Hello! I’m back! In reality I never “left” but have been totally out of commission with influenza. Yep…first it was Mini-me, then Mr, G then me. Everybody quickly knock on wood with me that J has been spared. It was a MEAN bout of influenza. We are all still coughing but have been told that could last for weeks! Honestly I’m still not 100%. I thought I was doing well yesterday until I was 1/3 of that way through my weekly grocery shopping and broke out in a sweat and felt as if I could pass out at any moment. Needless to say…I cut my list short and headed home. Enough talk of things totally out of my control and on with the art.
As I’ve been continuing to paint the 3D printed Catan tiles, my extra paint has been spread randomly on this journal page.
This morning I was feeling a bit of creative energy….I didn’t give much thought…just worked with items around me.
At this point is when I realized that my head is still a bit foggy. I had heard a small splash while making the India ink drips but it took a good minute to realize what had happened.
I was holding the bottle of ink in one hand and the dropper in the other…evidently I tipped my hand a little too far over. DUH! What a mess!!! Luckily I did get it cleaned up and remarkably didn’t get any on my nice jeans or white sweater!! When inspiration strikes I don’t often think about what I’m wearing….I’ve ruined several nice things that way.
I decided on a glassine envelope to hold a bit of private journalling.
The tag I used was just a bit of scrap paper that I cut down to fit….that was the intent at least. I cut it a bit short (did I mention my head was a bit foggy) so I added a “handle” of sorts by simply stapling some black and white polka dot paper to the scrap.
That’s it for today…I need to rest a bit more before a necessary errand.
HMMM! That’s how I got the green ink all over my craft room carpet. Mine didn’t clean up, though. And I don’t think I’ve got anything that doesn’t have something, like glue, paint, or gesso on it. You were brave to wear a white sweater.
I’ve missed you a LOT and now know why. I hope you are better very, very soon. I know how long these lingering coughs can be.
Sorry you have been ill :( Sending you lots of healing thoughts. I’ve spelled lots of ink that way too :( Not fun to clean up at all and we son’t talk about the clothes I’ve ruined while doing creative stuff.
Hope you feel better meanwhile! To your comfort I can tell you that such accidents we have all! Nevertheless your spread came out lovely!
Happy weekend – take care!
oxo
Susi