Two zip-lock bags of stitching supplies, including threads and one pinned together rust dyed fabric stitch meditation ready to stitch, scissors, and my needle book, in one bag, and a few various fabric pieces and a ball of crochet thread in the other. I also took watercolors, a watercolor pad, a sketch pad, a journal, water brush pens, sketching pencils/pens, an eraser, a pencil sharpener, 5 rolls of b/w washi tape, and a couple of paper towels. And, of course, I took my camera, my Kindle, and my cell phone, and extra batteries and chargers. The toys actually only took up a small amount of room, and they went everywhere I did, although I didn't actually have much time, or was too tired by the time we stopped for the night, to use them much. That's where the camera and cell phone camera came in handy, and a couple of times I used my Kindle to clean out emails and FB notifications, so that I didn't have an overwhelming amount to go through when I got home.
I saw so many beautiful landscapes with golden foregrounds melting into blue skies that made such an impression on me that I stopped by a Walmart and found some yellow and blue fat quarter squares and some thread to match, and one night when I wasn't too tired I pinned together the above five meditations, using them and some other fabric pieces that I had brought with me. A couple of nights I stitched on the blue, yellow, and purple one, opting to use the off white crochet thread instead of the embroidery thread I bought. It still has some meditating to be done on it, as soon as things get back to normal.
Another night I felt like doing a bit of watercolor art from memory that had inspired me from the road. The yellow and blue one isn't finished yet. I kept the pink notepad in the glove box and jotted down notes during the day, and did quick pen sketches on brown fast food napkins and motel note paper. While I had my morning coffee, I taped the notes and sketches, into the journal, to be removed and re-written or added to and collaged into a larger journal, hopefully in the order we did things.
The amount of paper ephemera I accumulated during the trip after I cleaned out every pocket in our clothes and luggage. The three envelopes standing in the back are also full. The larger brown bag I stood up in the car door pocket to drop stuff in. The small ochre colored one I kept in the journal to put loose stuff in until it was full and getting ragged, then I put it in a safe place and put the Subway envelope in the journal for small things. I also have tea and coffee bags and small toiletry labels from the various motels to add to this collection. And tons of photos!
Yep, it's going to take a while to sort it all out, get it in order, and get it glued down! I can't wait to get started on it though!
I've been working on some of the photos from the trip today, and I've printed off a few for journaling. I can't believe how well most of the photos turned out, considering most of them were taken through the car windows, going down the road at 60-70 mph! I will share some more soon!
The photos in this post were taken today, because I was looking on Pinterest for road trip journaling ideas, trying to decide on how to start mine, and I saw where one person included photos of the art supplies she took with her. I thought it was a great idea to add to my journal, and since I have not put them away yet, I made photos and printed them out, then decided to share them here!
I am having a hard time winding down from the trip, as you can probably tell, and have not slowed down since we got home! Hubby and I had such a good bonding experience, and came home sooner than we meant to, that we're already thinking about continuing the trip in a different direction to complete hubby's dream of traveling!
Anyway, this is where I'm at today! Bubbling over with creative inspiration from the sights and experiences during the trip! Sometimes, it pays to go outside your comfort zone, and, trust me, I was waaaaaaay outside mine! 😁
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