notes from elinor: Working On Richard's Journal

When Roxanne Ohare came to stay for a week, I worked on the journal I have promised Richard. Although he wanted one of my journals, I withheld that and told him I would create one just for him. I have reflected themes that have been part of my history with Richard and Nebraska. This is about keys... keys that unlock or lock.

Do you remember green stamps? I love pattern, so these stamps create that and make us smile. How much cheap trash did you redeem?

Got a great card from Gloria in Australia of old books. I love the feelings that old books evoke of days with Dickens and Alcott. Old books are old friends. The sparce rubber stamp of the old typewriter and the pencil sharpener are things Richard and Roxanne love too.

Here we have the grand kids here. Using Portfolio water based oil pastels I blended the photos with the background. I threw in an old postcard to give the flavor of the past blended with the present.

This photo only inclued the nearly adopted kitten with Richard's beard and not his face which I dubbed in. The kitten was rejected by the old and feeble cats that the O'hare's now shelter.

I love the romantic swallow on the old card so I echoed the bird with my own drawings. Some paper from Scrap added pattern.

Scrap, the recycling store, yielded a green packet of papers. Roxanne loved that place and dreamed about how much fun it would be to have one in Seward.

This artical about contempory molas of the San Blas Cuna Indians inspired a couple of pages just for fun. I included my own chicken

Lots of fun putting things together has funny unintended consequences.

Yellow and random drawing with bits and pieces creates some sunshine in the winter. Only 40 pages more. Love epb

Comments

What an amazing project! Richard and Roxanne will love this journal...made just for them. I can't imagine 40 more pages though! That makes this creation all the more incredible! Can't wait to see more!

Posted by: cuzdc | April 05, 2013 at 10:42 PM