Autumn Art Sonnet.
I recently took my very first online art course at the gentle urging of my blogging friend Jill at Jill’s Art Journal. Actually it is my first-ever any kind of art course.
The class was hosted on Carla Sonheim’s website and presented by the amazing Lendon Noe. The short 2-week, 6-session class was on Meaning Making: Inspired by Poetry. They were short 20-minute recorded sessions that you could watch at your own pace and at a convenient time for you.
I LOVED it! I learned so much from Lendon – about art, mixed media, poetry, and even about myself.
My first art love is watercolor, but I loved dabbling into the mixed media world. And what fun it was to combine my love of words, writing, poetry, watercolor, and stamping.
In my art piece here, the lines are actually an artistic version of a Shakespearean sonnet, where verse is written in a pattern of AB AB CD CD EF EF GG. You might notice that the lines are repeating in the same pattern. I used a combination of Sumi Ink, Walnut ink, watercolor, water soluble pencil, and a splash of Dr. Ph Martin’s Iridescent Gold Ink.
I photocopied (directly on my photocopier) a sprig of burning bush leaves and berries from my front yard and gesso‘d it right on top of the “sonnet.” I drew a trio of leaves directly onto the piece, stamped some patterns and words, and then “scribbled” a collection of autumn words on top with a Pilot Parallel Calligraphy pen.
I woke up early yesterday and created this piece after considering all the things I learned in the class. It is my little mixed-media sonnet about Autumn.
The air is finally a bit crisp and cooler than it’s been in a long time this weekend. It is really feeling like Autumn.
And Autumn is quickly becoming one of my favorite times of year. I wonder if it is because I am in the Autumn stage of life too…
Have a wonderful day – whatever season you are in or love.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
