Follow the rules
Those of us who maintain art journals also uphold a set of rules, but these are often unrecognized. My rules include such things as completing the pages in order vs. opening the book at random; using both sides of the page vs. drawing only on the right hand side; staying on one page vs. drawing over the gutter (difficult with spiral-bound books, easy with stitched signatures) and never tearing out unhappy results.
That last one doesn't mean I don't have lots and lots of failed pages and it doesn't mean I can stand the sight of them. So my next rule is: Paste a sheet of paper over the disgusting outcome and begin again or, as I did in this case, paste a sheet of colored paper and glue on all the little portrait sketches I made during the sermon this morning. Short sermon = few sketches, longer words = more developed pieces. That's the rule.
I love the sketches - so spontaneous, and I love your rules ... especially the one about covering up the stuff you don't like! lol nancy
ReplyDeleteGreat rules Barbara! I think mine are very much the same!
ReplyDeleteHugs and blessings to you
We all have rules, don't we? In April, Fake Journal Month, we get to break them all because, after all, it isn't really our journal! Or, as Roz Stendahl says, "Life is short, why live only one!"
ReplyDeleteGreat post. Rules. Nice little sketches, too. :)
ReplyDelete