The Claiming my Book page turned out to be quite hard, as other journalers have found – in my case, I have never found my name to be terribly inspiring anyway. But I struggled on and then realized I had a chance to use my new glittery gel pens and practice some calligraphy – so that’s what I did.
The Protecting Our Creative Souls page also stumped me for a bit. I really had to think about how I do this, because I have never imagined myself with a suit of armour, or any other protective gear – then it struck me. I have always protected myself with the guise of a clown – long ago, when I was growing up as a traveller and performer, I wore clown clothes to hide myself from the audience – I was shy and didn’t really like performing. When I need to protect myself, I do it with laughter, I turn the situation into a joke – I still wear the mask of a clown. After that, it was easy – there is a small suit of armour inside, but it’s the clown who still shields me. I found a paper Columbine doll that I had been keeping for something special and painted a white clown face on her. The background is red and gold paint mixed together – real circus colors.
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Clowns?
Oh Gail- you so make my day.
a.m.
this is a fabulous page. I love circus images