Another completed page!

Today, I thought I would play around with my Inktense pencils and make a harlequin background. One thing led to another and I completed an entire page! As I have alluded to in the past, I was laid off in July and haven't been able to find another job yet. I have reworked my cover letters and resumes a dozen times, trying to highlight how much experience I have and how adaptable I am to little avail. Employers seem to be looking for what I call a "plug and play employee," one that has done the exact same position in the exact same industry for 3-5 years. I have seen some ridiculous ads out there, y'all. No one is going to be able to just pick up where the employee who had been working there for "X" amount of years left off. It takes time to acclimate yourself to new people, policies, etc. It takes time and training to know the ins and outs of any position. No one seems to want to do that at all anymore, and I am very frustrated. So, that is where the page is coming from.

"My Persistence Will Be Rewarded"

I have been going a little nuts with the Inktense pencils today. I started drawing random things and painting them in with water. Then, I started in on women's faces. I told myself I wouldn't do faces in my art journal all the time because everyone seems to be doing it, but they are just so darn fun to do. I used to draw them all the time when I was much younger, but stopped. I have a bunch that are drawn out, so I can practice painting. They are on the sheets of my old poetry I ripped out of the book I am altering. I really don't want to be able to read the words, so i am going to paint those with acrylic. It will be good practice learning how to actually paint and shade.

I took the recycling out today, and what should be on the top? This little beauty.

Score!

It was the most beautiful cigar box lid! My scan does not do all of the lovely foil work justice. Plus, it seems like the substrate might be wood. It has weight like no cigar box I have ever seen. Apparently, the Cubans make fine cigar boxes to go with their fine cigars (ick!).  Unfortunately, it was only the lid, so I foresee it will become a book cover one day.  And since I scanned it, I will always have this beautiful image to print and play with.