April ARTifacts

I'm joining Seth Apter with my April ARTifacts journal entry.  I had so many images I wanted to share, but am only allowed one image on Seth's blog.  Each of these images has special significance this month.

I'll sew this into my rocking horse journal as soon as I've photographed this latest entry.

Beginning on the left edge, I sewed the Space Museum map and directions to a folded 6" X 6" colorful card stock gifted me by my friend Erika.  After sewing the assembly to the background paper, I created a pocket from part of the emblem.  I attached the pocket to the two pieces and inserted the ticket I received that day.

Moving up a bit, I pay homage to the the 22 days from April 1 through April 22, where I recycled something every day.

The March For Science happened on Earth Day, or as I call it, bEARTHday.   Although I've no idea what the postage stamp, sent to me by my friend Valerie, reads, I thought it looked like a piece of cake with a candle on it.

At the top near the fold is a calendar of April.

I really detest my handwriting, which used to be readable until my fingers stiffened so badly at age 19, I can now barely hold a pen.

For the right side, I have notes on the herb workshop I attended, along with herb stickers showing some of the herbs we discussed.  The actual notes are hidden on the second page so only I can see them.

Something I remember from viewing one of Seth's DVDs, is to always save words that have certain meaning to you.  The word "grow" seemed quite appropriate.  Another postage stamp, also from Valerie, signifies spring flowers I saw in my yard this April.

The note card is a replica of canvases made by women of Rwanda and sold by the African-American Museum

I visited twice in April.

One lecture was on genealogy and one on how similar President Obama and President Eisenhower were.   Both had roots in Kansas, and Obama had roots in Wichita.  But the similarity didn't end there.  It was a fascinating lecture, and I was so mesmerized I didn't take any photos.

I only found a portion of the fortune I received when my friend Sally took me to celebrate my birthday lunch with her.  It could also signify the lunch I took her to at a noodle Thai restaurant for her birthday at the beginning of the month.

One more look at the left side

and the entire spread I will sew into my ARTifacts journal for April.

Once again, I want to thank Seth for creating this collaborative.  And I want to thank each of you for visiting today.  I'm very grateful for your visit and your support of my art.