There is still space left in this wonderful mixed media journaling class!

Altered Book Journals: Document Your Life, Travels and More!

Do you have a passion for old books? The desire to journal in more creative and unique ways? In this class you will learn how to transform an old, discarded book into a very personal, expressive journal. You will learn how to prepare your book for journaling—including mixed media techniques with acrylic paints, ink, rubber stamps, collage, photographs and niches. Creative journal writing prompts will also be discussed. Beginners are welcome!

Treat yourself and a friend to an EARLY holiday gift you will never forget! Course #10.0244, class will be held on the Seattle campus of University of Washington.

REGISTRATION WILL BE OPEN THROUGH THIS THURSDAY, DEC. 2! Call 206-68-Learn to register with ASUW Experimental College, or visit http://exco.org/ and find this class under "Arts &  Crafts", Course #10.0244.

Journal page: empty spaces

"I am alone in the woods. I am the woods. 

I stand tall...among my family. 

I am the tallest, strongest tree–

closest to the center. 

The ground–white, snowy...

I am the snow

I am a blank page."

Gestalt writing and "stacking"method" as part of LK ludwig's "Poetry and Dreams" online journaling class...(click on image to view large!)

Haiku and photo transfers today...

Visit to Seattle's Flower Conservatory..., originally uploaded by jomoma58.

I'm struggling with both today! But I'm going to keep trying. I'm doing this as part of LK Ludwig's online journaling class, "Point and Shoot: Poetry and Dreams". Here is my attempt at haiku to accompany this photo I recently took at the Seattle Flower Conservatory:

Searching out the light
Dark secret center hidden-
Winter waits outside.

Another version:

Filtered sun through glass
Aloe quietly breathing-
Winter stalks outside.

3rd version:

Facing winter's light
Quiet breathing in the 'womb':
Dark secret hidden.

O.K...rockin' and rollin' now (I think).

I dragged myself 'kicking and screaming' to the studio to work on something, ANYTHING!! I started catching up on journaling assignments from LK Ludwig's "Point and Shoot Journaling 2", an online journaling class which started last November. This particular assignment was about identifying and mining our own personal symbology, based on the umpteen thousands of photos we have in our own archives. Some of mine are:

trees/branches, rocks/rock formations, Madonna/Virgin Mary, sunsets, hands at work, rotting fruit/flowers, rust, aged surfaces, crosses, saints, shrines, windows/doors, female fertility figures, cherished old photos of my mother and father...

Then, we are to write what these symbols mean to us personally. Then, on to doing some art journal pages with handwriting and photos and dry media... I also chose the very excellent CD "Masters of Chant" by those wonderful Gregorian monks. I think my MUSE peeked out around the corner today (I saw her out of the corner of my eye)! 

What do YOU do to find/coax your MUSE out of the shadows?