Fall Fearless Challenge One, Part Two & A List!

More thinking about the future because of the Fall Fearless and Fly challenge at Artists in Blogland.  On the left of this two-page art journal spread is a very "stream of consciousness" list of things I hope to do and be someday - que algún día si Dios quiere -- as my husband would say!

How could I ever be all that I hope to be, or do all that hope to do?  Every day new, and one step at a time.

You can link up to Artists in Blogland through Sunday.  I hope you will!  If you don't, I hope you'll check in on Monday for the second challenge!  Ronda Palazzari will be our guest artist!  We're very excited.

Today's prompt at Artsyville's List it Tuesday is "I'm a Sucker for..." Here's what I did:

I collaged book pages and then scraped turquoise and white acrylic paint with a credit card.  Lots of little bits of handmade papers and leftovers from my stash went into creating the hearts, which I then doodled around with black fluid acrylics and a tiny paint brush.  The border is stamped with a stamp I hand carved in Julie Balzer's class.  I journaled my list around the hearts.  In case you can't read it, it goes like this:

I'm a Sucker for (in no particular order):

SUNSHINE:  basking in it, the sight of it streaming through the window, sun glimmering off wet tree leaves, any kind of sunshine connects me with all things holy and sacred;

ART: classes, retreats, paint, pastels, stencils, stamps, markers, pens, notebooks, and now clay!;

LETTERS: fonts, lettering, handwritten letters, old air mail stationary, old mail, letter stamps, and word eytmology;

YOGA: philosophy, classes, clothes, books, jewelry, art;

FLANNEL: sheets, p.j.s, bathrobes, quilts, blankets -- anything cozy!;

LITTLE THINGS: miniatures, collectibles, cameos, doll houses, fairy villages, decorative erasers, pebbles -- anything tiny;

A FEW FOODIE THINGS:  Cinnamon toast, guacamole, the roasted chestnuts you get on the street in New York at Christmas time, really crispy and salty french fries, and sweetened condensed milk!;

A WORTHY CAUSE - I will do anything for someone in need - which is how we've ended up sponsoring 3 families in Guatemala, 3 children through Save The Children, and our foster son;

ANYTHING MY DAUGHTERS NEED...

"If you need me, call me, I'll be there in a hurry, no need to worry..."

I realize I left off something very important to me --
ALL THINGS FRENCH:  the language, the country, the history, the food... - Alors là!

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