Yes.
3 years-ish from blank, white book to this:
I started 6 journals at one time almost 3 years ago & the Red one is finished first.
Inside, front cover:
First page:
“So go on and cry me a river
Don’t say this will haunt you forever
It never did, it never will”
– Alter Bridge
Page 2:
“I’ve got a hole in me now
Yeah, I got a scar I can talk about.”
– Matchbox Twenty
Page 3:
“The youth can walk faster, but it is the elder that knows the road.”
– African proverb
4th page: I will never forget the Hot & Juicy Sauce.
Page 5:
“Write hard and clear about what hurts.”
– Earnest Hemmingway
Page 6:
“It takes a long time to become young.”
– Picasso
Page 7:
When I upgraded my paints, I was in awe of the colors and my first attempt at using glazing fluid
Page 8:
“But everyone you know, is trying to smooth it over
Everyone needs a floor they can fall through”
– P!nk
Page 9:
Just words I saw somewhere…
Page 10:
“I think I want to paint you
And then I want to hang you
In my bedroom over my head”
– Rob Thomas
Page 11:
“If you want more love, why don’t you say so.”
– John Mayer
12th page:
I’ve shown this page here before, and it still cracks me up…
Page 13:
This is all I have to say about that.
Page 14:
Some days, Pinterest is about as deep as I can handle…
Page 15:
This is a repeat as well, but I show every page when I finish a journal.
Page 16:
Ya’ll might note that there are no words on this spread.
It doesn’t need any. I love this page…
Page 17:
“Words, they’ll try to shake you, don’t let them break you or stop your world from turning. When words keep you from feeling good, use them as firewood, and let ’em burn.”
– Train
Page 18:
“You wreck me, Baby”
– Tom Petty
Page 19:
“The center of your heart is where life begins; the most beautiful place on earth.”
– Rumi
Page 20: About my friends!
21st page:
About that loser that tried to leave me in the mountains…
Ok…about his dog…
Page 22:
“What we learned here is love tastes bitter when it’s gone.
– Matchbox Twenty
Page 23:
“Arrange whatever pieces come your way.”
– Virginia Woolf
Page 24: More Pinterest
“Some words. The way they look at you.”
Page 25:
“Love with every stranger; the stranger the better.”
– Hozier
Page 26:
“He’s yelling about my tattoos. We all live with the scars we choose. They may hurt like hell but they all make us stronger.”
– Sugarland
Page 27:
“Let go of the judge within and be surrounded by positive, supportive people. Be gentle on yourself and others. Give. Never hold back.
– Nancy Davis Bilbro
Page 28:
“I know you’ll never love me but maybe you’ll stay for a while.”
– Henry Rollins
Inside, back cover:
The book cover is sealed down as it is so old it was crumbly.
Back cover:
This was fun!
Now there’s more time to work on the other 5 Art Journals:
Yellow
Orange
Green
Teal
Blue
….
Horatio and Emily 