Jeudi Journal - Decisions

Gosh, been so busy and got such a lot of pain in my right hand that I was all at the last minute with this page.  Faced with the quote from Wendy, the Dylusion figures I have, and wanting to join in with some birds on Art Journal Journey I decided that an Aal & Create stencil might take the fear of the white page away from me.  So 'Lotsa Diamondz' came into play with some 'Wilted Violet District Oxide' inks.

"It was the school holidays and the 'gang' had met up at Paula's house.  They were deciding what to do because they were 'bored'.  Sally suggested they went roller skating in the local park but Paula said that it was usually frowned upon as you could knock other people down if you went speeding along the pathways.  She thought they should go to the cinema, but, as the others pointed out, it cost money and as it was such a nice day they did not want to be sat inside a cinema.

"But it's only the first day, and already we are bored" sighed Paula.  "What can we do that is exciting?"

Her brother, Billy, and his sidekick, Sid, thought that a game of football on the local playing fields was more in order but the girls were not dressed for football and Sally said that they could all go to the local shopping centre and look at clothes.  The boys sniggered at this but as Sally said, it was no worse than their suggestion of football.

Then Billy had an idea.  Whilst the girls were not looking he sneaked over to the bird cage and let the two birds out.  Straight away they began flying all over causing the four of them to duck and dive as they headed for them.  Billy thought it was great fun but the girls hated every minute of it and Paula tried to get out of the room without the birds escaping throughout the house.

"You silly boy" she said, "Wait until mum gets home, she will go absolutely mad at you.  You know the birds are not allowed out unless dad is here.  You always have to do something stupid, especially when you are with Sid."

Billy just grinned, shrugged his shoulders and said "My decisions are not always right, but they are always interesting" and he and Sid hurst into fits of uncontrollable laughter."

So there you have my page for this week.  A couple of other images from Janet Klein's collection at A&C and a bit of pen and ink forming a border.  See you over at Art Journal Journey in a minute or two - maybe you will join in with Matilde's theme of "Birds".