Journal wrecking: Week 2

Well, the Next Chapter group has been wrecking journals for a week now. Even after watching Jamie's wonderful video, I was surprised by how much I want to protect the journal from my scribblings or rather, how hesitant I was to begin making marks because I wanted even the messy, dirty marks to be perfect. Yes, that's right, I wanted to make a perfect wreck.

I've also decided I need some new markers. 

I can see that these pages are going to exist in layers, that I'm going to wreck them then come back and wreck some more.

Once I dealt with my reluctance to wreck, I was reminded of the emotional release of coloring - just moving color on a page, scratch, scratch, scratch. It's great fun and feels sort of powerful or primal, making marks with no real purpose. It became almost like an emotional body meditation.

Comments

[carmen]

i love the color in your pages,and for some reasons your nieces came to my mind, they'd love to play with you and this journal ;-)

[Hybrid J]

Go for it! The more we could "wreck" through our emotional resistance, the more we could free ourselves to have fun! You're doing fine, just fine! :)

[elin janne]

"these pages are going to exist in layers"

My journal is in for round two - that works fine.
Good luck with the wrecking.
-elin-

[Scarlet]

I'm finally digging into it and wrecking it with joy and abandon! Btw, you describe it perfectly, marking it up DOES feel like an emotional body meditation! I love it!!

[Kim]

Good thing they put that warning at the front of the book. Keep on wrecking.

[Kristin]

I colored today and it was so much fun. It's been a million years since I spent a few hours picking crayons and coloring.

[Genie Sea]

What a colorful and fun start! :)

[Jamie]

A beautiful wreck of glorious Lori-lyn colour! You're making your mark :)