Jeudi Journal - I Hoped

The yellow background was made with Distress Inks but because I know lots of people do not like yellow (I am warming to it)  I decided to add some orange type ink and chose Rusty Hinge which is one of my favourite colours.

I used a TH stencil to provide some pattern on the otherwise plain page, another favourite of mine when used in patches like this, and a chicken wire stamp to fill in some of the gaps in the same colour.  The words "I haven't seen you since that time I hoped I'd never see you again" were my choice and I began to wonder what I had had in my mind at the time as I was finding this a bit difficult.  The cat lady had her hand on her hip which gave her a bit of an attitude but I didn't want to use the cat so I chopped off the head and replaced it with the one where she looks to have rollers in her hair.  The other figure was chosen because to my mind she looks to be holding herself in such a way that she has a stiff upper lip with her hands clasped together in front of her, or is she looking rather pensive?

Her head normally has a row of houses on the top so as that had no significance for the words I decided to chop them off and I tried several other things on top, eventually settling on a couple of leaves.  I think she rather suits them, don't you?

That is it for this week, now to look at next week's words - wonder what they are?

Susi reminded me that I could add this to "Eyes" which is the topic over on Art Journal Journey - I hadn't thought of that but they do have eyes and they both have those "add on" eyes too.  So here goes, I am now adding this to Gill's theme of "Eyes" and there will be more to come as I love eyes.  Thanks Susi!