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Thursday, April 9, 2015

Mixed Media Mayhem - Joy of Reading... in Bed


This layout began with the accidental collusion of a pack of flash cards delivered from Key Lime Supplies on Etsy, some old paint strips, and some interesting scraps from a quilting magazine.


It celebrates the joy of reading, but not just any reading...reading in bed. Since a cold winter in Wellesley drove me to the third floor to escape the black chill of nighttime, I have gravitated to the bed.  I eat breakfast there, I sew there, I draw there, I play with the dogs there, I take my online there, I even eat there.  This is a confession or a justification.

To begin, I had gessoed the pages some time ago and used them as mopping up.  I added some magazine cutouts to start a flow. In my stash I had piles of paint charts from which I had cut circles for a first grade project at the museum,  I played with placement.


I decided try weaving the French flash cards and the paint chips.  I found three that worked with my theme.  Also stenciled some iridescent turquoise squares around the pages and a page of dictionary text to balance on the right page.





To go with my theme I wanted some old postcards I had stored somewhere that pictured women reading, but, alas, I could not find them.  So I substituted a clip art image of a pretty serious looking gal.  I added some cut out letters which looked boring until I traced around theme with some pearly dimensional paints.  


I added my journaling to commemorate the rationale for my page.  This whole exercise was really fun, and I did not do it in bed.








3 comments:

  1. SO made me smile, Linda...confession, justification? It matters not! A winter in bed is a lovely thing, and your page is clearly a reflection of that.

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  2. CWACK Wicki up! Collusion? Taking your online in bed! Like it is daily medicine...you are too funny. Can't tell you how much creative computer work I've done in the past years from my lady recliner. The one I have now isn't as comfie for laptop or painting. Darn it! iPad is on a stand, or I wouldn't be able to take my online from here :)

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    1. Have to have a space big enough for doggies to share

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