Color me brightly
I finished this yesterday but was too busy to post.
I really enjoyed creating this one. Love all those little dots and it being hand drawn and not symmetrical. I am thinking about turning this one into line art and making it available for coloring. Let me think some more…
It’s today. And there was a prompt in Journal 52, so this is my response.
The greatest distance we have to cover still lies within us. I loved the quote, so much better than “I love you to the moon and back”. Deeper.
It snowed last night and now it’s melting. I have a mild headache and feel restless. I haven’t slept well again but now I can blame the moon for that. Not that it helps much…
I rarely frame my works. Mostly they are anyway done in books, meaning there is always another painting on the back side. The Black Book is different. Because of shimmery stuff, embossing and raised paint I didn’t do another piece in the back, so it was easy to just tear it out and take it to be framed.
And the reason for doing it at all was… well it was done for someone I love because he wanted it. Enough reason to take that trip to the frame shop. I did have other three drawings done for my kitchen wall at the same time. I just need to hang them now.
It’s a horribly cold sunny Saturday morning here and my spirits are low. I’m tired and sad. I didn’t use my bright light for two days because my sleep was disturbed and I thought I would skip the light therapy for a few days. Maybe my mood is affected… maybe there are other reasons…
I finished today this week’s lesson in Life Book 2016. I was quite anxious about it as we were supposed to let our child (imaginary in my case) paint along. So my grownup part did the nice painting and the kid was supposed to wreck it and then the grownup fix it and so on. Basically what felt uncomfortable was the fixing part… the kid in me being quite determined to have her way…
Anyway even though I don’t feel very strongly about the end product, here she is. Looking a bit pissed no wonder…
And yes, that’s the wrong side of paper, obviously… but in a journal one must accept it.
Another entry in my black book. I realised I can take better photo if I leave the lamp on. I do get some glare from the lamp but that’s ok. Glitter is visible and it makes me happy.
My cold is still bothering me. I’m not sick but I don’t feel good. I slept very little last night and it happens quite often lately… anyway… sunny day ahead very cold but I am going out anyway. Things to do…
This is the theme of the month in Book of Days 2016. Hope that maybe, just maybe this time it will be ok. Hope needs little encouragement to start. But in my case needs a lot of acceptance and effort to continue. Should I feed this hope? It would be unfair not to as I decided to trust and accept this year. So… let me hope…
Mostly I am pissed with myself because I feel unwell. It’s kind of cold and it is not. I feel like almost normal but still need to lie down. My head aches but it’s not so bad. But it’s not normal. And I feel incredibly restless and angry. I did a new entry in my black book. Started last night finished this morning. It really does not look bad but it does not photograph properly. The gold turns to yellow and silver to white and it all looks just plain awful. And it’s not. Just makes me pissed off.
And then I tried to make a closeup in hope it will look better, but it looks the same.
It’s back to bed for me, I guess…
This year in Life Book has started very well. I was inspired with all the lessons so far and did all of them. Maybe it’s just me having my “easilyinspired” period. This one was particularly emotional as I am again going through an emotional turmoil. This time I am feeling a bit more positive about things and governed by my word of the year, I am accepting…
The sentences and words were given to us by the lesson presenter and we had to choose what’s applicable. Naturally I have chosen what I felt at the moment… she is content and confident that she has learned many wise things which she will put to good use to guide her on her way forward…
There was this little bonus lesson in Life Book 2016 representing a butterfly soaring towards the sun and the sun representing the stuff we want to welcome to our lives this year. There is a trail behind the butterfly which represents all that we want to leave behind.
Surely I would like to part with my fears, mistrust, depression, judgment and the feeling of not being loved. I would like to invite trust, wisdom, maturity, forgiveness, acceptance and love. It’s time to accept what comes bravely and with open heart. Let it come what comes. I am ready.
Second week of Life Book 2016 brought a lesson which inspired me with the colour scheme which is not my usual – browns, whites and gold. I think it turned out great.
I am in a bit of stressed mood and don’t sleep well. I think I may be coming down with cold or something. I needed some protective feeling and I think I managed to create it with this painting. It’s soothing and brings me happiness.
Lucy’s coloring book 