Saturday, March 20, 2010

Spring Has Sprung - My Art Journal is Blooming

It is the first day of Spring !

How marvelous !

It is glorious here today.

Spring-y in very way.

I am happy to say that I have completed my "Journeys" Art Journal slide show and it is here for you to peruse.

Looking through it really makes me feel like my garden is blooming !

This is my third completed journal and most definitely, my favorite.

Some things I love about it...

The vibrant colors,

How much of the content is all my own,

The discovery of India ink,

How it shows how far of a journey I have made since I started it just over a year ago.

I guess these are like snapshots and postcards from my trip. :)

Enjoy the show !


**Edit - Here's a song I feel is like the soundtrack to the slide show...

Hope your garden is blooming too...

Happy Spring, Beautiful Ones !

21 comments:

Sherry said...

Bold and bursting with beauty and creative juice. I think the one I like the most isn't one that is artsy or beautiful for what materials you used...it's the one of the house...the home of your dreams because of the people in it. Um hmm....YES! ♥

Anonymous said...

Journal so big, bold, out there walking big heart and the song, perfect.

jgr said...

Beautiful, heartfelt pages of you! absolutely wonderful! Thank you for the 'show'. Congrats on how far you've come, too. Happy Spring!

lyle said...

wonderful. I think it is amazing to see a whole years work and how happy most of it is. you certainly spread the golden sunshine around for all of us to enjoy. keep it up! lyle

gretchen said...

thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing this with us! I have already poured over your pages twice now and can't wait to look at them again. Precious- every single page.
xoxo, gretchen

Kate Robertson said...

Love the slide show, It was like going down memory lane..

Suvarna said...

gosh! how incredibly beautiful and colourful this is, thanks for sharing it!

Bethany said...

Oh Kim, this was just beautiful! All of it. I am stunned. I had tears in my eyes and my mouth open. Wow. It all spoke to me so much. Loved the colors, the words, the freedom everywhere and depth. Wow. Thank you for taking the time to share this.
The song was a perfect match too.
I'm in awe.
Thank you.

The Bodhi Chicklet said...

Happy first day of Spring Kim! You will have to fill me in on how you made this slideshow. You might not realize it but you are one of my biggest mentors. Looking forward to breaking bread with you again soon.

The Bodhi Chicklet said...

P.S. Just watched the video attached to your slideshow - where did you find this guy? So touched, so deeply.

Carrie Lee said...

You are so inspiring, as usual!
So guess what? I am passing a lovely blog award onto you my dear. You deserve it! Find out about it here.... http://carrieleewendt.blogspot.com/2010/03/am-i-on-red-carpet.html
xo
Carrie

Paula said...

Oh, Kim, this journal is so you..so warm and inviting and bursting with energy. What an absolute treasure! Welcome spring!!!

SE'LAH... said...

Hi Kim.

What a beautiful piece. You are so incredibly talented and beautiful. Love your smile. Shines like spring.

Lisa said...

Oh my goodness, Kim - this is amazing. I started the song a bit late, but the soundtrack was gorgeous too. :)

The journal pages - so much to comment on! The color, the detail on some of those pages, the depth, the honesty, the messages, those quotes, the color (yup, mentioned that twice)...Wow.

Thank you for opening yourself and sharing it with us.

patti said...

Kim, I always come away so inspired by your journal pages! I strive to make mine as beautiful as yours :)

Thanks for David Gray too - luv him!

Anonymous said...

Hi Kimmy,
Kudo's! Beautiful! I seems to me like you have reached a new level of creation. Can't wait to see what comes now and now and now!!!Thank you for SHINING!!!
Love to so much.
Mom

MB Shaw said...

Excellent. The soundtrack was sweet too. I am going to try to hold your inspiration as I work on my AF journal in the coming days.

joanne said...

what a lovely stroll through the colorful, bright, hopeful spring garden of you...

Roberta said...

Hey Kim, just catching up on all your blog posts since your trip to Mexico! Sounds like you had a WONDERFUL time...you took some great photos! Glad you are back safe and sound. I am loving the chance to look into your art journal...love it's colorful pages, and the meaningful words from your heart, on it's pages! Thanks for sharing it with us!

Monica said...

Hi, just found your blog, and I'm loving your journal pages. The work with the tissue paper too - came out totally fab.

Unknown said...

So beautiful, you should be very proud of yourself!