a while back I made a tiny "Noticings" book
a place to record what captures my interest along the byways
like so many other things I have made for myself, it sat, waiting
waiting for me to stop waiting for the right thing, the right day, the right place, the right idea
yesterday I realized I could keep waiting on an ideal or I could finally accept that I have all I need
right now
and so I did
sorting through my Yukon finds, I chose a number of small stones that were gathered for their markings
in choosing what to bring home, it was the marks intrigued me most
then the colour
interestingly, I rarely cared about the shape
wanting to be true to what I noticed, to what mattered, I chose to portray only the colour and a few of the lines
a faint watercolour wash
marks scratched with a half-worn almost dried up Sakura Pigma pen
the place in pencil
The pages are barely 2 1/4" tall, the embossed design area just 1 1/2" square
tiny, but all the space I needed
a flip through the pages transports me to a day, a place, a moment
and it's all I need to remember why I reached out my hand
take care,
Jillayne
3 comments:
Oh what a treasure that has turned out to be. I shall never truly know what the putting off until... thing is all about it; I am yet to commit a single circle to my own small project book! I like the pared down nature of these noticing, and enjoy that the slightest of marks and hint of colour can transport you back to a place - your noticing are also knowings.
Putting off using a treasure seems to be a common thread for many of us. I always, even as a kid, hated putting the first writing in a school notebook and to this day I can't make marks in a book without hearing my mother's voice in my head telling me that books are sacred and thus not to be defaced. I'm so glad you decided to just go for it and now you've created a tiny treasure. Hope you plan to make more tiny little books just like this.
Oh, that waiting and not using a thing! Even when you notice you're doing it, and know it's counter-productive, it's terribly hard to stop, isn't it. Never mind, you've done it now, and it's charming - worth the wait!
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