My Creative Time – Gardening

Posted by Jenn Greenleaf May 18, 2009

I know, I know. I was going to work on art this weekend once I was finished (i.e. sick of) working on the yard sale stuff in my basement. I didn’t. Instead, I planted container gardens. It’s such a relaxing experience that I wish I could afford to buy and plant new things every single day of the week. I’ve been in love with container gardening, as I’ve been mentioning frequently this past week or two, since 1998. So, it’s no wonder it won out over creating some art this weekend.

HOWEVER!! I plan to create an art journal about my container gardens. I love both, so why not? Right? I’m thinking of creating the art journal myself, using paper I create from various things from here and there around our home. I’m thinking of adding bits of nature to the pulp, as well as any wrappers or information spikes that come with the seedlings I purchase. Won’t that be fun! I’m excited about this because the kids and I have wanted to make paper for quite some time now (I have the screen, I just need to box it in a frame). I’m going to encourage them to make books, as well.

This week my classes open up (I’m attending college through the University of Maryland’s distance learning program) tomorrow, so it looks like I’ll be adding some more weight to my already busy schedule. I’m not worried about this because, no matter what life throws at me, I seem to be able to manage my time fairly well. I’m thinking that, since these are summer courses, I’ll be able to work outside (with my gardens no less!), and be able to bring my children to the park while I have my studies in tow. Considering they’re all becoming more independent, the need to push them on the swing or make sure they’re not eating something gross from the ground is now non-existent, I can bring work and school work pretty much wherever we go!