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Journal Page
Original = 10" x 10" (does not fit on scanner)
Vintage and found papers, collage, gesso, pencil.
The Moleskine on top is the one I'm going to use next. It is a hacked version of a 2009 diary filled with papers from Ruled Notebook and a Sketchbook.
Be warned - the combination process of these three was not easy! I'll add some photos of the process.
the other morning I was sitting on the rooftop and smoking. it was the first time in months to sit outside with no coat or jumper on, and the first time to welcome the sun in such tender way. I saw a bird sitting on the top of a birch, on the branch that was up high the most, and I wondered what it’d be like to sit where he sat and have this breath-taking view on the village. I wanted to take a photo of him, but he flew away as I had gotten my camera. so I just sat down again and watched the sky and saw my neighbour walking her dog down the road.
that was one of the most beautiful mornings I’d had in a long, long time.
Handy for covering up those boring vinyl covered sketchbooks. Tutorial blogged here:
kirinote.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-make-reversible-jour...
Here is another favorite from 2018 and the caption I wrote at the time.
Sometimes a bucket list photo opportunity drops right in your lap with absolutely zero effort.
As most of you know, I am a Rhode Islander by birth and the Providence and Worcester Railroad was my home road that I grew up with. In fact, the modern incarnation of the P&W was reborn only 4 years before I was and the P&W was always a sharp, proud, friendly little New England carrier. While now part of the G&W family, a few red and brown original units still roam the rails in the Ocean State. Their namesake city of Providence is another town that railroading has passed by.
While the Capital of Rhody is a very busy passenger stop on Amtrak's northeast corridor, it now sees no more than four freight trains on the average weekday. Most of the rail business in RI is generated by the port of Providence and the big Rhode Island Economic Development Business Park in Quonset Point / Davisville, RI.
In fact, in downtown Providence proper there is really only one old school customer located on legacy New Haven trackage.
The local paper, the Providence Journal Bulletin still takes boxcars of newsprint on a cool little industrial spur located off the Northeast Corridor (Amtrak Shoreline Main) just south (compass west) of the passenger station near the site of the old Providence Produce Mart (Merchants Cold Storage in NYNH&H days) off the the lead of the remains of old New Haven Yard 17.
But enough history, on to the story and photos.
I was driving home from a night of work on this past Monday morning when I saw P&W PR3 roll beside me on the Pawtucket Providence city line where the mainline parallels I95 at the site of the old Northup Avenue Yards.
The weather was cool, clear, and perfect for a New England fall day and it was still early (only a bit after 8 AM) so I figured if traffic would let me I would try to get ahead of them and park up on Federal Hill and grab a nicely lit going away shot of them at Atwells Interlocking.
As luck would have it they were held of the station for an Amtrak Regional and an MBTA local (freight trains with haz mat are not allowed in the tunnels at the station at the same time as any passenger trains are present per Amtrak rules) affording me enough time to fight traffic and get in position.
I got my shot and was ready to leave when I noticed them stop and then heard them talk to the Amtrak DS. The dispatcher asked them if they would be ok on track 10 in Cranston with their high wides. But then I did a double take and realize they just had tanks and gons, no high wides. This could only mean one thing....they were stopping to work the Journal and pick up the high Plate F boxcars!
I was in luck. I've wanted to shoot a train working this spur forever, and I got it with no planning, no advance knowledge, in perfect weather, on a work day, and without even having to cut into my sleep! Sometimes it just all comes together!
Oh, and original bought new P&W GP38s on their home road. Does it get any better....no, not around here it doesn't!
Anyway, now for the photos.
PR3 shoves out of the Journal lead and across Harris Ave into the remains of the old NH yard 17.
Providence, Rhode Island
Tuesday October 30, 2018
This album's name is dedicated to my favourite game of all time Elder Scrolls Online and race of all time, The Argonians (reptile humanoids). There's a story for you to read below about some of them towards the bottom.
What does Ku Vastei mean? Read below
By Lights-the-Way, Mystic of the Mages Guild
It is hard to describe the culture of my people. Often my tongue stumbles as I try to explain, but it is my hope that ink and quill will give me time enough to gather my thoughts. And perhaps, though such writing, I will finally connect the parts of me that now feel so divided; my homeland of Murkmire and my new life within the Mages Guild.
These journals are to become my ku-vastei. And, as I write that, I can think of no better topic to begin with.
Ku-vastei roughly translates to "the catalyst of needed change," though such a direct translation in no way does justice to the original meaning. Another translation could be "that which creates the needed pathway for change to occur" or even "the spark which ignites the flame which must come into being."
Perhaps a more direct analysis should be first presented. Ku-vastei is a noun, a thing or person. Vastei directly translates to change, an important part of my culture. Ku is harder to speak of. It is that which leads to change, though not that which creates change. An important role, as stagnation is a fate worse than death.
Take a boulder which sits atop a cliff, teetering in place. It must fall eventually. The ku-vastei does not push the boulder off the cliff; rather, it picks the pebble which holds the rock in place. And so it falls, not by a push, but by a pathway cleared.
Ku-vastei is revered, just as change itself is revered, for to look back at what was means to stumble as you move forward. Sometimes, a little push in the right direction is all someone needs to remember such wisdom. Other times, they may need to be shoved.
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The Gee-Rusleel Tribe
by Emmanubeth Hurrent, the Wayfarers' Society of Wayrest
I've had the privilege to speak to two different Miredancer elders now, and I've learned a great deal from both of these conversations. The "Gee-Rusleel," as they call themselves, are among the most introspective Argonians I've met in my travels. They also tend to be the most pleasant. For all their reclusiveness and wariness, I've never met a people more willing to share a meal or a game of Shells and Stones. They are skilled crafters, with a particular knack for working with Hist amber and egg shells. They are also peerless navigators, guiding their flat-bottom boats effortlessly through the swamp, master weavers, and skilled cartographers.
The most defining characteristic of the Miredancer tribe, however, is piety. This deep reverence for the Hist has earned them the right to name a "Sap-Speaker" for countless generations.
According to the elders I spoke with, the Sap-Speaker is the Hist's direct intermediary. (This is, of course, subject to debate. Many tribes boast unique methods of communion with the Hist. But as far as I have seen, the Miredancers make the most compelling case for the methods they use.) Sap-Speakers often go into seclusion for days or even weeks on end, venturing either down into the roots or high into the canopy of leaves in the uppermost branches. Here, they commune with the Hist. Indeed, the word that one of the elders used was "journey."
These journeys into the Hist tax the Sap-Speakers, but are thoroughly private affairs. After days by themselves, the Sap-Speakers emerge to hide away with old books, scrolls, and tablets. I asked after the purpose of these periods of seclusion, and this is what the elders told me. "The Sap-Speaker enters the embrace of the Hist to learn from the great tree," one elder said. "While in close contact with the roots and branches, the Sap-Speaker receives visions and other forms of communication that neither you nor I would understand."
The other elder continued. "Even the Sap-Speaker finds some of what is shown to be mystifying and confusing. I have heard that a Sap-Speaker is treated to ancient metaphors, arcane secrets, and visions that make little sense to creatures so far removed from sap and pulp." Apparently, the second period of seclusion allows the Sap-Speaker time to reflect on what he or she was shown, as well as time to consult with the ancient writings of Sap-Speakers who came before. After a suitable period of study and reflection, the Sap-Speaker emerges to reveal the Hist's will to the tribe.
I attempted to get more information about what happens while the Sap-Speaker meditates among the roots or branches, but I'm not sure the elders knew much more. They did tell me that the only nourishment the Sap-Speaker receives during these periods of seclusion is provided by the Hist itself in the form of sap, leaves, and the otherwise forbidden fruit of the tree.
There is a price to pay for the gift of Hist communion, however. Ingesting large quantities of Hist sap is a dangerous affair, even for Argonians. Sap-Speakers routinely suffer the effects of sap-poisoning, including "gold tongue" (permanent change of mouth pigmentation to a golden hue), unbidden hallucinations, "bark-scale" (thickening and darkening of surface scales), and other maladies they were reticent to talk about. The current Sap-Speaker, Thumarz, was in seclusion during my visit to the tribal village. I hope to meet him someday. If he's half as wise as the elders I interacted with, I'd no doubt learn a great deal from him.
Despite their deeply religious nature, the Miredancers also seem to have an obsession with games of all types. They are particularly fond of the games Nine-Shells and Shells and Stones, as well as sports such as the popular "teeba-hatsei" (also known as "hip and tail ball.") In addition to lovingly explaining their own games, they wanted to know everything I could tell them about the games we play back in Wayrest. I must admit, their enthusiasm was quite infectious! And I found it highly amusing to watch them try to re-create Deceiver's Bones from the vague description I provided.
The Miredancers are also inveterate gamblers, but they often forget to collect their winnings. Unlike the games of men and mer, Miredancer competitions appear to be completely devoid of malice or injured pride. Victory and defeat seem more like afterthoughts than objectives, due in no small part to their phlegmatic disposition. As in most things, their focus is strictly on the moment—the now. It pains me to leave their village, but I still have many more tribes to study. I doubt any of them will be as fascinating or as friendly as the Miredancers.
["the tribe is not currently in the game but in the world of the game"]
I blogged about it at www.creativechaos.typepad.com This is the cover of my inspiration journal for my magazine pictures....
at the Royal Museum, Edinburgh. I really like the cobalt blue of these bottles especially with the light shining through them.
this is what happens if you bury your journal and then try to dry it out in the dryer after a heavy rain. (as my husband found ot this week.)
A page inside my handmade photo journal, printed with one of my favorite Emerson quotes.
Blogged: www.anodynedesign.com/blog/2007/11/30/handmade-photo-journal
A page in my A4 (12" x 8") journal. Cars by Itkupilli, wings by Tumblefish studios.
See more on my blog:
I was so fortunate to attend a journaling class with Teesha Moore at the beginning of August. I made these
two pages as a way to capture my memories of that day.
collage elements from:
Teesha Moore
Tumble Fish Studio
Fiddlette
the woman is a hand-colored vintage image from my own collection
Journal 12 is all about trends. Whether you consider yourself "trendy" or not, I bet there are a few trends that you find yourself gravitating to. If not, you can create a page of trends that you think are lame too, it's up to you :)
Well...These are the styles that make me..ME!!
Blogged here kittypinkstars-kitty-kittypinkstars.blogspot.com/2010/06/...
I'm entering this in a call for visual journals by the Brooklyn Sketchbook Library to be put in a time capsule for 50 years (!). I've decided the theme will be birds, with the Emily Dickinson quote in mind, "I hope you love birds too. It's economical. It saves going to heaven."
A very large celebration of life journal with childhood, family and career memorabilia as well as ample journaling spots.
When you are your own boss and there is no one to tell you what you should do, you can feel kind of lost and unfocused. You set yourself extreme goals each day and get all cross with yourself that you didnt do as much as you could. Well when I could work normally before the pandemic, this was my saviour. I started Bullet Journalling, each day my list of jobs were committed to and if I didnt get around to doing a task, it just 'migrated' to the next day. What that actually means is you write it down on your next day's 'to do list' after doing that so many days for those tasks you never get around to (eg website updates/blogs etc) you actually get fed up with keep writing it and actually do it.
You can also add fun things in you need to do too.
This practice I have been doing for about 4 years and absolutely loved it, I even ran a few workshops in my home town about doing it.
But I had felt that this year with no real work tasks to write in, that I felt lost and thought starting it up during lockdown would make me sad, seeing as there is no real exciting work that I can do right now.
So I took January off. and started my journal in February and I have LOVED it. It's great to have time to decorate various pages and to have time away from screens whilst you are doing it.
My inspiration is Nikki McWilliams, google her she has load of great tutorials and also sells journals and pens and designs washi and alsorts!
Do you journal?
another day of Letter Love 101. Drop by lindakittmer.blogspot.com/2012/02/doodle-letters.html to see more.
My first art journal page for 2011.
Blogged here:
dragonflydreamers.blogspot.com/2011/01/first-journal-page...
"Journal Prompt16: Today we are going on a little scavenger hunt!! Below, you will find a simple scavenger hunt that I created for you all. With this list, you will find everything on your list and then create a beautiful journal page with it! So fun!!"
I spent a really great time flying through the house looking for all these things: D
Naprawdę świetnie się bawiłam latając po domu szukając tych wszystkich rzeczy :D
Custom journal cover. The theme was 'beast'. It was so much fun to create! I used an old fossil watch for the main eye and glass gems for the other three. The watch face glows when the light hits it at a certain angle...a really cool effect
writing with graphite pencil
Zeichnung/Schrift mit Grafitstift.
"Bäume sind Gedichte, die die Erde in den Himmel schreibt." Khalil Gibran
My art journal for Kara's Life Story Class.
Blogged here: http://dearlydee.blogspot.com/2009/02/life-story-journal.html
And everything it makes me dream of!
I searched in vain for the perfect tape but no luck... Plus I am trying to do this whole journal exercise without spending money so...... I used pink ribbon and some stationery I found in my stash!
Autumn is my favourite month..But here are some reasons why summer is cool too!!