Sketchbook and Art Journaling

On Sunday I spent the day doing some sketches on the patio, Roses and Zinnias. I had been using the sketchbook at an 8x8" size but I find for me I enjoy working in a smaller sketchbook so I cut it down to a 6x6" size and rebound it. Now I find myself sketching in it more often...

This is the cover with a painted label and a little garland on the bottom with rhinestones.

I did sketches of Roses and Zinnias and wrote in a poem from an old book I have called Nature in Verse. The poem is called O Lark of the Summer Morning..   From the Japanese

I love to lie in the clover,

with the lark like a speck in the sky,

while it's small sweet throat runneth over

with praise it sendeth on high.

O lark of the summer morning,

teach, teach me the song that you sing,

I would learn without lightness or scorning,

to give praise for every good thing.

O lark of the summer morning!

give, give me of praying the key,

and I'll learn without lightness or scorning

as I did at my own mother's knee.



 I also added some journaling to my latest art journal, a weekly to do list and peaceful things to remember like...

Cherish Moments of Solitude

Laugh Often

Make Time To Play

and Open Up To Lifes Magic

from a Melody Beattie book