I sometimes get asked how I handle situations where there’s something I need to write in my journal but I don’t want anyone else to read it. This spread is an example of one response to that question. I started by writing a 4 page email to a good friend of mine, which I never intended to send. Sometimes addressing my journal entries to someone specific helps me focus my thought. I didn’t want anyone else to read this letter, but I liked a lot of the phrasing and imagery that came out in the process. So I ripped up the letter, leaving long strips of my favorite phrases visible, mixed up all the pieces, and pasted them in my journal. Then I painted over and around the word collage. I used a bit of clear acrylic medium to thin the colors so that the words would still be visible through the red and orange paint. I made this page on 26 May 2005.
