Fireflies Art

art journal card. week 14.

i was working on cleaning our disasterous mess in the art room today and sage said, "hey it's AJC day!" i hate that we've missed so many weeks of doing our art journal cards. but my recovery has been a lot harder than i thought it was going to be.

i didn't feel like coming up with a prompt this week...but since it's been 8 weeks (well 8 1/2 weeks i guess) since my surgery and today i'm finally off crutches i decided that finally being 8 weeks out was something to celebrate.

i still have a long ways to go...but i'm so happy to finally be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel!

sage's card

emerson's card

art journal card. week 6. impossible.

impossible.

i've felt pretty lousy today so this is all i could muster.

we made our cards on my bed and these lousy pictures are taken with the ipod.

my surgery was on tuesday and on thursday morning it was my first time to get out of bed and walk with the crutches with the physical therapist. honestly, it was the first time in my life that something felt 100% impossible. i was exhausted, weak, dizzy and felt so panicky. the physical therapist was insistant that i could (and had to) do it and thankfully she was good at what she does. after a fairly major panic attack and a quick sit down to do some deep breathing and put some lavender oil on my wrists i was able to do it. it was the hardest thing i've ever done in my life. (and i've had several knee surgeries and two c-sections) i had to do it a couple more times that day too. it was hard. but i did it. and while i was exhausted and felt sure i'd pass out at any moment, i did it! and that felt amazing.

sage's card.

she always amazes me...she doesn't hesitate for a second when i tell her the prompt!

 

art journal card. week 5. action.

action.

i was having trouble thinking of a theme today and so sage took charge and said it would be action!

she finished her card before i even got started.

i was still having trouble getting going with it.

i think it might be the extreme stress going on in my life right now!

anyways! i finally just googled "action quotes" and found this gem by ralph waldo emerson.

sage's card.

she told me that she's always in action unless she's sleeping! :)

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2 more sleeps until the big day.

i'll be doing next weeks art journal card in the comfort of my bed while i'm healing! have a wonderful week my friends.

art journal card. week 4. kindness.

kindness.

more than anything else I want to teach my children

to be kind to each other and to everyone they meet.

on friday morning the kids woke up before us and when we tried to walk out of our room they stopped us and said we weren't allowed to come out until they told us we could! we knew they were up to something...when they finally let us out we found that they had cleaned up the great room and "made" us breakfast. they had a bowl of lucky charms and a glass of orange juice for each of us. their face were BEAMING!

i knew right then that my them for this week would be KINDNESS!

has someone done something kind for you recently??

sage's card

sage chose to write the word cheerful because that's the first word she thought of when i said i was doing my card about kindness. her picture she drew is of a cat & dog cuddling.

emerson's card

art journal card. week 3. organize.

organize.

i am not an organized person.

but in just over 2 weeks i'm having my big surgery.

and for the first month i'm not going to be able to do a whole lot, so i'm trying to get things as organized as i can so that things are as easy as possible for jim and the family and friends who will be here to help us out.

my sister amy is the most organized person i know.

i realllly wish i was a little more like her in that department!

are you organized? or is it a challenge for you too?

(sage is sick and isn't up to doing anything so the kiddos will likely do their cards in the next couple days and then i'll add them  here)

eta: i've add a catergory on the side for my 2012 art journal cards, so they are all in one place. just in case any of you decide to play along!

 

art journal card. week 2. who inspires you?

who inspires you?

sage is one of the people who inspires me everyday. she is so creative. she writes stories constantly. she draws something everyday. she dances. she is a free spirit. she is inspiring.

note: the kids decided they wanted to join in! they even played catch up and made cards for last week too. i added them to my post HERE.

sage's card

emerson's card

after we finished sage said, "i can't wait till next week to do another one mom!"

my word for 2012 + art journal cards~one word

my word for 2012 is brave.

you have to be brave with your life

so that others can be brave with theirs.

i love this quote from katherine center's essay so much. 

a month or so ago i decided that i wanted to do something similar to emily falconbridge's past art journal challeges that i've played along with. in 2009 she did 52Q which i loved. and in 2007 she did art journal card prompts which i loved as well. i have done crafty things here or there...but i'm really craving more time in our art room. and i thought this might be the kick in the rear i need! i asked em if she would care if i did something similar and she didn't mind. i'm planning to do one art journal piece each sunday. i already have a hefty stash of these vintage envelopes that are approximately 3" x 5" so that's what i'm going to use. i don't expect a bunch of people to play along...but if you do it'd be fun!

ETA: prettttty please leave a link to your art

journal card if you decide to play along!

this week i decided to do one word.

and because i was choosing a word for the year i just used that.

sage's card.

she even decided to choose a word for the year.

emerson's card.

and if you haven't watched this video before...do it.