What’s in My Journal…
What’s in My Journal
Odd things, like a button drawer
Mean things, fishhooks, barbs in your hand
But marbles too
A genius for being agreeable
Junkyard crucifixes, voluptuous discards
Space for knickknacks, and for Alaska
Evidence to hang me, or to beatify
Clues that lead nowhere, that never connect anyway
Deliberate obfuscation, the kind that takes genius
Chasma in character
Load omissions
Mornings that yawn above a new grave
Pages you know exist.
I collect quotes, poems and sayings… I scribble them everywhere… I add them to my art work… I write them in my journals… I even have a word document where I copy and paste ‘jottings’ I find online… well I’ve decided to use the above poem in connection with my latest piece of fabric…
I realise everyone reads something different into each piece of writing/art… so I’m not going to say much about this poem… on the surface it seemed so me… i have boxes of discards / knickknacks… a button tin.. lots of marbles (I use them in my indigo dyeing)…. there’s hundreds of fishing hooks in this house… I love Alaska (but have never been… the reality might be different)… that said I’m not going to say any more even though other lines do say something to me…
Anyway it seemed to fit with the piece of black/white (with a hint of red) fabric I’m working on at the moment… the ‘plus size’ inches that I’m working on also need to include words so… it’s a questions of which to pick… can you think of a way to attach the whole poem?
As yet without the hint of red… but cut up ready to make into ATCs…
freebird(Timaree) said,
June 10, 2007 at 1:48 pm
If you are talking about putting the whole poem on your BJP you could add a line or two to each page and explore each line on its own.
Tricia said,
June 10, 2007 at 2:27 pm
I’m sort of thinking of picking one or two words to put on the actual piece of work… but attaching the whole poem – rolled up like an old scroll?!…
Cheryl said,
June 11, 2007 at 7:57 pm
Hi,
I have a word doc that I copy and paste quotes in, too. I’m planning on using one in next month’s beaded journal page. I found some printable fabric I’m going to try and use. Not only am I exercising my creativity and my beading skills with this project…but my tech skills as well
Cheryl
soulatplay said,
June 16, 2007 at 7:35 pm
I’m in the process of turning a box into a shrine… and I’ve loads of quotes that I’m planning to put in there… I’m taking pictures as I’m making it… so that I can most it as a mini project…
best wishes