Friday, May 14, 2010

Artistic Mother Project

The Artistic Mother by Shona Cole is a treat I bought for myself recently.  And what good is a book that just gets read, but inspires no action??  So I committed to do the projects in it.  Week 1 was making my own background papers and Week 2 is a poetry journal.  My mom will be so excited that Week 3 is a "poetry tote" which requires that I sew!  Really stretching my wings here.  It has taken me a month to get the first two projects done...doing a little here, a little there.  I definitely do not sit down and do an entire project in one setting.  This was about 17-step project!  But fun!

So in the poetry journal, there's a copy of a photo of my Grandma Marj and me (about 2 yrs. old) taken by my Aunt Linda, I believe.  There's a quote from Roger Tory Peterson...Grandma's favorite bird book were always "Peterson".  A bit of my friend Shelane's precious handwriting.  A stamp from a check mailed by one of my MK customers, a bit of scrap paper that was part of the wrapping of my robin's nest necklace gift from Jim, and the background paper that I made in the first project...and some various odds & end from my scrapbook supplies.

I made a weekly to-do list from one of my background papers.

And chore-lists for the kids...

14 comments:

  1. Beautiful! Looks like fun. You will do great with the tote!! Mom

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  2. Thanks, Mom...I plan to do the project with Syd.

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  3. Jodi, Lovely!
    Have you ever tried doing an art piece with cut out pages of sheet music in the collage type setting you do? I think you could do that. What say?
    Joan

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  4. Thanks Joan...I haven't yet, but I sure could use sheet music. It makes a beautiful background!

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  5. Copies of Grandma Edna's diary pages would also make great backgrounds! I have several of her diaries here!!

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  6. Ooo, Mom, that's a great idea! I have some of her diaries also!

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  7. Jodi, you did an awesome job on all of these! keep it up and you will be selling your stuff one day!

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  8. Thanks for the encouragement, Laura! Infusing me with courage to go forward....

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  9. It is obvious by your exceptional work that you are certainly doing what you have been called to do. Your work is just like you - beautiful!

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  10. boed...you are so sweet...thank you my friend!

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  11. oh this is lovely!!! I am so glad you are stretching your wings. and thanks for stopping by my blog:)

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  12. Thanks for stopping in and checking out my creations, Shona! Your blog and book are a like going to my favorite coffee shop for a little "me-time"!

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  13. I love your journal and the to-do lists! So lovely and what a great idea to create a fun list for your kids? You've got me thinking about a current "project" for my daughter which has her earning points every day towards a new Wii game (sigh. what she and daddy share!)

    Good luck with the sewing tote - I too found that project stretched me skill-wise and now I am starting a second (and larger) tote. I just had my mom's 1962 singer machine serviced, so it is ready to do! And then there is using a drill in week 5 (hmm ... I am seeing how these projects have me enlisting my family's participation in my art work.)

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  14. Jodi, thanks for the link! This looks absolutely stunning! I have the book myself, but so far haven't reached the "to do" part. Too many other things at the moment (back-to-school madness), but you motivated to get back to the "Artistic Mother". Thank you so much!!! Great great colors. Red and turquoise - wow!!!

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