Time

I have multiple issues with the fact that our life is finite, the time in every day is limited and there is nothing I can do about our allotted timespan. Whatever I want to do in this life will have to be squeezed into whatever time I still have available.

And there are times when this is very difficult. What to read? Should I go for re-reading all the classics or try to keep up to date with new publications? Should I quilt at every opportunity or spend some time playing in my art journals, making ATCs etc? Is it really necessary to upload a blip foto every day and what about this blog? I've started to write Morning Pages ala Julia Cameron's book The Artist's Way. That's another half hour gone every day. I also need a lot of time to simply think, otherwise there would be no art at all.

And then there are all the other elements of life. I don't even want to mention such mundane tasks as cooking and cleaning and mostly there is definitely no time for them. Can't say I have any regrets about that! Then there is a husband to keep happy and of course I need (and want!)to spend some time with him. So far I haven't found a solution and it's probably fair to say that I won't, even if I live to be 100! So instead I muddle on, now and again feeling stressed about it all but usually simply doing what I can in the time I have available.

This art journal spread demonstrates my feelings about time. It's been done in my portrait orientated Moleskine sketchbook notebook. The background was painted, sprayed and stencilled + stamped some time ago, using mainly acrylics. The clown images and the face are from Alpha Stamps, the clock comes from a magazine and I've also used quite a few rub-offs in this spread.

So here it is, my take on time! I'll probably be back there quite frequently in my art journals as it's one of the issues that exercises my mind most.