i am a mountain
visual journal entry
novmber.11.2008
Still sick. Missing the pacific northwest. Missing my little quiet corner in seattle. Sad that I missed my dahlias blooming in late summer. And my poppies. The camellia may be budding now…
I’ve been listening to Bonnie Prince Billy’s album Ask Forgiveness quite a bit lately and for some reason it makes me nostalgic. I think it’s because we used to listen to it on our long car rides when we were taking trips to our favorite places in the spring.
One song in particular inspired this journal page:
i am a mountain
i am a tall tree
oh, i am a swift wind sweeping the country
i am a river down in the valley
oh, i am a vision and i can see clearly…
The image I used for my photo transfer is from a photograph I took when we were in Alaska in 2005.
Thank you to all of you who left all the advice on printing on tissue paper!! Once I get over this nasty bug and have more energy I will definitely try out the suggestions. I feel re-inspired to give it another go. Thanks!
Sorry to hear that you are still unwell and that you are feeling a tad homesick too.
You take care and I hope that you feel much better very soon.
thanks azirca. i think that being sick for so long is contributing to feeling a little blue. it will pass! thanks for your well wishes.
Hope you feel better soon too! Be sure to eat lots of fruit, especially citrus.
I really like how this turned out with the photo transfer. The hint of an ocean with the blue... fantastic. Great job.
ugh! - just hate to be sick! don't you? - the journal page feels sort of sad and blue but still strong - all misty whites, blues and blacks with that imposing totem - weather here very mossy and soggy with high winds and so much rain that it is flooding on some of the rivers! - get well!
happy thoughts...feel better!!
(Lovely page...really nice transfer too.)
Leaving you a little fairy dust to help you feel loved. November is the homesick month; I feel it too and I'm not even away. xo
I hope you feel better soon. And the Pacific Northwest misses you too.
This is a beautiful journal entry.
brigette; simply lovely. I really like the awaken piece below too. I have yet to master this encaustic process
BTW; I dropped you an award here.
http://ascenderrisesabove.com/?p=3366
Feel free to do the meme or not; just wanted to send a little traffic your direction.
Nice! And a bit different too.
Oh sweetie. Get well fast!
The instant I saw this journal entry, I was reminded of the book The Forest Lover by Susan Vreeland, about the artist Emily Carr, who painted lots of totem poles, etc. If you've not read it, I recommend it highly. You can google it up & see what you think. Might be a good read while you're convalescing. :)
Love, Debi
Yes, you ARE a mountain, and from the top you can see home.
Get well, dearie.
You have such a beautiful style that is so uniquely yours. I love it! Thank you so much for the wonderful music link -- I just bought the entire album -- it's only $3.99 on iTunes. I am so excited to delve into his wonderful lyrics -- such poetry! Such stories! Not many songs do that these days -- they usually repeat the same lines over and over.
susan
xo
me again -- hope you feel better soon my friend.
s
xo
your work is elegant and beauty-full and soul-full.
funny that I stumbled onto your blog today when just two days ago, in my media blend studio, at the contemporary art center of virginia two artists taking my studio class brought in the book 1000 artist journal pages.
kudos on all of your wonderful accomplishments...and on your new studio high up in the air...what adelight. You mention the Orcas Island windchimes and I smile as two years ago I was the artist in residence at the fabulous international summer camp located there Four Winds.
all best to you
I hope you have turned a corner this entry is so sad sounding....your work is lovely as usual and full of emotion and unexpected color...
once your feeling better drop me a line so we can get together.
beth
So much strength in that image and in the entire page!