Playing Hooky and the Sky

Hi everyone. Hope your week is going well.

I have a new journal page today for Wendy's Door and/or Arches challenge at Art Journal Journey. Today my page is  called the Doorway to the Sky.

My background is pretty crazy, isn't it? During my supply clean out I had a big sheet of paper I was trying markers and ink pads on. I wanted to be sure they still had ink in them. Even though I thought this was really just a scrap sheet of paper, I liked the end result and used half of that paper to make this page. 

I used a stencil and a black Sharpie to make all the stars on the background.

Inside the doorway I first used a black Sharpie to color in the space. Then I added bright yellow glitter glue. The  little clouds were part of a stamped image, and I cut them out and added them to my page. The door itself was on a sheet of door paper and was brown. I cut it out and colored it because the brown door on the colorful background just didn't work.

Finally I added the TH lady and the quote.

Today I am also sharing some photos for Rain's Thursday Art Date. This week her theme is Playing Hooky.  I think the lady on my journal page could also fall into the hooky theme as she looks like she might be more interested in the sky than doing  the "woman's" work expected of her. Yet maybe she is lucky enough to be able to enjoy the sky without other expectations that the time period she lived during would most likely impose on her.

This gnome in my first photo is definitely sleeping on the job. Smile.

And one of my favorite places to play hooky is out on my screen porch. It is also a favorite place for the pups too, and they are waiting here for me to be let inside. You can also see my love of gardening extends to having lots of pots filled with annuals on my deck.  Smile!

The deck still needs the railing put up. You may possibly remember my husband  had started reflooring our deck last fall because  the  boards were getting a bit soft and were starting to split and pop up. He never got to the railings or the steps, so hopefully later this summer that will happen.

The last time my husband rebuilt the deck, around 2000 or 2001, was when he built the screen porch. At that time the deck needed a total rebuild from the ground up (not just the floor boards). I always wanted a screen porch (there's so many bugs around here), and when he rebuilt the  under the floor support system, he was able to create the supports needed to carry the walls and the roof of the screen porch. Since then  the screen porch is one of my favorite rooms in the house, even if it really isn't in the house.

I used the wide angle lens on my phone for this next photo, and it certainly makes this space look a lot bigger than it is. 

This is where I disappear to during the nice weather when I want to play hooky. Although I must admit being retired I am only playing hooky from things I love to do (well at least for the most part). You might be able to say I am playing hooky every day-smile.

That's all for me today. Thanks for visiting. Enjoy the rest of your week.