The final week of June at A Year of Color was about inspiration and journaling. This made me slightly panicky. Picture me sitting in a classroom and the teacher calling for someone to create an art journal. It's not that I'd run from the room but more that I would sit there with my eyes down, maybe pretending to be busy on something else, hoping that I wouldn't be called on. That kind of panic. But I was called on anyway...
So, with very little time and an aversion to journaling, I created a digital collage. I don't love this collage at all. But I did it anyway and it got me thinking about a few things. Why don't I like journaling or making art journals? The answer to that question turns out to be pretty simple.
1. By nature, I'm kind of sarcastic and that doesn't mix so well with inspirational phrases. 2. I'm not all that reflective...more of a "just the facts" girl...love the graphics of symbols, numbers, and letters...just not the words. I have to ask...is this just me?
I was still thinking of this last week (maybe I am a little reflective) while walking with my ipod and heard one of the song lyrics in a whole new way. Maybe I could use that. Maybe I'll try it before the inspiration goes away. Maybe I'll still not like it. Either way, I'll share it here.