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3/06/2015

LIfebook- The Finale

I've been showing you my work from a year long on line workshop called Life Book. I did not do every lesson partly by choice and partly due to time constraints. These last four of five pieces are from Life Book lessons. I enjoyed this first one because I learned to draw a face from a different view, which was not comfortable for me since I hadn't practiced any other than facing forward. This was also supposed to be a celebration of our positive qualities which are listed on the back of the paper. The next one I am showing you was Tam Laporte's lesson on being present to and in your life, called Stags, Patterns and Ritual. Again, this one was a bit of a challenge for me in a drawing sense. I can't tell you how many times I drew and redrew the face on this stag. I almost scrapped it out of frustration, but in the end was okay with it. The next one was also inspired by Tam's lesson called The Sacred Inner Eye. The next piece is not part of Life Book but something I did this year and includes my love of houses and buildings in art, so I included it. And finally, the last one is probably one of my favorites. Coming home to ones' self can be left to ones own interpretation. That's it. At some point I will decide if I want to bind it in to a book or perhaps choose a couple to frame and hang up. I have been researching a Bind-it-All machine and something called The Cinch. Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of these? Thanks for visiting. I am linking to Paint Party Friday and thanking Eva and Kristen for hosting this week after week.

14 comments:

  1. I reaaaaaally like the stag and the eye!!!

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  2. LOVE the sacred eye! ♥♥♥ (I'd be interested in which binder everyone prefers too.)

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  3. Fantastic pages Jo! Love the colours. Valerie

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  4. These are wonderful, Jo. I am so glad that you didn't scrap the stag I think it turned out great.

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  5. Your life book has turned out fantastic. Great job. Love the deer and your houses. On the mushroom kit, they are really growing fast.

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  6. Somehow I think Janet at jkbees may have a Cinch...contact her on her blog and see...she will be happy to let you know. Correct me if I am wrong...either way she won't mind you asking!! Love love love your gorgeous colourful artwork here. The stag turned out fab! I too love buildings or houses in artwork!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  7. Tried to choose a favourite from these.
    I rather like the first one, the face slightly sideways, which looks difficult to draw, and I love the way you have painted the face on the very colourful background.
    And I also love the fourth one which is a complex drawing and painting, and I like the fifth because of its clear design.
    Love the glorious colours in all five.

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  8. Gorgeous works, Jo. I really love the "come home to yourself". The balance of colors and shapes is just super. And of course your wonderful writing sets it all off perfectly.

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  9. Oh, your colours are so gorgeous! I love every single piece! I have been wanting to know more about the Cinch too! Read some interesting things about it, but never used one. ...

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  10. AWESOME BEAUTIFUL WORK ......love the feelings and heart involved in creating it!

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  11. I like your colour scheme, and especially like your face in the first one. It is hard to draw faces especially at a different angle than head on! Thanks for sharing!

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  12. I could not first find your blog.. now I did and I'm happy, because what finds me?
    A lot of beautiful paintings! I'm taking the same workshop as you, but I haven't fulfilled
    all yet.. oh what a lovely deer! Tammie is good to have! :) we lwlearn so much from her
    and the others.
    Keep on the work! :)

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  13. Thinking if I wrote a wrong name of the life book hostess.. if I did, I meant Tamara! :)

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  14. all your pages are amazing.... but I really love the eye one... I actually scrolled back up to have a second look!

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