contributions to others:
self-portrait
5 things to do before i die
10 things you never knew
colour swatch
sensory awareness
perfect day
recipes to share
summers of childhood
the book of us
christmas shared
glimpse into your life
poetry i love
i am
i enjoy being a girl
violet & gold
destinations
glory are the days
i was a child of the...
altered time
christmas traditions
songs in your head
glamourbombing
after midnight
never forget
tags of home
how do you feel today?
art inspiration
discovery

what gets you going then?

Karin's journal asked us to describe what inspires our art.  I was surprised that many of the entries were actually visual links, like being inspired by patterned papers.  I don't really work that way -- although I am often inspired by other works of art, a product on its own rarely inspires me.  Instead I wrote about my process of choosing the right mood music for creating.  The background paper has the lyrics to 'I Love Rock & Roll' and the accordion book is half an explanation, half a list of songs that inspired specific projects.  Yes, that frame stamp is upside down.  Yes, I've been going overboard on the metallic rub-on recently.  And I love the lace -- someone very kind gave that to me at Scrapbooktopia and it is actually from a wedding dress.  Obviously I am not kind enough to leave it white, of course.

And if you're that curious, the music credited for this is Lisa Loeb's 'Firecracker', Tori Amos' 'Little Earthquakes' and Britney Spears' video for 'I Love Rock & Roll'.  Yeah, really.