the year begins...

On January first this haiku recollects the day spent with longtime friends and just having easy conversations. I used a snowflake stamp to texture the background and added a small cut paper snowflake. A piece of tracing paper less than 2" square gave the perfect look to the page. The border was made from the decorative trim around a commercial stamp after the stamp was removed - perfect scalloped border and gold color.
Just the beginning of two favored sources for collaging- tracing paper (there are so many) and stuff in the mail to reclaim.

I messed up the first writing. So I re-wrote the lines on the same cardstock, cut out the text and glued it on.


Bright new snow glitters.
Longtime friends sharing laughter.
Tears and joys sparkle.

The date is written inconspicuously in the corner - how that changes over the year....

One of my "rules" was to not over think or work any thing. Once the syllables were correct and the art looked finished, I filed it in its sleeve.

'til tomorrow, Merrilyn

Daily Haiku Journal

This blog documents the work for 2009 that was a daily writing and an accompanying visual art piece. The writing is in Haiku form to insure brievity. The visual art piece could be any medium that works on a 3" x5" piece of cardstock.

It began as a way to include some creative work every day between the usual demands of full time work. The year proved to be one of usual and fabulous events. The project proved to be a learning tool while being fun.
My past art experiences revolved around fabrics and art quilts. They are making their way back into my creative expressions.
The post for January 1st of 2010 will be the journal page for 1/1/09. I will add posts for subsequent entries that proved effective in some way or that moved me creatively.
As 2010 slides by and the posts accumulate, I will include photos of my prior work as well as current work.