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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

winter haiku

Winter??

Don't you mean spring? Yeah, don't I wish. Here in these parts we're finally getting the precipitation our drought-stricken land has been craving for months. And in true Colorado style, April is turning out to be more wintery than January. Even the oft-repeated mantra, "we sure need the moisture" is wearing mighty thin.

So...I've been back in my studio in recent weeks, just casually playing around in my art journal with gesso, paint, paper, stamps, crayons, stitching...whatever I can get my hands on. While I thoroughly enjoy and love creating with camera and computer, I gotta admit that I have sorely missed the hands-on, real-time stuff in my studio.



I promised myself I would do  just one layer of something each day. Non-committal, no worries or expectations, or pressure to create a masterpiece or anything. Just play around and enjoy the process. That is what an art journal is for.

At some point in my layering process I dug up a spare print I had made years ago: a scanned favorite snapshot of young Bob and his friends on the makeshift skating rink at the park across the street from his house. Growing up in Canada meant strapping on ice skates at an early age...and, in Bob's words, "literally crawling home every night, exhausted from hours of hockey..." Fond memories indeed. He loved skating, and to see him on his hockey skates now...well, it's as if he'd been born with skates on. Which, as I said before, is not far from the truth.

I finally turned to haiku to express the sentiments I had unearthed and discovered that I can write...and poetry at that!

A strong contrast to his recent mutterings about winter, which I will leave to your imagination. I mean, the guy just wants to get out to the range and teach, and get on his bicycle and ride. I heartily concur.

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Linking up with Tuesday Muse.

xoxo
Cindy


9 comments:

  1. Loving the snapshot Cindy! A sweet focal point for your artwork. :)

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    1. Thanks Nancy! I'm a sucker for old snapshots.
      Thanks for visiting.

      xoxo

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  2. I agree there is something about creating with your hands that can't be beat. It is a satisfaction of something that you can hold and being a little messy. So good. Love what you did with the art journal page.

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    1. Yeah, it's hard on the hands, but so good for the soul!

      xoxo

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    1. You know, your digi layouts have been inspiring me lately. Thanks for the push!

      xoxo

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  4. Oh, such a sweet snapshot from days gone by. I love the old, vintage pictures and their muted colors from fading.

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  5. Me too. I've always been drawn to old photos, even as a kid. So it can't just be aging/nostalgia!
    Thanks for visiting.

    xoxo

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  6. Oh... how beautiful. I am missing creating with "my own two hands too"... this summer (hopefully) I will be back to collage creation

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