5 Day Art Journal Challenge

Well, dang.  Blogger has changed (again), so this post will probably take longer than I'm used to.  oh well.

This project came at an auspicious time for me.  Things had been weighing on me in January -- I was setting up a new journal and agonizing what sort of book/paper to use.  I was worried about the Presidential Inauguration.  Would it go off peacefully?  I was back to obsessively reading/watching the news.  Then just a few days before it started, there was a death in my family, and I learned my dad has alzheimer's, which explains why he doesn't always know who I am.   I needed time to grieve.  My heart could process while my hands were busy with ink and paper, paint and cardboard.

An art challenge with a favorite teacher was just what I needed!  The challenge is over, but you can go here to be notified the next time it's offered.  Or you can check out Marjie's other courses and groups

All the pages cut and ready to start.

The Cover

Words & images need to be added:

First page completed:

Second page completed:

My favorite page:

The image is a French postcard I got on one of my trips there.

So far the workshop scheduled for 2020 has been postponed --

not sure when I'll get to go, so "Dream" seemed 

the perfect word.

Fourth page

Love the brightness of this flower garden.

I think it needs words or a metal embellishment to finish it.

Last page I've completed:

A few pages that still need to be completed,

and a few pages for the next journal I do:

The hashtag for this project is #artjournalchallenge

Can you find blog posts by searching a hashtag?