This page came directly out of one of the readings at church - which was that "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" That really got me thinking!
You know the one about "older and wiser", well I got to wondering if I am - wise that is, and I guess you can see how my mind meandered on from that.
I'd made this background I wasn't very pleased with - as you know I try to experiment outside my comfort zone - and this is Distress inks, and I've stamped the curly pattern around the edges. I never seem to get very intense colour with distress ink - possibly because the repeat movements to build up layer upon layer are difficult for me and make my arm hurt! I've got these sponge dabbers I rather like, but wasn't too keen on the result when I dabbed the orangey bits on. Never mind, it seemed right to use it anyway.
I actually drew the owl on a separate piece of paper and then stuck him onto the page, but the branch was drawn directly on. My owl is version 3 or 4 (I wouldn't like to show you 1 and 2) and he looks a bit bad-tempered if you ask me!
And this is how it looked when I'd finished doodling and drawing on it. It still isn't a page I'm madly enthusiastic about (which is why I haven't blogged it before now) but I do like and want to remember the sentiment, because it still speaks strongly to me. I'm old and wise enough to know that I've learned the most through making mistakes and blunders, even if the memory of them still has the power to make me cringe ....
PS Anyone want to buy my collection of (unloved) Distress Inks????
PS Anyone want to buy my collection of (unloved) Distress Inks????
