Yesterday I spent the entire day doing art… after a good cry about my father and his bravery during this time of his cancer. I like how the initial tree piece eventually led me into a deeply satisfying day of art-making culminating in the Zentangle round. Both of these pieces are actually in the two art journals I am sharing with my niece, Annalyn. We mail these back and forth. One is our Art Journal for more serious artistic answers to the Inquiry “What’s Up with Me Right Now?” and the other is our Playbook for technique exploration. That lucky young womon is headed to Rochester Institute of Technology for college — oh if my parents could have supported my journey as an artist back in my beginnings. I am very happy to be that supportive aunt though!
The poem around the tree:
This Tree is beautiful.
The Spring is beautiful.
But my Sadness is so strong the only color I want to add is Blue.
Patterned: 
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