Journal 52, Week 30: The road less traveled

Today I'm joining Chelle at Journal 52 where Week 30's prompt is The Road Less Traveled.  According to Chelle,

The “road less traveled” is a saying that we often associate with the famous Robert Frost poem The Road Not Taken.   It’s a great poem to remind us that we don’t have to go where everyone else goes or do what everyone else does – it’s okay to take the offbeat path and see where it leads you. This is especially true for art journaling, because so often we see all these pages and we think, oh I need to draw faces, or I need to make pages using these supplies, or creating with these techniques – and while inspiration and learning new things are great – it’s important to know that within your journal pages you don’t have to do what everyone else is doing – and by doing that it stretches your creativity and helps you to grow creatively.

Actually, I have NEVER wanted to draw faces, or spend money on supplies I don't own and will probably never use once a certain challenge is over.  I know how difficult that can be at times, especially when someone is trying to get you to use new products you don't own. 

So, I willingly accept this challenge of the road less traveled which showcases process over product.

As you can tell, my road starts with my choice of media, most of which is found in my friends' recycle bins or my scrap basket.

Long time readers and followers know I'm known as Dr. E., Queen of Free!

I often choose and follow my own path.

When things are going wrong, or I don't have required products, I sometimes feel I'm swimming upstream.

But oftentimes I compensate because I can find what I need in magazines, calendars, and books.

At that point, when things finally come together, I  can relax and spend time with friends, including those on the internet.  Thirty signifies the week number!

Now that you've seen all the details, here is one final look at my road less traveled.

Materials used were (obviously) paint, magazine images, calendar images, a colored dictionary page from my scrap basket, and computer generated text.

Thanks for looking.  As always, I appreciate your visit, and I hope you'll find time to sit with me for a few minutes, too.