We're all going to Provence

Today I'm joining Chris at Pear Shaped Crafting who is our host this month at Art Journal Journey.  Her theme is We're all/going. 

What a fun coincidence, since today we are headed to Provence.  Provence is not a single town, but a region.  According to Visit Provence.com:

Provence is a geographical region in southeastern France.

Some of the villages include Saint Rémy de Provence, Eygalières, Aix, and Fuveau.

It is:

A region in southern France famous for its fields of lavender, sunflowers, and olive trees.

Step into any of the tiny towns in Provence and you'll find artisans, painters, and soap makers in small shops.  Follow in the footsteps of Paul Cezanne, who left Aix after graduation to move to Paris.  When he failed to make a living painting, he moved back to Aix to work in his father's bank.  He then moved to Marseille, before joining the Impressionist movement.  In 1901, he returned to Aix and set up a studio where he painted some of his best known works.  He died there in 1906.  His later work is attributed to being the precursor to the Cubist movement, which Picasso and others made famous.

Soak up the sunflowers

and the lavender in the fields.

For this page, I started with a sheet of 110 lb card stock I spritzed with my handmade shimmering mists.  While the mists were drying, I dipped the lavender, cut from my pot of herbs, in white glue, then allowed it to dry.  I wanted to preserve it without flattening it.  I computer generated the words, then colored them using water soluble crayon.  I found images in three different travel brochures and added them to the page.  Next, I stamped the sunflower (from Posh Impressions, copyrighted 1996).  Finally, I ran a purple marker around the edges of the page to create a border.

Bleubeard and I are grateful beyond belief you chose to join us today.   We also hope to see you at Art Journal Journey with your own art inspired by We're all/going.