Thursday 11 April 2013

Sonja's CJ Crisis and Big Thanks to Sami


Thanks for the junk Sami - my favourite is the invisible whale, which is going to feature in a collage with the lovely sail boat...the selections of buttons were 'wow' and I have put the journal fodder into its new home where it has snuggled right in with the rest of my junk, hope your baby is behaving...

I have also done my circle journal page for Sonja - which has had me paranoid and dithering...


Having managed to reduce my work week to 30 hours,  suddenly and following unavoidable events I am now working 45 hours a week and I am temporarily covering alternate weekends too, so time in my studio is combined with eating drinking, socialising playing with my animals and 'home' life is generally centered around the few hours I get away from work,  I multi- task all the time so that it feels like I do more than 'just' work

 always always I find time to do art., everyday, always

I brashly told Virginia a bit of delay in receiving the CJ wouldn't be a problem, I could catch up,  forgetting I go away soon for a while, and that I would have to have it done by today, ready to post on time,

any hoo, in the journal it says- no food no drink , no smoking and no pets near the journal,

well the no smoking wasn't an issue, but I couldn't leave the CJ out in my studio (a real risk of contamination by pets, food and drink) so I had to do something rapidly whilst banishing all the usual activities that occur in my studio everyday,

and at the same time as banishing the usual routines I would still need to find time to eat and drink in my hectic schedule.

In the end I decided I just wouldn't have time to do anything other than a paper collage .  As soon as I had finished it I got really paranoid and wrapped it up quick ready for posting in case one of the animals got near it, or food or drink was unleashed in the vicinity by a family member using my studio whilst I was out at work... ha ha ha,  then ....

I  REALLY Panicked because I have been burning the baby books and I am convinced Sonja's book is going to smell of the paper smoke....anyway I just finished it off quick and packed it up pronto hoping for the best.

unfortunately it means I haven't done any collaborations on the other pages, but I thought better be safe than risk damage?

Anyway - hope you like it Sonja, and I'm really really sorry if there is pet hair, crumbs, or lingering smell of burnt journal when you get it back.  I know there won't be wine stains because I never miss my mouth....

Have you got the new Killers album?  it's AWEsome 



DonnaLouiseRodgers

4 comments:

  1. Oh Donna I'm sorry that lateness caused issues given your crazy working life at the moment, however, you've done a fantastic job on it! glad the CJ has arrived safely as well, was going to PM you today, but no need now as I see not only has it landed, but you've done your bit and it's ready to go again, I however, haven't LOL

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  2. Glad you liked the junk! My baby is being very good, he's just swinging away on his hook in my shelf where i can see him every day! Thank you x

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  3. it looks great - I wondered about the burning of the baby books for a few seconds before I realized what you meant ha ha!
    I'm sure the smell of burning baby books will be fine but a different story if someone smokes cigarettes with the chemical smell that clings to everything

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  4. fantastic page - and I am sure it doesn't smell of anything :)

    I have to admit that, like you, in order to get art stuff done at all I have to do it as part of my daily life as with a demanding full time (and some) job, I simply don't have the hours in the day for 100% dedicated art time. So that means that there will be food and drink nearby sometimes and a cat wandering past occasionally. I am very careful though and I do make sure that nothing gets spilt on anything and no cat hairs leave the building :) And I don't smoke so at least that box is ticked :)

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