I consider the wrap-up portion of the celebration of International Fake Journal Month a crucial part of the entire process. My family has needed my free-time for the past several months as we got Dick's parents' home ready for sale (it sold on July 9th!).
I wrote my own wrap up at the end of April as is my habit. It promptly got buried in 66 years of materials and files from the folks which are now in our space and have to be sorted. I'll post my wrap up as soon as it resurfaces. (That will teach me to not write it in my regular journal—I thought I was being oh, so smart.)
In the meantime the following 2013 participants have written about keeping a fake journal during April of this year. You can go to the link provided and read what each has to say about her experiences.
Be sure to check out the 2013 Participants list in the right hand column of this blog. Those links in that list will take you to the actual postings of their pages.
I'd like to thank everyone who participated this year for making it a fun celebration of fakeness.
Please take a moment to visit these links and see what the participants have to say. You might gain insights into what to look for in your own experience, or what to plan for in future fake journaling efforts.
Also, if you sent in a link to your wrap up thoughts about your 2013 fake journal and you aren't on the list in this post I apologize again. Your link isn't buried in the files on my desk, but your email is buried in the hundreds of email alerts telling me people were going to visit the folks' house, and that their alarm was being turned off and then on. (The internet provides us with wonderful tools for sitting across town and monitoring another dwelling!)
So if I have overlooked you please take a moment to resend that email containing a link to your wrap up post. I will add you to this list.
In a sort of related note I have to say that much of what I did in my fake journal in 2013 has seeped into my other journaling work this year. I've been drawn to pattern, discovered a passion of pink (I know, I know) and just generally stopped trying to explain anything in my real journal because it has become very evident to me through current life events that many things are not explainable, or if we stop to explain them we might lose the thread to which we hold. Better to hold on to that thread. Better to journal than not journal.
Thank you all again for your wonderful work through this celebration, for making it truly one of the funnest parts of my year. I will get my wrap up posted when it resurfaces (I have my eye on a particular pile). And I will look forward to what you all come up with for next year.
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3 comments:
I have really enjoyed seeing what you and the other participants have done this year and I am already planning for next year.
Cheers
Pattie, I'm glad that you are already planning for next year! I wish I could say the same. I have sort of told myself that next year best be a little less intense and that it would be very nice to use a small book and do one small painting each day.
But then I had that idea before April 2013 and went a different direction too.
My main advice is always to think about what you think might be most advantageous to you—a technique, working with a certain media all month, being a male or female character, what things around your town you could draw and want to draw so your character wouldn't have to travel and you wouldn't have to do research—those types of things. And then pick the book you want to work in as April approaches and throw caution to the wind!
So I hope it's a great 2014 for you. I look forward to seeing what you do.
Roz
Patti, sorry I put an e on the end of your name when I typed it. I didn't have my glasses on and I'm sure there are other typos too. Roz
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