This week the quote is "You can't skip and be unhappy at the same time" and so I decided to illustrate it I would have someone skipping. Not easy with Dyan's figures to find someone but I did find a figure with her hands in such a position that they could have been holding onto a skipping rope. Hurrah!
To begin with I swished some Peeled Paint Distress Ink on my craft mat, spritzed it with water and then dabbed my page on top of it - it actually looks more yellow than green. Then I dried it off and added some more ink to the craft mat, spritzed again and dabbed it off once more to get some patches.
Next I took my 'Lotza Trianglz' stencil and put some random splodges of triangles in Scattered Straw about the page to make a background. Then it was time to think about the figures and I decided to put three of the smaller ones on. As I want to enter it into Art Journal Journey I had to include some birds somewhere for Wendy's challenge so I once more took some of Janet Klein's little ones, coloured them and included one looking at the skipping and one balancing on the rope - impossible I know but in the land of make believe anything is possible.
And now to the story:
"Little Sue had broken up with her boyfriend and was very unhappy, She had been confiding in her bff, Janice and they had spent some considerable time talking, crying and laughing together as good friends do. Janice had made her smile and eventually made her laugh with some of the stories about the ex boyfriend's rather large nose and ears which hadn't mattered at all to Sue when she had been in love with him but now she could laugh and call him names, all the silly names that Janice came up with. It had been fine for a while but after Janice had left and gone home the tears had come again. Something we all remember from our younger days.
Later that afternoon, Janice, being the good friend she was, had recruited Linda, another close friend to go and see little Sue to see if she wanted to go to the bowling alley with them, anything to take her mind off the ex boyfriend. As they rounded the corner where Sue lived there she was, stood in the back yard skipping of all things. Janice did not understand one bit and she turned to Linda and said "You can't skip and be unhappy at the same time" but Sue seemed to be proving her wrong as she counted and sang whilst she got on with skipping."
Maybe there is something, afterall, in the belief that the way to heal anything to do with the mind is exercise! Just off for a jog around the block, see you later.
11 comments:
I am glad Sue figured out how to get over her unhappiness. Skipping is sure fun, and gets you moving so you can't be sad. And great she has some super good friends too. We all needed them when we were younger (and even now sometimes too). Love your page Neet. And glad you could incorporate some birds. I love the one on the rope. This works great for Wendy's challenge, so thanks so much for joining us at Art Journal JOurney. Hope all is well with you, no overwhelming back pain, and you are staying healthy. Hugs-Erika
Lovely page, love the story, too, as always, great how you always think something out for the journal page! Hope you are keeping well! So, I'm off to jpg to the coffee machine....Hugs, Valerie
A great story and the Page is wonderful fun!!!
I love this art!
Have a good day, hug Elke
Love the story, and the figure skipping is just right, I had forgotten about that one. I guess thinking of the story line first helps choosing the figures so much easier. Hope you are both OK, hugs Wendy. xx
Such a fun page! The story made me smile too and I love how you created the figure skipping 😁. The little birds are fab and the bright sunshine yellow background made me happy too. Wishing you a wonderful rest of the week and a happy weekend! Hugs, Jo x
That quote makes me think of Izzi. She always skips when she's happy or excited. It always makes me smile. I occasionally skip through the house, too - lol - much less frequently these days! Not that kind of skipping, though ;-) That kind of skipping doesn't scream 'happy' at me at all!
That doesn't look remotely like Peeled Paint - more like Scattered Straw... good idea to use the triangles that way. Great figures, this week. Love the tiny body with the big head. And I spy what looks like a Vera Lane birdie...I've just used one of those myself, lol. Great way to qualify for AJJ. Normally, I'd join in this month with a theme like that, but just don't want to journal at the moment. I'm trying to get to the end of my JK images so that I can use something else for a change...or I'll end up using them in perpetuity! I think I'm a bit besotted :-(
TTYS and hope you're well.
Cath x
Great looking page and love the story and quote!
A fun page Neet - and another fun backstory :)
Stay safe
Blessings
Maxine
This was a great story you concocted. I really LOVE how your mind works, Neet. That figure actually DOES look like she's skipping and I love how you turned her into Sue who can't be sad about losing her boyfriend. This was both fun and funny. It was also perfect for Wendy's theme at Art Journal Journey, too, dear.
Fabulous page Neet, the stencilling does make a great background! Both stories made me smile, the one about Sue and the one about you jogging round the block! Hugs, Chris.
Fun page and fun story. I think you are correct on healing the mind with exercise - it helps anyway. Sometimes the exercise can be with the mind like art and reading and meditating. Very thought-provoking post. I really like it, Neet!
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