Hi everyone. Happy weekend. I hope you had a super week. I'm still holding down the fort because of my husband's recent back issues. Luckily last week I had a couple of planned outings with friends which helped keep my spirits up because holding down the fort and seeing the hubby so uncomfortable can be draining.
The other good thing last week was that I finally got my art table cleaned off. I made some art time too. ❤ ❤❤ Here's my clean table which no longer looks so clean. Good thing I took a photo when I did. 😏 You can see all clutter I have in my art space too in the background. And the foreground. I'm organized though, which is partly why you see so much clutter because I like to bin things up by themes, and that creates more bins which then fill up the small spare room I use. Although I'm not a hoarder, when you doing mixed media and also collage you tend to collect a lot of "stuff" over 30 years. It seems every year I do some cleaning out, and I’m sure I’ll do some more this year too.
I like this quote which is what made me think of making this page. I actually have another idea of how to work with this quote about the sun and the clouds, so you might be seeing something with this quote again.
That's all for me this week. Wishing you a great rest of your weekend and start to the new week.
17 comments:
Love the page too! I think the sun face is just what I need now :-)) Happy Sunday, Erika.
I´m so with you, Erika. Ingo was suffering so often and so badly, here or when I drove him to hospital and visited every day. And I, myself, super-healthy...
Big hugs and wishes all is better very soon.
My table STILL waits!
Great sun page - here grey and snow, sun is hiding.
I have a "but"!
In German the sun is female and yours looks female. The moon is male in German.
I learned in English the sun is male, the moon female. Can you explain. Le soleil, la lune, the same as yours in French, yet the sun is always sketched kinda female to me.
Aw, well - either way, let´s hope the sun comes our here, too (glad you have the word "the"), hugs and to a great day.
Cleaning up and reorganizing can be either frustrating or satisfying - maybe a littleof both! All the best - David
...keep shining and I hope that his back gets better.
I like your page too, but I understand exactly what you mean when you say it wasn't what you envisioned. We've all had projects like that -- they turn out well but it wasn't what we planned! I'm glad you have had some friend time. Caregiving is draining, no matter how much you love the person. Once I get Christmas down I am tackling my art area. Part of this is necessity -- I have to find the radiator! And part is a desire to just get rid of supplies I'll never use. Hopefully to a good home.
Hope your hubby heals quickly, Erika
Happy Sunday
Thanks for linking to SundsySmiles
🎇much love
Good morning I love your journal page-I am liking Nicole's new link up theme. It is difficult to watch our husband's suffer so much-we are into the third year of care giving now so I understand
Happy new week we have winter temperatures back this morning so very cold here again
Lovely page Erika! -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
I like your page especially the sun face. I have to tidy up my desk, too, to make space to work on tomorrow's journaling class. I laughed how you said mixed media and the detritus that accumulates makes one look like a hoarder. So true. Drying out today
I love that collage and how the bright yellow sun just BURSTS out of its darker surroundings! Great quotation too. I've done some limited collage work in the past and enjoyed it, but I'm daunted by the extensive image files and art supplies that are needed to do it well. Alas, I just don't have the space. I wish I could do digital art. That would solve the problem!
First I hope your husband's back issues are getting better. I'm glad you got a day out with friends. It's important. Second, OMGosh!!!!!!! You art area is fabulous. I love the bins and the white drawer thingy. Can't think of what you call it. duhhh. It's amazing that we artists can accumulate so much and know were all the bits and pieces are. I have a huge smile on my face to see how you create. You and I would get along well in the art room. As for your What's Up art. Simply brilliant! Your placement of every piece is magnificent. The colors are a bright, and then grimy reminding me of street art. There is so much texture and depth too. The quote is perfect. I think this should be framed and hung on your wall. I like your plans for more art this year too. Thank you so much for sharing with SITAR. Have a great day today.
A great page Erika, love that quote - the sun is definitely hiding behind the clouds today. I'm trying to do a re-organisation in my craft room, I'm not a hoarder, but I struggle to discard stuff in case I need it later. Hope hubby's back improves. Avril xx
I like your art journal page very much, Erika, and I think it really fits the quote. And your art space/room is interesting as well. Compared to mine it is very clean - I seem to never be able to conquer the clutter. But it's simply wonderful to have a space at all. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!
Your page looks beautiful with that quote, I'm thrilled. I wish your husband a speedy recovery and all the best with everything you have to do!
Have a great start to the week! hugs Elke
Great page! I do love a nice cloudy sky. I'm glad you had some fun outings with friends. The supplies can get overwhelming sometimes, but you never know what you might need for a project so it's important to have these collections. At the same time, too much chaos can hinder creativity so good on ya for clearing off space (and giving yourself room to pile stuff up for the next project). Hope your week starts off well.
I completely understand the "creative clutter" that comes with 30 years of mixed media; those bins are just a sign of a well-loved hobby. Your journal page is lovely, and that gold acrylic glaze on the sun adds such a perfect touch of light.
I love your collage! The layers are yummy-if that's correct-the piece has depth. Beautiful!
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