{my artists date}

Friday, September 12, 2008

* hello

finally!
it's taken me 13 days... but finally,
finally i went on my artists date today.

i decided to make 5 little cards and walk into town, leaving them somewhere along the way...
i had so much fun! in fact i want to do it again next week: potentially spending a little more time making the cards (i was on a strict timetable, so only had an hour to muster something up to take with me...)

the picture above is of one of the cards. it reads "hello" on the front and inside says: "thank you for being here".

if you have any positive affirmations i can include in my next batch of cards: please let me know!

13 comments:

liz song mandell said...

oh my gosh....what a sweet thing you did.

what about..
"you are a lover"
"you are a dreamer"
"you are beloved"
"you are an artist"
"you are perfect"

:)

Pen said...

thanks liz! i'm definitely going to use some of those (if not all!) next time!
and yes, tanaya! i love dancing mermaids painted rocks, and might even do that for one of my future dates! fun, fun, fun!!!

Disenchanted Melody said...

ooo I love how you just left them places. I bet it was uplifting. I sure hope the person who finds each one of them gets a smile and it makes their day much better.

NR said...

What a wonderful date! Such a wonderful thing to find.

SisterJulia said...

What a lovely idea! I'm hoping to do a similar thing for tailcast though...so somehow it's less truly giving!
What a gift to find even a simple hello!
Love the photograph.

DanseuseSabine said...

That's one of the best ideas I've ever heard! I also like Lily's idea of leaving books (being such a book lover and all). To be able to see the faces of the people who found those cards...
-Nadja

gem said...

i found your blog via Susannah's "ink on my fingers" blog (the comments section, specifically)...i find such beauty and sweetness here. thank you. i will return.
warmly,
gem

melissa said...

this is an amazing idea that is *definitely* going in my 'idea jar' for a future date!

so beautiful!!

Gina said...

I love this idea!

SisterJulia said...

I hope this is in time Pen, you wonderfully asked to be included in the Treetastic Giveaway, may I ask you to comment with your favourite thing this week?

Juliax

Coleen said...

what a great idea. i think i will try this sometime. i would love to just be walking and find one of these cards that say something like:

"have you smiled today?" or "you are irreplaceable"

or some other positive quote

that would surely make my day

beth said...

what you are doing is a beautiful thing....

thanks for adding beauty to the lives of strangers...something we should all be doing more of!!!

pERiWinKle said...

mmmm...more than tiny baby steps! :-) xx

It is fun...xx