The Precinct: Mar 15th 2014

Modus Operandi: 
Before the Ink had a Chance to Dry
SHOOTERS: Shoot your mug with a description of a time in your life that flew by. Do you wish you could have stopped and enjoyed things? Were you glad things happened quickly?
SKETCH ARTISTS: Use an ink pen to draw your portrait. Use thick, minimal lines.

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RACHEL
This was an emotional prompt for me... I journaled a bit about my oldest son's senior year of high school. As if your kiddo's senior year doesn't move fast enough, and a mom doesn't have enough to deal with having her first child leave the nest, Ian moved out before the year was even over, to start raising his own family. I love my grand baby with all my heart, and I'm so proud of the man that my son has become, but it was a heart wrenching year for me. Definitely too fast for my liking.

CONCETTA

This prompt touched me deeper than I thought it would. I set a timer for 10 minutes and journaled on those events that flew by in my life and somewhere around 8 minutes I got the idea to do a picture collage of those moments. The next thing I knew I was in tears realizing there wasn't ONE moment or event...rather ALL of them together; so it was LIFE itself that had flown by. Then I took a photo of my collage, printed it, drew my portrait, added words & feathers I've collected over the years and took another photo. Aaahhh-mazing!

LORI

For this one, I used sumi ink and a brush...just did it quick, no real thought. I've found my portraits come out better that way. Then, I just added some splats of ink.
I'm loving this journal so far...how about you?

NOW IT'S YOUR TURN!!

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• Use all or just part of the prompts. 
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~rachel
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