Getting inky

Over the past few days I've been getting inky and painty.  And here's what I've been up to.

All for the My Candy class

A jigsaw piece

A list of intentions for 2013 and some encouraging quotes of my word: Present

And a page for each intention

 

So 3 intention pages down and 7 to go.  I'm having lots of fun.

Thanks for popping by.
Bernice

Off to a great start

Yesterday I got my 'art' on!

Several of the classes I have signed up for began.  You may remember I wrote about some of them here.

I decided I would use one of my Dylusions Journals (yes I have two!) to work in and firstly did my January calendar page.

You can find out about the Calendar pages from Kate Crane.

Then I moved on to Lifebook 2013.  The first task was to invent a Fairy Art Mother.  So hurdle number 1 as I don't do faces! Or people!   I don't draw them them, collage them, do anything with them in my art work. I like looking at other people's art with faces in but I just don't do it.  So after a lot of mumbling and muttering and some good advice from a Facebook friend I did a Fairy Art Butterfly!

And the second part of the lesson was to celebrate our blessings and to set some goals.  However if you get the opportunity to look at Tam's original for the lesson or any of the students work you will find that mine is nothing like it.  

Where do I get this non-conforming streak from?   Was it because I was a Methodist when I was younger? lol.

Anyway I did do the required watercolour and salt technique. Oh, except I used Dylusions Spray Inks instead of watercolour paints.  I tried a sample piece first which is what I punched the heart balloons from.

I have my blessings with me in the hot air balloon and my goals are on my heart balloons.  We were asked to include a photo of ourselves but, you know!  Anyway imagine I'm in the hot air balloon and it's so far away you can't actually distinguish that I'm there!

And on to Journal Candy.  And guess what.  Yes, that's right - faces.  Rachelle assures me that it won't matter!  Just as well.  Anyway here's as far as I've got with the first exercise.  I used my One Little Word for 2013 on these pages.

We only had to get as far as the pencil drawing on the paint and gesso background.

Rachelle's My Candy class starts tomorrow so there's still time to sign up.  I'm really looking forward to that.

And lastly One Little Word started with Ali Edwards on Big Picture Classes.  I haven't decided what format I'm going to use for that.  It is mostly a scrapbooking class but I could art journal it.  I've got all month to do it in so we'll see.

Thanks for popping by.  See you soon.

Bernice

Being Present in 2013

If you read yesterday's post you will know that I didn't manage to achieve the goals I set myself partly because I set far too many.

So here are my 2013 goals - there's half the amount!

Soul and spirit:   friends, faith, fellowship, community

1.    Respond to comments on my blog

2.    Meet people for coffee occasionally

3.    Speak to people rather than just text or e-mail

4.    Spend time with God

Body:  fitness, diet, sleep

1.    Attend Rosemary Conley weekly

2.    Exercise three times a week

3.    Go for a long walk each week

Mind:   art, reading, photography

Art

Take part in and finish

1.    Journal Candy (January)

2.    Lifebook 2013

3.    My Candy 2013

4.    21 secrets (April)

Reading

1.    Read a book each week

2.    Read the Bible every day

Photography

1.    Complete A Journey of Recognition

2.    Complete A Journey of Fascination  (10^th Feb – 9^th March)

Those of you who are really in to SMART goals will notice that quite a few of the list cannot be described as SMART.  They are not specific or measurable.  So perhaps I should describe them as desires for 2013.  Whether they are goals or desires I feel it's better to write them down so that I know what I am aiming for. 

What would you like to achieve in 2013?