the day after news years day...

New Years's Day

(between milking times)

we dropped by a local beach ...

ooo what a glorious summer beach day it was! 

on a beautiful beach, watching delighted kidlets catch waves, 

its easy to feel gratitude for all the good things in our lives

With a renewed sense of energy and enthusiasm,
I popped into the studio to create a small journal.

 Rather than make it with blank pages
(which, let's be frank, can be mighty intimidating) 

I rummaged through my paper drawers for odd bits of used paper and ephemera...

old bits of my work (that didn't quite 'work' if you know what I mean)

maps, fold outs, gleaned pages, grubby paper...

from these I cut up pages and had fun making arrangements...

which I bound into a small fat book

 

inside...

not quite empty pages waiting for work

and some rather full pages waiting for 'modification'...

my intention is to create a small drawing/collage/note inside the journal each day for 2013

not necessarily a page a day -- but 'something' added daily

as its a little project just for me 

just for fun

for distraction

for release and relief from 

the solid research & artiness I'm facing in the days/months ahead

 I'm not sure yet how much (if anything) I will post here from the unfolding project

(but you never know!) 

oooo I think this will be acres of fun 

for an overly-stressed creek arteest

I hope your new year also brings you acres of fun & all the good things

xxx