Truthful Journal

I managed to complete two journal pages on Sunday morning. I did these in my truthful journal, which is a journal I handmade (you can see how I made this journal in this post) to use for 'truthful' journal ling...whether good or bad, its honest, how I feel right at this moment, journal ling and art.

For this one I used Tim Holtlz tissue tape as a border, a grungy background stamp, Dylusions paints and sprays and a stencil. Once I had done the background I could see a face in it so I drew it!
For this one I used an old map as the background. (little tip: Don't tell the staff in Oxfam that you want to cut up the old map you are buying!! I had picked up a selection of old road maps they had in there and didn't realise the price on one of them was £15!! I said I didn't want that one as they were only to cut up for art work...I didn't think she was going to let me buy them, she was horrified!!)
I used Dylusions paints, stamps and tissue tape. I used a letter stencil to spray through which gave a nice effect. The layering came out a little heavy and covered up most of the map so I drew on some more map lines. I cut out a person from a magazine and stuck it down and painted over the top then removed it to get the silhouette.
TFL,
Sami x

Art work

Thought I would post some art work that I have completed over the last few weeks when I didn't have any internet to distract me!

'A call for Birth'

20"x30" canvas

This is a painting I did for my sisters birthday a couple of weeks ago. It is of the Goddess Ostara and spring and symbolises fertility and birth. It is a mix of water colour crayons, pencils and acrylics.

Journal page using Dylusions paints and ink sprays and various stamps. The big flowers were stamped onto kitchen towel that I had used to blot up the ink and then glued on.

I completed this page in my truthful journal yesterday. I used Dylusion paints and ink sprays, stencils, a crackle stamp. The main stamp is by paperartsy and I stamped it onto tissue and then used gel medium to stick it on.

This page is about our frustrating house move. Again, I have used Dylusions paints and ink sprays, a freebie stamp and the house stamps are by Invoke art. I used Tim Holtz tissue tape along the bottom and masking tape for the title.

I did this page a while ago but never posted it. Paints, spray inks and stamps by Dylusions and the lady was cut out of a magazine.

TFL,

Sami x

Protection

I wanted to share this page, even though its very personal.

I know I am extremely biased, but my son is such a wonderful child! He is kind, caring, loving, compassionate, has really high moral standards, extremely bright (9.6 grade average and he's only 13!) and just generally a great kid! Everyone that meets him thinks he's wonderful, which is why I find it so hard to understand why he's bullied.

He was bullied so severely at age 5 that he had to see a child physciatrist. It took a long time but he came through the other side of it, not the person he was going to be, but maybe a better person?

He is the reason that I started a support group for parents of children that had been bullied, which I ran for 5 years. I hate bullying, it takes so much from you and makes you vunerable.

Since starting at high school there have been a group of kids who bully him on a daily basis, calling him names, hassling him on the bus on the way home and videoing it. They have been spoken to and parents have also been told but it doesn't deter them for long.

Caleb has been so strong, he doesn't let them see that it's upsetting him, but when he gets home it all gets too much for him.

I have taught him to put up a protection bubble around himself. I have told him that bullies are cowards, they know that they are inadequate and they take their insecurities out on other people. I've told him he is the better person in all this and to try and ignore them. I have also told him that because I was bullied I know that nothing I am saying helps.

I am so cross that he is hurting and I can't help him. I did this page for him this morning. I have scanned it and printed it out small for him so he can keep it in his wallet, knowing that its there and what it says will help him to visualise his bubble and stay strong.

The words read:

You are safe, you are protected, nothing can harm you. You have the Goddess' love and the best protection of all, my love, a mothers love is the most powerful protection there is. You are better than them Caleb, you have a true heart, a kind and loving heart. You are powerful, you have strength, compassion, honour and truth within you and no one can take that away. Stay strong, stay true, safe in the knowledge that you are loved. Let their negativity bounce off your shield, don't let it touch your heart. Keep this bubble of protection around you, it will cloak you from their hurtful actions and keep you true to yourself. Let your aura shine so bright it dazzles them into submission. I love you.

Thanks for listening to my ramblings,

Sami x