five little guys

five makes a crowd... 

my latest journal spread for our Round Robin Journal

round robin journal

journal and artwork by super talented Courteney Hope Webb) 

this month i got the privilege to work in 

Courteney's gorgeous handmade journal. 

(as part of our South African Round Robin Journals) 

the journal itself was a work of art and it was a real 

treat to have it for a month and work in it. 

i'm a little bit behind schedule but here is my spread (below), 

i hope Courteney likes it... 

but first it's going off to the next round robins! 

around here

 one tiny long stitch journal done. 

and 

extreme measure for intense heat by Pax ;) 

be silently drawn

love this quote by Rumi 

that i wrote in my journal a while ago.

it will not lead you astray...

distracted

i am distracted at the moment. 

i crave some studio time and yet i seem to find a million 

other things to do.

i know that pattern, i have been here before. 

 it is frustrating but this time around i'm observing.

is it resistance, a need to rest, a rhythm? 

this too shall pass...  

i did get to the studio yesterday

and this wise little owl came out to play

and if felt so satisfying!  

learning. 

always. 

playing

two new faces,

Stabilo pencil and gesso,

plus a little bit of red.

in my handmade journal. 

to get back into creative flow... 

preparing

this week seems to be a bit of a mad rush.

finishing things off, wrapping, sending, 

organizing, preparing... 

i have had no time to photograph my new stuff.

so for now i will leave you with 

my side/procrastination project 

of book/journal making

4 seasons

we are still going with Full Circle, 

Misty Mawn's online workshop

and so far it has been phenomenal! 

on mondays we get art journaling prompts

and they've all been incredibly original, fun

and inspiring!

last week the prompt was to create a 4 seasons fold out book, 

here is a peek in mine finished: 

unfolded before i added the binding:

and some seasonal details:

- summer -

- autumn -

- winter -

- spring -

PS: while making this journal i realized that as "a Northern hemisphere 

expatriated to the Southern hemisphere" living is a place where the seasonal changes 

are very small

i've got all my season muddled up! 

;)