“But home isn’t where you land, home is where you launch!” (from An American Marriage by Tayari Jones) Even though I love living in the States and call it my home and I do not see myself going back to Germany and even though I do feel more like a European than being German…I guess home is still a city in Germany called Hamburg :) I think this is a feeling I share with a lot of immigrants and when I read this quote it really resonated with me and I knew I had to use it for an art journal spread.
I used one of my drypoint prints with the lady as a collage element – you can read more about the drypoint etching class I took here.
I stamped and layered my Stroll Through the Hood and Stroll Around the Block stamps and then colored them in with watercolor.
I painted the top of the background with golden gesso – and I really love how the gold and the watercolor play together.
Here are some of the supplies I used for the spread:
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Janene
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I understand what you’re saying. I grew up in Southern California and still consider it my “home” even though I haven’t lived there in over 40 years (and I’ve lived in a couple of other places in between then and where I live now). When I visit California, I’m flooded with good memories of my early life there. But my new home is fantastic in an entirely different way. Kinda like the difference between chocolate and vanilla – both are delicious, but I’d never mistake one flavor for the other!
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nathalie-kalbach
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I love your comparison with the flavors – that is beautifully put! thank you for sharing Janene!
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Donna B.
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I feel the same way. I’d never thought about it before, but I also have strong feelings about the place where I grew up. In my case, I don’t even know anyone who lives back in my old home town or the surrounding area anymore, but if I were to go back there, I suspect it would still feel like my home.
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nathalie-kalbach
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Thank you for sharing Donna- I totally understand what you mean about that it would be different but still feel like home.
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