This week’s challenge in The Documented Life Project Art Journal 2015 is:
May Theme - Touchy Feely (Texture)
May 9 Art Challenge: Stitching
Journal Prompt: "All that I'm after is life full of laughter."
While I honestly believe that the quote that is presented for this week's prompt is a false philosophy, I realize it may be true for the original quote-er, so I'll take it only as a "prompt" (as it is intended to be) about laughter or happiness in general, and go with a favorite Bible passage about laughter and happiness, cheerfulness and joy. "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine" (KJV) or "A cheerful heart is good medicine" (NIV). Proverbs 17:22a.
For the stitching challenge, I used my sewing machine to apply stitching on each of four tags, onto which I stamped Graphic 45 “olde curiosity shoppe” stamps to illustrate medicine bottles.
Not only do I disagree with the quote in this week’s prompt, but I see it is a statement of a very empty and meaningless life philosophy. Seriously, that’s “all” you are “after?”
The source of my joy and happiness (and laughter) is the One who created me.
Like the old "Reader's Digest" section called "Laughter Is The Best Medicine." I used to read those at Grams' and Gramps' house. I never realized the title came from Scripture. Cool.
ReplyDeleteYes, Mark, I always have that same thought when I think of the Scripture about "a merry heart doeth good like a medicine" (KJV, from my memory, of course). I think about that Reader's Digest section, and I always associate it with the RD at Grams' and Gramps'--she always continued to read that magazine, transferring to large print in her latter years.
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