In Time of Silver Rain

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art journal, Art Journal Every Day, cherry blossom, cherry trees, found word poetry, In time of silver rain, Langston Hughes, Mixed-media art journal, poetry, Spring

Dots and text seem to be the theme of this weeks gratitude journal. The left page has my sketch of a weeping cherry tree and text from magazines of things I’m grateful for. I like having Swim and Feline adjacent, if only in my journal. I was introduced to the Langston Hughes poem on the right page by a new friend and it is perfect for this week.

In time of silver rain

The earth puts forth new life again,

Green grasses grow

And flowers lift their heads,

And over all the plain

The wonder spreads

 

Of Life,

Of Life,

Of life!

 

In time of silver rain

The butterflies lift silken wings

To catch a rainbow cry,

And trees put forth new leaves to sing

In joy beneath the sky

As down the roadway

Passing boys and girls

Go singing, too,

 

In time of silver rain When spring

And life

Are new.

 

Langston Hughes

I Love Spring

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acrylic paint, art journal, Art Journal Every Day, collage, flower, Mixed Media, Mixed-media art journal, Spring

Gratitude usually abounds for me in the spring. I love spring flowers. I love spring candy (even if I can’t eat it anymore) and I even love spring rain. Here are the pages from my last week or so. I’ve been painting a lot – both the small paintings and the backgrounds of pages in this journal so you will see more cohesive and intentional painting in the next few gratitude journal posts. The 50 small paintings book is due back at the library tomorrow so I’m going to hit the paint while I have it. I’m pretty sure I’m going to get it again to do justice to a few of the more complicated pictures I want to paint.

Some of this is progress on the community mandala, some is my 2 (fairly) new yoga classes that I am loving!!!! I’m trying to make to do lists again. I got away from them for a while but I love making and checking them and seeing them in my journal pages. Lots of green writing because I love green and life is so green and fecund these days. Breathe it in!

Silent Sunday: Which Way at the Arboretum

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arboretum, botanical garden, paths, photography, Spring

For more of this challenge check out Cee’s Photography Blog. “This challenge is all about capturing the roads, walks, trails, rails, steps, signs, etc. we move from one place to another on.”

Celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day and my Mother

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100 Mandalas, altered art book, Altered book, art journal, Celtic knot, flowers, gratitude, illustration, Mandala, Spring

Today was my mother’s birthday and we took her out for lunch. We really had a nice time. I use pages from my father’s hymnal that is falling apart as one of my symbols for her and the hearts and spaces left by the cutouts represent her. I wrote my daily to do lists in my journal for the Journal 52 prompt of Just Write. I also wrote on my Wabi Sabi Celtic Knot that I posted for the Diva’s Challenge. I did a wrap up of the week on the right hand page with my sketch for my good Celtic knot mandala. I am painting a copy of it in so I will post the finished one when it is done, but here is the  black and white version.

Who or what are you celebrating today?