More scans
I thought I had posted these already, but I forgot to take them off draft. So here they are, later, but not late.
and later
and later
and then
I have continued to work as my character in my journal, and I am amazed how different this experience has been. I am thinking about how this relates to my regular (to the extent that it is regular) journal practice. How do I continue what has been so enjoyable without feeling like I'm dragging out this exercise that has been sufficient on its own.
The enjoyable part has absolutely been forcing myself to limit what I work with. I had a few cheap acrylic paints, and in the end, limited myself to one brush and one pen. I did try some papers, and then some photographs, the latter of which I continued periodically. Those had whole stories that didn't end up in the journal. I've tried limiting myself in other ways before, and it hasn't clicked the way this did, so that's interesting. This time it seemed appropriate and didn't actually feel limiting at all. Just simple and easy.
I also focussed on shapes and relationship in a more deliberate way. I tried to NOT think too much, which was both a challenge and a relief.
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