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A time to PLAY

July 6, 2007 By Marta Darby 2 Comments

P7056564For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.

~ Ecclesiastes 3:1

It’s Friday and I’m busy cleaning out my studio because I need more room to PLAY.
Last year I began some exercises in my art journal.
I decided to try new techniques, and learn new ways to express myself. 

On Tuesdays I would do a self-portrait and on Friday I showed what I was doing in the studio.
It was a very difficult thing for me.

P7056566First of all, I had to learn how to include myself in the book.
You’d be surprised.  It was so difficult for me to relax in front of a camera. You would never know I went on all those vacations and holiday gatherings with my family – I was always behind the camera.
The goal of these exercises was to get comfortable "just being" in front of a camera. The Studio Friday just gave me a way to share what project I was working on in my studio.  This was all before I started blogging. The exercises are just as relevant. Only now I find it easier to blog. =)

So here are some pages from my most intimate art journal. (BE KIND)
I played and I worked and I got comfortable in front of a camera.
Not only that, but because it was just meant for me, I got adventurous and a little fearless. I enjoyed the exercises immensely.
They are not scrapbooks, per se, but they do document change and creative growth over the last year of my life.

P7056565In my art journal I get to PLAY.
I try photoshop brushes, rubber stamps, decorative paper, sticker tape, tags, and lots of pictures of myself.

Because I think everyone should have a time and a place where they can just PLAY! =D

(it’s in The Book) =D

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The Official Re-Instatement of Self-portrait Tuesdays Our motto? Laugh. Eat. Play. The Dating Game or The Kevin Bacon Game (Date Edition) or . . . WHATEVER! Let’s just PLAY!! It’s time to play… “Who’s Got Stuff?”

Filed Under: Cuban-American Life Tagged With: Scrapbooking

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  1. keb says

    July 6, 2007 at 6:16 am

    you go girl. I dig you sharing those pages.

    Reply
  2. Carrie says

    July 8, 2007 at 6:45 pm

    I love the journals Marta…they are beautiful and fun…

    Reply

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