Art journal pages don't require the kind of discipline that must be present when I work on cards or an item that will potentially be used by someone else. Things don't have to be nice and even, I can use ANY words I want, and even if I feel like I've messed up, the project won't be thrown away. Lessons will be learned, and the page will find its place on the giant binder rings.
The page below has two sort-of mistakes: one is the size - all other pages are 8.5x5.5, and when I started this one, for some reason I didn't realize that I had grabbed a larger base. Too late now - the page stick out. Maybe I should make a few more pages in random sizes and pretend it's all been done on purpose.
The second unsatisfactory item is that misty object on the left - not sure if it belongs, but oh-well, I can't scrape it off.
The project was inspired by a page from a calendar. It featured the famous reflected view of Grand Teton, so it first brought back the memories from our trip to Yellowstone, which also included a drive through the awesome Tetons.
The top quotes the first two verses of Psalm 121:
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
The blue words next to the buttons list three important Biblical mountains - Hermon, Carmel and Olives.
I find it a very pleasant way to memorize some new Hebrew vocabulary and practice my handwriting, which to a real Hebrew speaker would probably look crooked and childish. As long as it's readable, I'm happy :)
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