How Do I Look?

Art Journal Collage featuring a 

photocopy of a vintage fashion drawing 

done by my Mom, circa early 1950's.

I used to draw these types of girls

when I was in high school too...

could it be genetic?

Some days I feel like drawing,

but other days I want to paint

or collage. Not to mention quilting,

cross-stitch, photography or scrapbooking.

 So many options,so little time!

More vintage illustrations combined

with my own doodles and painting.

I enjoy using every type of pen, 

even fluorescent highlighters.

 I dug out some of the stamps

I've carved from erasers, and added 

stamping to my pages. It creates

borders, interesting divisions of the space

on the page, and makes repeating

a design easy.

Do you ever think about how we

perceive beauty, and how much 

we 'buy into' the stereotypes of 

our society?  People have an unfortunate

tendency to judge others by their

appearance.  I try to resist that tendency,

but I'm not always successful.  This

page reminds me to see the

Beauty in everyone and everything.

 Well OK, maybe not creepy crawlies.

I am not a fan of bugs or snakes...

I will admire their natural

beauty from a distance!

I like fashion magazines, (especially Vogue)

simply for their artistic flair. I don't 

consider them realistic in any way 

for a Midwestern woman of

 my age (ahem!) as a model

for what I should wear or how I should 

look. I just want to be healthy and happy,

and make some art.  Can I love drawing

fashion models without caving in to 

society's expectations?

Linking up with Art Journal Every Day

over at Balzer Designs.

What creative pursuit have

you been enjoying?