Cultivating a
garden of any size, whether it's a plot of land or a patio pot, is work
at some level :-). But behind that work is the promise of a reward and
so we pull on the gardening gloves, bring out the trowel or shovel and
commence to plant promises.
Even
the most novice of gardeners takes pleasure out of the seed actually
turning into something! Starting with a plant, a seedling, is one thing.
But taking those tiny dry "nothings" and seeing results start after a
week or so truly borders on amazing :-)
I
have also taken great pleasure in recording random vignettes in my art
journal. There is no order or reason to it. With a bit of watercolor, ink and crayon, I created a page of color. No serious painting or drawing
or attempt at painting what I was looking at...just the randomness of
expressing what it was that I saw and felt and making swirly lines that began to look like a flower. Not a journey of anything
but the fact that I felt like making a permanent image of what I was
feeling.
And that is the pleasure of art journaling. Add a beautiful morning on the art studio porch, a cup of coffee and a box of assorted art supplies and allow your thoughts to simply ....expand on that journal page in front of you!
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