The first page of Sacred Songs! As you might be able to tell, there are a whole bunch of pages ripped out of the front of this sketchbook. Sometimes, it just feels good to start fresh. A couple of years ago, I had done a few pages of sketches in this book that I just HATED. The book sat on my shelf, basically empty, for years, just because of a few pages of bad sketches. One day I realized - what’s stopping me from just ripping those out and throwing them away? It seems like such a simple solution, but my brain had just been stuck on how weird it would look to have a bunch of ripped out pages. The funniest part is - that experience actually inspired this first spread. Sometimes, a new start is exactly what we need. Don’t be afraid to throw things away when they aren’t working for you.
This page has a bit of collage, along with a gouache painting. The lace ribbon on the left edge wraps around from the front cover.
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language
And next year’s words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning.”