRz25cG9qi4QAxQ3i0GjiCJTKXarQApQ3qyeZgvOFngvCFhWuZ7Bp5FdCc19AEV4wz5_-xdedZjWHeE29RYPfQd9IY7Bk-e1NXOXA7GkqO8nrlgOfUUcYdS5147X3oMyj0M9L9nTLHxNA9SH76fMapLdrkQFNGmm5FAlkj3tj/s640/IMG_4437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHDMHqrTht-kwUaHbx3LCRz25cG9qi4QAxQ3i0GjiCJTKXarQApQ3qyeZgvOFngvCFhWuZ7Bp5FdCc19AEV4wz5_-xdedZjWHeE29RYPfQd9IY7Bk-e1NXOXA7GkqO8nrlgOfUUcYdS5147X3oMyj0M9L9nTLHxNA9SH76fMapLdrkQFNGmm5FAlkj3tj/s320/IMG_4437.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My first go at collage after the video lesson</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KYH4qA28yndjeKeWWabpUSn2zod5_hiE-Kln1Qo2qaXyShAi4i4dfTEScw33RjbTyVcPk7C8W99E5SN0OlL-FSnrrSLkb2rBFjis_2gxqHPXeKW6-F26ONJaN0urUd8nn4QcksJu2p4ih-O6WRF3v2FJsUPprX1ZTOkUFQDYlS_DDsYSmzNnO--qtod_/s640/IMG_4438.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KYH4qA28yndjeKeWWabpUSn2zod5_hiE-Kln1Qo2qaXyShAi4i4dfTEScw33RjbTyVcPk7C8W99E5SN0OlL-FSnrrSLkb2rBFjis_2gxqHPXeKW6-F26ONJaN0urUd8nn4QcksJu2p4ih-O6WRF3v2FJsUPprX1ZTOkUFQDYlS_DDsYSmzNnO--qtod_/s320/IMG_4438.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another postcard collage, with stamping and a hint of Zentangle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What class might you take this week to develop your art?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jennifer Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963583020677489601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792200430291424499.post-76751907825765537772023-08-09T13:39:00.003-07:002023-08-09T13:41:53.784-07:00Mistakes?<p><span style="font-family: courier;">One of the tenets of the Zentangle philosophy is "No Mistakes". Whatever unintended mark appears on your paper remains, because there are no erasers in life. We have every right and power to alter our mark, and can even just cover it up or cut it out! But in some form or another, it remains for us to remember. I mention this because I was looking at my first art journal this week, done in 2016-17. I was looking for notes on drawing over acrylic paint, which always challenged me. Page after page I had tried different techniques with paint--acrylic, watercolor, gouache, watercolor pens-- and made notes on my process and what happened. It was fascinating to see all the things that hadn't really worked to my satisfaction. Two years of this! Lots of lessons on what not to do! And how rich it all felt! I never really showed it to anyone, since it felt like a secret treasure. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">When I post my work here, I include the warts and bumps, of which there are many. I do this to encourage you to accept and embrace whatever you make. Rob Bell says, "What every artist must learn is that even the failed pieces are essential." In my case, the failed acrylic pieces--much to my joy!--led me to use more watercolors, inks and pigments. (And reduce my mess. I hated cleaning up acrylic paint from my brushes!) I hope that whenever you come here, you take away some power to venture out and make your own "mistakes".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Here's the work from the past week:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCapjFlneXZpbds2qpejXaJDarPtNA_Q4Qo8W38LVybqy1q660p2aGRmh--4ZFOYilCAQr2poNV81xRwYZh8YFRWIZvY6XuXWvYUw5BMd_JRir2oOPHVLcGPzg_s38c5_Ry7XMlIotkYYve0qjrWgdo4JzPgpd4zLeOleBrqIh26S8snw3q81VmOv0aPm1/s640/IMG_4374.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCapjFlneXZpbds2qpejXaJDarPtNA_Q4Qo8W38LVybqy1q660p2aGRmh--4ZFOYilCAQr2poNV81xRwYZh8YFRWIZvY6XuXWvYUw5BMd_JRir2oOPHVLcGPzg_s38c5_Ry7XMlIotkYYve0qjrWgdo4JzPgpd4zLeOleBrqIh26S8snw3q81VmOv0aPm1/s320/IMG_4374.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p><br /></p>Jennifer Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963583020677489601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792200430291424499.post-27520513864683279852023-08-01T16:29:00.002-07:002023-08-01T16:29:51.403-07:00Snapshot!I get uncomfortable when more than a week goes by without blogging, so I thought I'd just quickly share my art from the past 7 days. I'm trying to use more tangles after doing a lot of technique exploration. Of course, I'm not back to black on white, but the first picture shows how close I came!!!<div>I hope you enjoy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6pOA3vkAGWB5zNpMtG3bvghwYEDuztcW4_EjKjxVwhTmnodly7lPw5XZk5FRmF7Fa6aMm3y6Yjqa9RE6CqkNSG0AxFb63hqaczRxcziUJe7fibNVYkoSOpLqJALVveMXybwb1tfmyH7nc0kw1CKJ5i4xlEq3OD3_y2FDNR5cdFQdYVU2irsTie3w-UM-/s640/IMG_4362.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="639" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6pOA3vkAGWB5zNpMtG3bvghwYEDuztcW4_EjKjxVwhTmnodly7lPw5XZk5FRmF7Fa6aMm3y6Yjqa9RE6CqkNSG0AxFb63hqaczRxcziUJe7fibNVYkoSOpLqJALVveMXybwb1tfmyH7nc0kw1CKJ5i4xlEq3OD3_y2FDNR5cdFQdYVU2irsTie3w-UM-/s320/IMG_4362.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW20L54KbYml9zBnIrWaVxUoQX9ExiZ2Q5BY7c1m2WtZfjIhWf2CdcPuQ8nBVF6SurfY5GEA3SJRkIjI-kCGyvkzYxJklM4hOcMadPzNhNN79HyNXi4TfHFwo3bEMimHBJ19KJc1G66L3KsqccaPT8ud8LMNefn5EQ4yLZtzTmL2xpukH8NOyWYDQ0G24n/s640/IMG_4365.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">Have a lovely week!</div><br /><div><br /></div>Jennifer Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963583020677489601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792200430291424499.post-6628858966877228872023-07-25T12:58:00.000-07:002023-07-25T12:58:17.179-07:00Just Play!"I was just playin'." That student phrase held a lot of power over my self-control when I was teaching middle school, since it was often a denial of any responsibility! <div>But last week, I decided to experiment with image transfers, heat embossing, stamping, inks et al. No Zentangle. No drawing. So why am I sharing this in a blog about my Zentangle journey? Because it's all connected. First, my journal pages to illustrate what I did:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnE1BNHN9iPLfAb6q_SHdmnWIvrzY0l_gpsRDAaWV3eHZtlUNdGi_nhtwLZ1RXOxB1KRRtNXfX4OBRo88Luh-oxJ8Wkk7B1eZfHqcG1FodwfF4VPYPOIRg6o5hbp4nGSipcSvpAvinSB91ViPMz7b600ZmIFVeRb8steycmMkYEBfGsoyHsBY1weyc-J44/s640/IMG_4321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="640" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnE1BNHN9iPLfAb6q_SHdmnWIvrzY0l_gpsRDAaWV3eHZtlUNdGi_nhtwLZ1RXOxB1KRRtNXfX4OBRo88Luh-oxJ8Wkk7B1eZfHqcG1FodwfF4VPYPOIRg6o5hbp4nGSipcSvpAvinSB91ViPMz7b600ZmIFVeRb8steycmMkYEBfGsoyHsBY1weyc-J44/s320/IMG_4321.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFyzibt7mF6f6_lAKdjIpL6COgJF-81YUNEOTV2He3wnL4xss1c84qxcy6puEvf6CTRvhz4OHymp9aFUK5xLQS4RbVWtl49V-KqiFkH8k1mfXn2GI1fYMMz21cUXKWPe65SsZPP4Al_Kz6GY4WpbestDpvXuxkePozA14lDZZozEFaqQXekt61rvunCtjz/s640/IMG_4322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbsgxAMKvijwgwBXY_UR3ffW72UghHQJ7P1UCjWqfQrv-VoX6KM96h572u02dJbY-7llqkqfk4MgSj79vfYAoY-WBo6qqIw8RJDoPDoSN3vhbij_3cLTuEFVWAXveIz3QVpRWF3BTFRFevZGZ7OPaolPcFJTdlZ-3N3VFAxMkEv4K8_uqYNTiblnZUzJR/s640/IMG_4318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="640" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbsgxAMKvijwgwBXY_UR3ffW72UghHQJ7P1UCjWqfQrv-VoX6KM96h572u02dJbY-7llqkqfk4MgSj79vfYAoY-WBo6qqIw8RJDoPDoSN3vhbij_3cLTuEFVWAXveIz3QVpRWF3BTFRFevZGZ7OPaolPcFJTdlZ-3N3VFAxMkEv4K8_uqYNTiblnZUzJR/s320/IMG_4318.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>In his neverending generosity, Lar at one point asked what I had been up to in my studio, since I hadn't rushed him at the door with my usual, "Come see what I did today!" Knowing that I wasn't especially excited with my work, I quipped, "I was just playin'!" I went on to explain that I'd been exploring and experimenting this week and showed him the sketchbook. And in the end, I used the heat embossing to make cards for our Meals on Wheels clients this week.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2e8vke8ZcABk6GU5Vj-RMS2d3EOUfUBk_Ow_rdSpLM7MXhwuH5DTZIzqXJGlppGZJbW-uqSWslJZU48Sr6H_19a8zVyLW9RTqu5Z8LLXEGUiFo2N1bxt9bJu8DZEtHO9IsfuURKfTvkZz0cRjDMDNT4WBUsRKBhLljSLiJfXr5CF2WrN80qWLfe-8bTfT/s640/505931EB-B9B6-47DE-B31A-45190F3AB794.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2e8vke8ZcABk6GU5Vj-RMS2d3EOUfUBk_Ow_rdSpLM7MXhwuH5DTZIzqXJGlppGZJbW-uqSWslJZU48Sr6H_19a8zVyLW9RTqu5Z8LLXEGUiFo2N1bxt9bJu8DZEtHO9IsfuURKfTvkZz0cRjDMDNT4WBUsRKBhLljSLiJfXr5CF2WrN80qWLfe-8bTfT/s320/505931EB-B9B6-47DE-B31A-45190F3AB794.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Fly with happy wings today."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When's the last time you gave yourself permission to "just play"?</div><br /><div><br /></div>Jennifer Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963583020677489601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792200430291424499.post-13993070895788972982023-07-14T18:15:00.000-07:002023-07-14T18:15:15.286-07:00You're invited! Saturday, 7/15 from 8 to 12<p>My first art sale is tomorrow, Saturday, 7/15 from 8-12 in Homestead Village, Chapel Hill (27516). It's part of our neighborhood yard sale. The entrance is on Hearthstone Lane and Homestead Road. </p><p>I'll have some matted pieces:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPMH9Yg9G45g3EdcGFuldQwjB3UCUR_V_VAhQ3tQjC0-2RurPGasjdQ5WxtaJsLZuZ_ZmQIA169Edi91AhteGwRJdG1V4IfETAwvXQ2neZw3K2y7_tSNZPeR-UPXE48eqTRvACrHI_8N0wxEsqiJ2YjFYWhIBQdtmxGPYlaY9w-GwpKpAiyKEs3esneH-/s640/B9300BFB-140E-4CC0-80F2-A302946564BB.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPMH9Yg9G45g3EdcGFuldQwjB3UCUR_V_VAhQ3tQjC0-2RurPGasjdQ5WxtaJsLZuZ_ZmQIA169Edi91AhteGwRJdG1V4IfETAwvXQ2neZw3K2y7_tSNZPeR-UPXE48eqTRvACrHI_8N0wxEsqiJ2YjFYWhIBQdtmxGPYlaY9w-GwpKpAiyKEs3esneH-/s320/B9300BFB-140E-4CC0-80F2-A302946564BB.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As well as some framed original art cards:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEY6xha0P4qfHZ0ywWdMeUR4LW4TaqlGtbfnaWMJYzuZ7KPBQfwhyQbs5PSlHqK3pbde8UHFJG-uLMRDKNYTecUgi4W59sf2JFiU58dKzA1yI2oRo3wiROHBjm7B1gKvGmbnSC343NqOioSHYqJXIOBQ9pk93KBLsm4p8R125qj6_zfvEM9dGwd7Jtxg1/s640/IMG_4267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="474" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEY6xha0P4qfHZ0ywWdMeUR4LW4TaqlGtbfnaWMJYzuZ7KPBQfwhyQbs5PSlHqK3pbde8UHFJG-uLMRDKNYTecUgi4W59sf2JFiU58dKzA1yI2oRo3wiROHBjm7B1gKvGmbnSC343NqOioSHYqJXIOBQ9pk93KBLsm4p8R125qj6_zfvEM9dGwd7Jtxg1/s320/IMG_4267.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqMLZxT-XgnR1D5PmkfmrTypaLvxzhktfkc3gh6W6yWjNDroJy2ilbIv-LYQxtPm0bkqFb1opqU6GdbsM1p3afrDUAxYLWfgylUDAecnaTqG6LcxzRhqxTKznUYAuykKPgoNPsPYak3tnb5NO8rqSHn6hdiur7A222prIQo-ZD3SiNdCqEANXA3nbwEXo9/s640/IMG_4268.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">Here are a few more pieces. There's even a jigsaw puzzle!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHBWh4HD-QYIzJsgtr26qVzb7rb0bTb_KGUCdNjTuJ2W17-l05sP0dgzDzkx2_xK0wJkoFwmplbEQ9TMz7AsdYh7xLvfUnIdTZO5GZtrQm4ZjEkxy5wLq33IDsUzSpebKLFF_zcZUu7dbiRbHJpJ4muKNy1lh8RgvwtxIFABZYw55cLiIH4bcL9_WIkKr/s640/IMG_4296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHBWh4HD-QYIzJsgtr26qVzb7rb0bTb_KGUCdNjTuJ2W17-l05sP0dgzDzkx2_xK0wJkoFwmplbEQ9TMz7AsdYh7xLvfUnIdTZO5GZtrQm4ZjEkxy5wLq33IDsUzSpebKLFF_zcZUu7dbiRbHJpJ4muKNy1lh8RgvwtxIFABZYw55cLiIH4bcL9_WIkKr/s320/IMG_4296.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5_1jvHPz_-8zhSbKVQsbgHWeu3nuitK29Gw30jgIT2llebQ_RJlpNgaKJ26uQYFmWTeA6kOq-C2Od6S1dDwtjMRV1rWqPump5hC8xbxUQzZcYVtQWWmnylEGGCciZ5GzB-r3cYUQf4_98x6NTII9MDpUh5tWT31hyyxLv-x09ZX5d63b1fzWIj-AaibC/s640/IMG_4294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I'm not good enough. I'm not ... enough. Overcoming fear has appeared on many a new year's resolutions list in my adult life. Remarkably, for me, last week focused a lot on saying yes. You can see this in <a href="https://zenspar.blogspot.com/2023/06/making-more-vacation-space.html" target="_blank">last week's art.</a> I replied "Yes" to an email to say that I would participate in our neighborhood's yard sale on July 15th. Surprised to feel energized by my choice, I started preparing things to sell. I have never sold any of my art. I've given away what I haven't kept, to our Meals on Wheels clients, the Little Free Art Gallery in Carrboro, the West Carrboro Minim Art, friends, family, random recipients....I still have pieces that I no longer have room for, but they don't feel destined for the above. Several friends have suggested that I sell my wares, so I'm saying yes!<div><br /></div><div>Here's what's ready as of today:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUF-54kmNzFVQ4VC9sEEkm6prPnlzAhJGFqwMa8Fqyg1oV_pNIgXtfXw8kFmK6TKzaH6ZbfNDvDTULs6vQjrHKwjkiDSyTU2y28W90PyFW-8-y9BrDFXWbX4sL8NliRwggMvaR8f-aa0D-p15RiYEhIZkcGXsP808f9jLyv8P8R59_uzRDPRSczIfOoguK/s640/B9300BFB-140E-4CC0-80F2-A302946564BB.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUF-54kmNzFVQ4VC9sEEkm6prPnlzAhJGFqwMa8Fqyg1oV_pNIgXtfXw8kFmK6TKzaH6ZbfNDvDTULs6vQjrHKwjkiDSyTU2y28W90PyFW-8-y9BrDFXWbX4sL8NliRwggMvaR8f-aa0D-p15RiYEhIZkcGXsP808f9jLyv8P8R59_uzRDPRSczIfOoguK/s320/B9300BFB-140E-4CC0-80F2-A302946564BB.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Matted originals</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are all framed greeting cards with original art.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3D4ZR4lAIoozMiMNA0fFmNTev0RhVgs7um0uXUPl22k4fyqvZuWowmDbeBu1V-uK7gfs01-tVbBhstv0Y_5jFsYOFYZg5wqpBl2qrJeyyDBzsvfuwFjB4Zrs3PwBnKxLBv4aKN6iBrMMaHs7rlFmZYa6hPVCLh7aRXYDz0DEQaVBnsRm1suYZQDASx_o/s640/IMG_4267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="474" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3D4ZR4lAIoozMiMNA0fFmNTev0RhVgs7um0uXUPl22k4fyqvZuWowmDbeBu1V-uK7gfs01-tVbBhstv0Y_5jFsYOFYZg5wqpBl2qrJeyyDBzsvfuwFjB4Zrs3PwBnKxLBv4aKN6iBrMMaHs7rlFmZYa6hPVCLh7aRXYDz0DEQaVBnsRm1suYZQDASx_o/s320/IMG_4267.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">I'm pleased with what what I have so far and will keep you posted about new additions!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>What can you say yes to in your life?<br /><div><br /></div>Jennifer Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963583020677489601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792200430291424499.post-83492372214242056262023-06-25T15:37:00.002-07:002023-06-25T15:47:29.921-07:00Making more vacation space<p>Several inches of rain fell here in Chapel Hill this week and renewed us. Still adjusting to the end of vacation, I decided to focus on creating vacation-like energy as I went about my appointments and obligations. I happened to think: What if I could recreate the feel of vacation here at home? This felt like more than just "stay-cation" stuff. I wanted to really re-capture the energy of newness, exploration, beauty, choice by seeing things with fresh eyes. On vacation, we knew that our time was limited, so we didn't dawdle or putz. (I'm a putzer par excellence.) Lots of serendipity came about, including this quote: "Create a life you won't need a vacation from." I needed to remember the things that were energizing about vacation, especially places, and try to find similar ones here. I'm a beginner, and know that I want to continue on this path. </p><p>Here's what happened in my 3.5 inch square journal:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqt5okqY4iiwfikZZeEaCQthjttGZRCVXFC7obcOZ-LOhgw3X6oxR6PGh-udtz2lzfwlIyGJPohEBEe8Zv3XFvnMffh_c39v3544gWTbYaO9R69XwzYxsVvq4EptpVyqPrfnYQkvmQwAKqgc1bxrpOk1i0VVyi3Bfqk1CaBQCBJvG__o2LUOhtdXLul2hv/s640/IMG_4251.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="613" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqt5okqY4iiwfikZZeEaCQthjttGZRCVXFC7obcOZ-LOhgw3X6oxR6PGh-udtz2lzfwlIyGJPohEBEe8Zv3XFvnMffh_c39v3544gWTbYaO9R69XwzYxsVvq4EptpVyqPrfnYQkvmQwAKqgc1bxrpOk1i0VVyi3Bfqk1CaBQCBJvG__o2LUOhtdXLul2hv/s320/IMG_4251.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0haomRmX4u1zjIigQpUeXTBZHBCkoEPUDSVAC1HWuC3BelLJtw0fZ8c11pGzv71rGH1QbJVG9jGHhFXWpOBwvKTCuJ7BjYOv52Ou-qzSwiVrbfGPAjlcFzanpSr9TU8d67FhurNkKAjtU8hHjHMXts-H5jmv1nxHJVxu0nLC4oyg_9FpjJCnovHStrV-/s640/IMG_4252.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0haomRmX4u1zjIigQpUeXTBZHBCkoEPUDSVAC1HWuC3BelLJtw0fZ8c11pGzv71rGH1QbJVG9jGHhFXWpOBwvKTCuJ7BjYOv52Ou-qzSwiVrbfGPAjlcFzanpSr9TU8d67FhurNkKAjtU8hHjHMXts-H5jmv1nxHJVxu0nLC4oyg_9FpjJCnovHStrV-/s320/IMG_4252.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvc96sUBB5VmAf4CGGMsukqpD_GlaXC8Z6GhMHPO2QHiL4zq3_hV2j62mIgmUP9UG2pHMQEy-ydww98hHUvzucElvbcehALaiN-VkTnyUEIjQ4nlLsz9YeBkqNLZCKX6U1_0IKBCxhVMV6IjA5s5iKVvQ8hqGImTQyPfszsRUSBxxjyOpKw3FNzjxDjLX/s640/IMG_4253.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvc96sUBB5VmAf4CGGMsukqpD_GlaXC8Z6GhMHPO2QHiL4zq3_hV2j62mIgmUP9UG2pHMQEy-ydww98hHUvzucElvbcehALaiN-VkTnyUEIjQ4nlLsz9YeBkqNLZCKX6U1_0IKBCxhVMV6IjA5s5iKVvQ8hqGImTQyPfszsRUSBxxjyOpKw3FNzjxDjLX/s320/IMG_4253.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These two pages were soaked with an ink spill. I like how it worked out.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdOcunUFBM15azu94yH54VEAl1DpM3IfFCphMmX9LfbBwJ13k2_zFL6ywiP0PPJ34QdMbBSealMy0TFdtdd3_JsKMVCK4PV45nYsqv5VU7r-2g1x5n6rbfEQmYz1338RMPYeVeh4V7nH9IKEhR3nJhRG4o_jbiJotaO1EKrDs61cfSkcdf87z2jNFLWYG/s640/IMG_4254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="640" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdOcunUFBM15azu94yH54VEAl1DpM3IfFCphMmX9LfbBwJ13k2_zFL6ywiP0PPJ34QdMbBSealMy0TFdtdd3_JsKMVCK4PV45nYsqv5VU7r-2g1x5n6rbfEQmYz1338RMPYeVeh4V7nH9IKEhR3nJhRG4o_jbiJotaO1EKrDs61cfSkcdf87z2jNFLWYG/s320/IMG_4254.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYJ7fAkF-6Ef1xnCGgJi7p7zrxQZSJchqO4diywmUk_RZbHS2_wqGIBfleGN7mUJq_SE0GLf_9Kspo9phxHqanb52I7oIRt89iOYQJUJTKjJm4VOKy8myhkxM7NFMKt7aE-f5SsMzpI3l0Wp0bm2B3WX-ZOmco-FGZgtNZNpYOG8zsHd1qnv2szz-qk34/s640/IMG_4256.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="640" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYJ7fAkF-6Ef1xnCGgJi7p7zrxQZSJchqO4diywmUk_RZbHS2_wqGIBfleGN7mUJq_SE0GLf_9Kspo9phxHqanb52I7oIRt89iOYQJUJTKjJm4VOKy8myhkxM7NFMKt7aE-f5SsMzpI3l0Wp0bm2B3WX-ZOmco-FGZgtNZNpYOG8zsHd1qnv2szz-qk34/s320/IMG_4256.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6BzA8NIqUJT-5TZF_d6jGZim-ww3rEUcYd_UMqRqQ_qZSojwW2BOQB5xUgfGpz8wxBKRDt3cNOaE8x2H6ko51KbKuMU4k6idZzsUmGWOIAnV_5CONOqUIvVAAievN1ZkyH18QrwBqUcl7Mc-y8DyTh6swiW_cNjtE31zkDxRLEhWIPwtTLJB686Td07J/s640/IMG_4257.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="628" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6BzA8NIqUJT-5TZF_d6jGZim-ww3rEUcYd_UMqRqQ_qZSojwW2BOQB5xUgfGpz8wxBKRDt3cNOaE8x2H6ko51KbKuMU4k6idZzsUmGWOIAnV_5CONOqUIvVAAievN1ZkyH18QrwBqUcl7Mc-y8DyTh6swiW_cNjtE31zkDxRLEhWIPwtTLJB686Td07J/s320/IMG_4257.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJyx8P1QthnWsio4yvf9Y_p_Sa4pOavnY7wn67HJrk9rOco21KSZsMPpyfXtXxubaT4PM717eM8FwQl-JEsA1fLjggdTn7NulSjxBBPJq6caEFDelJCe05f0VVQIRphQk6VrdSo_h2BSTmqBJjENVHbv_i1dY8zRpI2E3fg94axcxiAVEsnaGBOQs6klra/s640/IMG_4258.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJyx8P1QthnWsio4yvf9Y_p_Sa4pOavnY7wn67HJrk9rOco21KSZsMPpyfXtXxubaT4PM717eM8FwQl-JEsA1fLjggdTn7NulSjxBBPJq6caEFDelJCe05f0VVQIRphQk6VrdSo_h2BSTmqBJjENVHbv_i1dY8zRpI2E3fg94axcxiAVEsnaGBOQs6klra/s320/IMG_4258.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I saw this phrase on a bumper sticker this morning.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Wishing you "bonnes vacances" wherever you are!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jennifer Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963583020677489601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792200430291424499.post-9700201892644801352023-06-19T11:04:00.000-07:002023-06-19T11:04:42.558-07:00Reflections on the #100 Day Project and more!<p>Miss me? Lar and I enjoyed <strike>a relaxing</strike> exploring Connecticut and Rhode Island for a week. Our trip took us to Hartford, New Haven, Trumbull and Monroe, Milford, Silver Sands State Park, Mystic Seaport, Pawcatuck and Newport. Our sense of time took a hit--what? It's only been a week since we were there? So much to process and remember, not a lot of journaling time. I did take a small Moleskin journal, but didn't do any visual recollections of what we saw. (I usually make <a href="https://zenspar.blogspot.com/2022/06/postcards-to-myself.html" target="_blank">"Postcards to Myself"</a>, which you can see in earlier posts.) I saved lots of brochures and ticket stubs and maps and started a collage yesterday, which I hope to show you down the road!</p><p>But I digress. I wanted to share some thoughts on my 100 Day Project, in the hopes that maybe you'll give it a try!</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>In the beginning, I intended to use different papers in neutral colors with a variety of colored ink. After a couple weeks, I found I enjoyed the opposite: colored backgrounds with sepia ink. This brought me joy and motivated me to create. <b>Lesson one:</b> <b><i>I really love colored backgrounds.</i></b></li><li>Twisted tendons made it painful to draw. I started using collage, stamps, stencils. This brought me joy and motivated me to explore. <b>Lesson two:</b> <b><i>Art doesn't have to be hard. Explore ease.</i></b></li><li>When I didn't create, I didn't create. <b>Lesson three:</b> <i><b>Don't beat yourself up. Ever. Read that again.</b></i></li><li>Sometimes, I didn't use a Zentangle pattern. But I always used the principles of Zentangle, especially the following: Everything begins and ends with gratitude and appreciation. Anything is possible, one stroke at a time. No mistakes. Trust the process. <b>Lesson four:</b> <b><i>Zentangle is not just about pattern art. The Eight Steps go beyond the tangles, and connect us with our inner creator.</i></b></li><li>Once I found my rhythm, I had to keep it up. I've started daily art again, this time in a 3.5 inch square journal.<b> I had to. I missed it.</b> Right now, my modus operandi seems to be putting down a background in the morning and adding bits and pieces during the day. This is comfortable and works for me. When we went on vacation, I took 6 3Z triangular tiles, thinking I'd do one each day. It didn't work, and partly because the shape is less familiar to me. <b>Lesson five: <i>Find what works for you, and do it consistently. Pay attention. You will probably change. If so, adapt. If not, continue. Refer back to lessons two and three.</i></b></li><li>My final take: Remember that this project is about process, not product. (Like Zentangle.) Find your joy. Have fun. Explore your artistic identity. I am thrilled that I found my "voice", at least in this moment. I learned to try some new techniques. I gained some flexibility in my expression. I worked to please myself, not others.</li></ul>It's not too late to <a href="https://www.the100dayproject.org/" target="_blank">join in</a>! No worries if you do it differently. 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And I wanted to immediately share the results with you. I'll share my thoughts on the project in my next post, with some suggestions if you want to start something similar.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhPdSaFXag7mh_UbTGan9PZo-fbkfDg3-uUzjFHLAmhyLdYh09KwzO-5BY8DIbYN7M2XToYzW3CR8wwe-mL3NoxrHIV6uvmUwv_Y_JVGe80ulcM6ePcsNlQjxauI9_UQofdNt2CyCgBpGhv52sedqA2pwouK6iO-_fNPmIagXfhqqB2W1Bq30COGsrQ/s640/IMG_4031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhPdSaFXag7mh_UbTGan9PZo-fbkfDg3-uUzjFHLAmhyLdYh09KwzO-5BY8DIbYN7M2XToYzW3CR8wwe-mL3NoxrHIV6uvmUwv_Y_JVGe80ulcM6ePcsNlQjxauI9_UQofdNt2CyCgBpGhv52sedqA2pwouK6iO-_fNPmIagXfhqqB2W1Bq30COGsrQ/s320/IMG_4031.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrH5e3zk5VwBQckKDlzCgKnesf0Wz-I-q5xVMTy7vEd82otHya3I2T7blua6ThPYjnKAJK6x7T-PIkSqjuKWQgACalgkfb0frjElzKpgK9YU2XXCGWsjfvPugPGrtlbahNExIjc_G5t5fq08aw7PL56VLpqVnF6pD228S5_8DvbIod7slraOSe97qNVw/s640/IMG_4032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrH5e3zk5VwBQckKDlzCgKnesf0Wz-I-q5xVMTy7vEd82otHya3I2T7blua6ThPYjnKAJK6x7T-PIkSqjuKWQgACalgkfb0frjElzKpgK9YU2XXCGWsjfvPugPGrtlbahNExIjc_G5t5fq08aw7PL56VLpqVnF6pD228S5_8DvbIod7slraOSe97qNVw/s320/IMG_4032.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxYmohbIpkIa-9e-ED3JGDdU_2aYjvqv2mMM06X-ulLgceyhh-a1uPrk9-HviCLwScTqxP9hHqa3tkGqs97nTJElGZMLhW4pf2KkYGsxCo91UV-MYGo0NR1V5fk0zQzpte63pPMdVkkcV7WeH5O2EHYp7B8sIgJQbkitXVTv6cCU2IraMKtdR_nLYaQ/s640/IMG_4033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxYmohbIpkIa-9e-ED3JGDdU_2aYjvqv2mMM06X-ulLgceyhh-a1uPrk9-HviCLwScTqxP9hHqa3tkGqs97nTJElGZMLhW4pf2KkYGsxCo91UV-MYGo0NR1V5fk0zQzpte63pPMdVkkcV7WeH5O2EHYp7B8sIgJQbkitXVTv6cCU2IraMKtdR_nLYaQ/s320/IMG_4033.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06O3q3gaPsWZwN6-rRGl0YD5asuLUS-Dx6HGmM5oHwq5m_akPx0o_XYrXtjcL_jh8Aq_hGBmc4RPznr2s30n9cvMc7ec8AOav876VFK7s4IQ-5vWrGD3qzfusOYI90El1P77flREzap5y5-0Wvk06qmtQMQa25ZCwQ4_uNQ79qG1evXz622XApxDmVQ/s640/IMG_4034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06O3q3gaPsWZwN6-rRGl0YD5asuLUS-Dx6HGmM5oHwq5m_akPx0o_XYrXtjcL_jh8Aq_hGBmc4RPznr2s30n9cvMc7ec8AOav876VFK7s4IQ-5vWrGD3qzfusOYI90El1P77flREzap5y5-0Wvk06qmtQMQa25ZCwQ4_uNQ79qG1evXz622XApxDmVQ/s320/IMG_4034.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>And the whole she-bang!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVN3VW911aO-A5bfU6Rq9CPmLP55Wdem7Y4Rvk4Zj3kuKfDIewAq02309R2_ypfx_fLClPAOEQ5DST98_IlAexyqsY4c_rsVBn9_t14jXhl9sZ6jEGCrOS5bqcLok3L-eoUmkwiFir6j5ym5GxeAxGMe5XeJK6XbmXOap8l4_c8TiSlHpSyl0hzo1rTQ/s640/IMG_4030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVN3VW911aO-A5bfU6Rq9CPmLP55Wdem7Y4Rvk4Zj3kuKfDIewAq02309R2_ypfx_fLClPAOEQ5DST98_IlAexyqsY4c_rsVBn9_t14jXhl9sZ6jEGCrOS5bqcLok3L-eoUmkwiFir6j5ym5GxeAxGMe5XeJK6XbmXOap8l4_c8TiSlHpSyl0hzo1rTQ/s320/IMG_4030.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cheers for now!</div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Jennifer Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963583020677489601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792200430291424499.post-60639565681608918752023-05-29T09:53:00.003-07:002023-05-29T10:00:06.148-07:00#The 100 Day Project (9): Days 89-95<p>95 Down. 5 to go.</p><p>One clinker this week, but I really liked everything else. (And the clinker at least had a humorous side to being a clinker. Made me smile.)</p><p>Here's what happened:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFW7y2zN5jMO7NS1uNnTceIrNouZ_susKyI9o1zr_lYBW-iAr2_dWDt4z7NLZIEVKRj2aSfH84PDW1Shjr62ZOq6LZ4u-y3tPR8nyCtvAUglSC-UpuiWPu1R2c4nD4mkobgvnR7EqxOvuRxjmSTI500g7NBBTlW1dBwk1-RTDr0nx9n5PXa2f28sqhA/s640/IMG_4021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="640" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFW7y2zN5jMO7NS1uNnTceIrNouZ_susKyI9o1zr_lYBW-iAr2_dWDt4z7NLZIEVKRj2aSfH84PDW1Shjr62ZOq6LZ4u-y3tPR8nyCtvAUglSC-UpuiWPu1R2c4nD4mkobgvnR7EqxOvuRxjmSTI500g7NBBTlW1dBwk1-RTDr0nx9n5PXa2f28sqhA/s320/IMG_4021.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PjUtNmlRq33aqQlwnfzr0elm3i1m3BJVShaer7qlotjhzxXAEckImKJxNDoa2zhagchopCjvZTYVcqm-fprSZ7nLEaZ-ac9oEUJFo_lzShDVUjzzvnWM36hLwRMx5EThjDNlD-gsZ_1Qk1oQ8aihPCo4Pybobnrzpzj33BzooD7m1Ea0YDuPIeAcSg/s640/IMG_4022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="640" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PjUtNmlRq33aqQlwnfzr0elm3i1m3BJVShaer7qlotjhzxXAEckImKJxNDoa2zhagchopCjvZTYVcqm-fprSZ7nLEaZ-ac9oEUJFo_lzShDVUjzzvnWM36hLwRMx5EThjDNlD-gsZ_1Qk1oQ8aihPCo4Pybobnrzpzj33BzooD7m1Ea0YDuPIeAcSg/s320/IMG_4022.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZKQOEZ62wbG32g0daXpKLmNzBbaNQX5RF7Dtn_hWJQS3M-8wYYMnU2FkplEbV4ZRNtXlwHDaanK4qOHb7BWDJ2dzvpoFIhbTVsvL5g5y91fP-jh1J7-4rrBNQWEgvAbAd-ROg0Bx5Yeu2G8pqHZwXkbCO64VF0S5fLjKDq4e2NlyVVOzrs8V0L1xKA/s640/IMG_4024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="640" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZKQOEZ62wbG32g0daXpKLmNzBbaNQX5RF7Dtn_hWJQS3M-8wYYMnU2FkplEbV4ZRNtXlwHDaanK4qOHb7BWDJ2dzvpoFIhbTVsvL5g5y91fP-jh1J7-4rrBNQWEgvAbAd-ROg0Bx5Yeu2G8pqHZwXkbCO64VF0S5fLjKDq4e2NlyVVOzrs8V0L1xKA/s320/IMG_4024.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the class photo:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7C_gEV4XGfvHoZ921prlVGU613eZg86YIYLUmCgX7yl3U8bawFs0DnzjtlGNU49H-iMUDQUZ1jWQYd1L7QncUnw1kgYEDlpvB7zS3sK1I4IigSHgPUgXU9t30b-xaGX0r0wwP7q45F4fV5EmTBMepSknapGZpcJOFPO6LuwbIP2Zu3xUvB9N3ZnWvw/s640/IMG_4025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="582" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7C_gEV4XGfvHoZ921prlVGU613eZg86YIYLUmCgX7yl3U8bawFs0DnzjtlGNU49H-iMUDQUZ1jWQYd1L7QncUnw1kgYEDlpvB7zS3sK1I4IigSHgPUgXU9t30b-xaGX0r0wwP7q45F4fV5EmTBMepSknapGZpcJOFPO6LuwbIP2Zu3xUvB9N3ZnWvw/w317-h349/IMG_4025.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A few things I was thinking:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Begin every day as a beginner as you look for good things to add to your plate. The sea is always taking away and giving back.</li><li>Play. Especially when you have a lizard on your tile and an upside down "L".</li><li>Be you. Always. Even if no one else likes red and purple. (This ink came from another antique ink bottle. Vermillion.)</li><li>Senator Cory Booker recently posted a story about a 1974 Muhammad Ali appearance at Yale. Someone in the audience asked for a spontaneous poem. Not missing a beat, he replied: "Me. Whee!" We could all use some of that enthusiasm for who we are!</li><li>Remember all the gifts.</li><li>Another fortune cookie fortune. Patience. Ah, yes.</li><li>The clinker, with a splash of irony. This tile is overflowing with layers, where I covered what I didn't like!</li></ul><div>Five more tiles, and then time to reflect on where I am now. I hope you'll stick around for the conclusion of my 100 day journey.</div><div><br /></div><div>And in conclusion this week, I offer two larger pieces:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMIDoYYCoNuefMJiNBE-0wXuTIOVbqUJbt22-K-0gqQP-zdDgrCoA3MDsiNX18Ej07MrEUqiWOSOMH72gW7bC29a14O-Pn1u1WHS6u_Tw_QKF6ElqOOs41lvj_Mvsc1fJc04tS3cIgEDLulse3Gz3LxnJeS9iXVgybHP0TMVYNYaW3YMaYEVu-MG-vQ/s640/IMG_4026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMIDoYYCoNuefMJiNBE-0wXuTIOVbqUJbt22-K-0gqQP-zdDgrCoA3MDsiNX18Ej07MrEUqiWOSOMH72gW7bC29a14O-Pn1u1WHS6u_Tw_QKF6ElqOOs41lvj_Mvsc1fJc04tS3cIgEDLulse3Gz3LxnJeS9iXVgybHP0TMVYNYaW3YMaYEVu-MG-vQ/s320/IMG_4026.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Faux eco-print, 6x6 in.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY7HYZGy5y_rx8VS05Gj9aUgaOCRB3W0SH9VNyeGRySHlxLq0UnhuKPqaSZMWrKF6JP3yZAoZW7CznM83wA3DCKUcA8ij1HveJLJkP28wRcxIE2sAGXY8IhW5hDGriOunEhzgh2eoltfDnnRqrupq8CbdoJ2Y24W8nvE81npIvfLfhe9LDn8H_zWcQUw/s640/IMG_4027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY7HYZGy5y_rx8VS05Gj9aUgaOCRB3W0SH9VNyeGRySHlxLq0UnhuKPqaSZMWrKF6JP3yZAoZW7CznM83wA3DCKUcA8ij1HveJLJkP28wRcxIE2sAGXY8IhW5hDGriOunEhzgh2eoltfDnnRqrupq8CbdoJ2Y24W8nvE81npIvfLfhe9LDn8H_zWcQUw/s320/IMG_4027.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4x4 in.</div><br /><div><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br />Jennifer Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963583020677489601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792200430291424499.post-81883327788651398332023-05-21T14:24:00.001-07:002023-05-21T14:24:13.670-07:00#The 100 Day Project (8): Days 82-88<p>The effect of sleep deprivation on creativity. This would be the subtitle for this post, if there were one.</p><p>The cat passed his inspection on Friday and is now allowed outside again. No more waking up at 3 am to crying.</p><p>I saw the orthopedist for a shot in the achy wrist, and most of the aches have diminished.</p><p>We're looking up here, and grateful! Grateful to have made it through the week, through more 2x2 inch art pieces.</p><p>Here's what happened:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMI4iG7z8Y35MmDsSElBtH3dm2GfTRpBnnR-WdjvP2J12Cgx_AbSZU0XOo9S9f_UqbeOKRJrCno8wQ2IFIm9NFtVyb5mgyp0kiAYcUJABHYXyOrptTMgRd3CHP61D7CdozdvWeE4zCGVhGNUzsEVJTR1Uux9kHmA5Q3hT-GNCtEACb28aBL7r8KoYUQ/s640/IMG_4008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMI4iG7z8Y35MmDsSElBtH3dm2GfTRpBnnR-WdjvP2J12Cgx_AbSZU0XOo9S9f_UqbeOKRJrCno8wQ2IFIm9NFtVyb5mgyp0kiAYcUJABHYXyOrptTMgRd3CHP61D7CdozdvWeE4zCGVhGNUzsEVJTR1Uux9kHmA5Q3hT-GNCtEACb28aBL7r8KoYUQ/s320/IMG_4008.jpg" width="188" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In case you're wondering...</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Why did I try to draw a Northern Flicker? I happened to spot one in my yard Tuesday evening, for the first time ever. After identifying it, I read about how it's considered a symbol of harmony, balance, creativity, endurance, strength and courage. I could use all of that, so I decided to give it a go and mark the moment.</li><li>What's up with "handle"? I was inspired by the xray of my wrist, and how all those little bones fit together to create this incredible tool that we so often take for granted. I am grateful for these bones, and how my hand allows me to handle life.</li><li>Is that a Panera bag? Yes. This morning my dear Lar kindly went to Panera just to get my favorite breakfast: a butter croissant and coffee. He is love.</li></ul><div><p>Enjoy your sleep and creativity.</p></div>Jennifer Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963583020677489601noreply@blogger.com0