We dream in symbols, don’t we?

I’ve been looking forward to getting painterly again and had fun making backgrounds, etc. whilst tidying up. I’ve let things slide a bit because I realised that worrying about DH has definitely affected my mojo and lowered my energy levels too. Bummer!

Still, today was better and I’ve created this journalled page for The Three Muses – In your dreams – challenge. Personally, I have the weirdest dreams… and when DH looks up the meanings, it’s always pretty cool and very much a subconscious refelection of what’s going round in my mind at the time. I most definitely dream in symbols!!

The stamped images are a mixture of my own handcarved stamps – the border and the word Dream; the insects are from a box of mini-stamps I bought about 4 years ago. The dots around the word are made with the wooden end of my paintbrush. I used a mixture of straight paint, brayering and monprinting for the background effects…

I’ve relisted the mixed media canvas for BBC Children in Need because the reserve couldn’t be lowered when I wanted to, so I’ve put that down to experience and just hope the original high bidder sees it’s back if he/she still wants it! Fingers crossed, eh?