Circles

"If you love someone, put their name in a circle because hearts can be broken, but circles never end."

I've never participated in Inspire Me Thursday before only because I didn't really know what it was about. But yesterday I was visiting Helga's new blog, My Artistic Life and she was playing with circles and dots. Then I ran across another site with a link to Inspire Me Thursday. The theme for this week just happened to be Polka Dots. As I frequently use repeating circles in my work,

I jumped in and started to alter a composition notebook using some lovely images I got this week from Helga at her fab storefront ARTchix Studio. I'm a featured artist there and am in the process of creating a couple new step-by-step projects for the site. So keep your eye on the gallery there for something new and fun.

Here's the dotted book...

I really like the ARTchix image of the wooden hands. They seem full of hope and supplication. So I will use this blank book to fill it with my dreams, hopes, and prayers. I've never kept an art journal but this seems like a good time to start as any.

I kept the back fairly simple because it's the back, after all. And I had run out of time. I covered the front and back in Dorland's wax to seal the covers (and give them a lovely smell). I have a couple more of these blank books and will work on them for my Etsy store. So stay tuned if you are in the market for a new journal.

Comments

[~*~ Patty]

There is great texture and depth to your art work!

[delph]

Nice work, the book and other pieces! Very interesting and beautiful treatment of colors and materials (matters? not sure which one to use here, my dictionary doesn't say...)

[Nancy Lefko]

lovely work here....

thanks for visiting my blog

[rowena]

Love the collage, particularly the book.

[Barbara Burkard]

your art inspires my soul! truly lovely

[rivergardenstudio]

I love your blog, your quotes and your art together make such a vivid statement! The circle quote and your art is wonderful and so is your book...Roxanne