Welcome to Day 5 of our Virtual Gallery Walk!
First, if you've stopped by every day this week -- or just today -- thank you so much for the visit. This week I've shared how I'm inspired by Nature, other Artists, Color -- and today I want to share my inspiration with words. I love quotes -- words -- text. You will probably laugh when I tell you that I have a HUGE jar filled with Chinese Fortune Cookie quotes that I have saved through the years -- and often use them on Artist Trading Cards, and have even made a little mini-book dedicated to them. Little inspirational quotes really make me happy.
I find that using them in my Art Journal is how I express my feelings as I'm not one to pour my heart out on paper. Just a few words, or a quote is often enough to get them in my journal and out of my heart.
Sometimes the words are straight from my heart -- or a message to myself that I want to remember. ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLWcUOTYJ-aMGhD7cR9dY2X4nRhgizehOOc2kJrfidRHNAPcoGejTE2A09erFoDfFFUAko2LoemcbugUyn_DgrjmA23BBbe3sosfF9Qxwsn_XW8MDig5UCymQtzuOdUFVOarRLL1UxRQ/s320/IMG_3338-760912.jpeg)
And other times, like below -- they are quotes that really spoke to me and I wanted to share pair them with art in my journal.
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Often times I have the quote in my heart WAY before I have the art. The words rolling around in my head inspire the drawings on my paper.
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Words evoke such an emotional response to so many and pairing them with beautiful colors and sketches is the perfect way to share.
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Plus, it's a great way to practice and improve my decorative penmanship.
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I've always had a love for typography, calligraphy (though have never had any training) so I can practice practice and practice some more with the beautiful quotes I scribble down on scraps of paper everywhere.
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So, on to the last day of our Virtual Gallery Walk. Today you'll be visiting
Cheryl Waters and her beautiful art inspired by Klimt
and a quick trip back to the talented Jamie Dougherty and her beautiful piece inspired by Bruce Gray!
In case you need a refresher for everyone playing along, here are the links to all the participants and their blogs. Make sure to stop by and give Liz Hicks a warm and hearty thank you for all the work she did to organize us this week!
Liz Hicks: www.blogerisms.blogspot.com
Camille McClelland: http://shesonehotmama. blogspot.com/
Catherine Matthews-Scanlon: http://cmscanlon.blogspot.com/
Cheryl Waters- http://www.artsyfindings.com/
Jen Cushman: http://www.jencushman.com/
Kathy Cano-Murillo: http://www.craftychica.com/
Lorraine Bell: http:// actsofrandomkindness365. blogspot.com/
Jamie Dougherty- http://jaylynnscraps.blogspot. com/
Thanks for stopping by -- be sure to come back tomorrow for my World Card Making Day tutorial!
What a fun idea! I love fortune cookies! I have some little fortunes that I have had for years and years because they were so special. I want to play along with the Whatevers, it sounds like so much fun.
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