Oh the Possibilities!
Taupe-colored trees stand in a snow globe landscape of falling snow. Even as I enjoy this view from Treetop Studio this morning, my mind wanders into spring and that time of awakening and newness and possibilities.
I am a “possibilities person”, trying not to rule anything out. My creative journey bears this out, as do the drawers and shelves in my studio – filled with “I could make something out of that” spools, fabric remnants, and miscellaneous papers. Once in a while, I take inventory and new projects begin.
Just think about the possibilities in a single sheet of paper. It could become the first page of a novel or the closing act of a play. It might hold an inventor’s sketch or a composer’s scribbled measures. Spontaneous lines of poetry may spill across the space. The folded page may take flight as an airplane or an Origami crane. The possibilities are endless!
Next time you need a gift for a friend, take a look around your kitchen or closet. You might find an everyday item waiting to take on a new personality. Colorful paper (leftover scrapbook paper, envelopes, holiday paper napkins), oatmeal cartons, matchboxes can become artful objects with a bit of thought and some creativity. Here is one idea. Now you’ll have a use for those two or three flowered paper napkins you had left from your last game night. Decoupage those onto a box and use this to hold a gift instead of gift wrap or apply the napkins to a composition book front to create an inexpensive, but lovely journal. Watch this space for more ideas.
Be open to possibilities!
My journal entry today, inspired by the word of the day.
P – Plant kindness
O – Observe
S – Seek knowledge
S – Speak softly
I – Illustrate
B – Be inspired
I – Illuminate
L – Live the adventure
I – Initiate
T – Trust myself
Y – Years go quickly, keep creating
ART PROJECT FOR THIS POST:
For this project, I just opened one of my “possibility” drawers and chose a small pink box, about the size of a deck of cards. I opened it up to find a bit of shredded pink tissue paper. I don’t remember anything about when, where, or why I acquired it, but it had “Future Craft Project” written all over it. And on this cold, February day, this little pink treasure is about to become a spring nest.
In my paper stash, I found a vintage bird illustration and adhered that to the box top with glue. Next I brushed on white gesso, wiping a bit off here and there to help create a vintage look. I added a bit of music and some glass beads. Inside the lid I used a bit of pink paper and a quote from a Red Lead Paperworks collage sheet. And finally, I placed the tiny eggs in the nest.
