Art Journal Page of Pain

[GomezLOL4]

omg Deb

[cotatidiva]

I just came across you "Page of Pain" and let me say, thank you! I also have a son, and now I feel that I've been cast out, like on and Ice Flow some where in the Artic. Your process, the words, I applaud. I understand exactly what you've talked about! Keep it up, and thanks for the encouragement.

[debcoart]

Mahria, thank you for posting this video on your channel. I am glad that it helped you in some way. I was really having a horrible time dealing with this abrupt and unexpected chasm which had developed between my son and I. Sp I just kept doing my art and living my life and leaving him alone....as difficult as that was.

The good news is that we now talk on the phone....matter of fact, I just got off the phone with him after 1 1/2 hours of yakking. We talk about once a month!

[Bunnygal2008]

Deb, this touched me, I dont know what happened with you and your son. But I hope things work out or heal or mend between you both. You are a very special lady did you give that to him. Such a gift if you did. I wish I could catch each tear you cry im sorry I cant be there with you sometimes and give u a hug. If u need to talk im here ok? Thinking of u let me no your okay?

Sherry

[debcoart]

Sherry, I'm doing much better now. Creating the artwork really was therapeutic for me. Creating always does that for me. But I think it does for everyone....it's our way of communicating our feelings to the world....good or bad......

Thank you, honey bunny!

[freeportrait]

PAINFUL. regret , self-doubt and mid- life crisis, put on a single page and preserved to remind you and never forget that you had a painful life. WIERD.

[debcoart]

Well, that's one way to look at it......

[nozraganaicul]

Love your art

[debcoart]

Thank you, sweetheart! You do some beautiful art, too!!

[SpringtimeSkies129]

Wonderful form of expression Deb.

Hope all gets better for you too!

[debcoart]

G....things are going better now, thanks.  We sometimes have to adjust ourselves to painful things whether we want to or not!

[genmama1955]

The art journal is a very cool idea. I've been making collages, and I have quite a few loose pages. Art therapy helps me, too. I really like your journal.

[debcoart]

Thank you, Lee Ann! I didn't see any videos posted on your channel of your collages....are they there somewhere and I'm just blind as a bat?

[GoryStories]

Very cool stuff as always Deb! Alot of emotions involved in this one!

[debcoart]

Thanks! Speaking of emotions....that bg image you have posted on your Channel page--yowzer! Might cool!

But I also LOVE your icon image!

[dudeanwalker]

you make awesome compositions, I personally think that without true emotions there's no true art!

peace, Dudean

[debcoart]

I agree with you, Dudean! Emotions are the essence of life to some degree.

[EmCSpiteri1]

Very expressive

[debcoart]

Thank you, EMC!!!

[GOTTshua]

Creating art is so good... touching our souls.... releasing our emotions in a constructive and beautifully moving way.

I'll be keeping your relationship in prayer.

[debcoart]

Thanks for watching, sugar! Hope to find you posting a new video real soon!

[ghap4a]

WOW!!! this is awesome art!!! simply wonderful 5/5!!

[debcoart]

Thanks, Judy. Your Avatar art is awesome, too!

[ghap4a]

@debcoart

Thanks so much!!!

[ButterflyLullabyLtd]

Art is a wonderful way to health bad times.

This is a brilliant video. Love your work!

[debcoart]

We are very fortunate to be able to express our emotions through our art. It's quite a cathartic process. Thanks so much!!

[debcoart]

Thank you, Sharon!! I agree with you that it can be very therapeutic!

[chapmanyasuki1]

Good.

[debcoart]

Thank you.

[tlsexton0913]

Deb! I can totally relate with the "pain" part here about a son. I have pain with my son and what a great way to express it. Thank you for sharing this with us and you are getting really good at this journal stuff!

[debcoart]

Somehow I knew this video would appeal to some mothers out there.....Sending hugs your way, cutie pie!

[Sugarartz]

I hope your son see's this video Deb. It was very touching and the page is really beautiful.

[debcoart]

Gia, very sweet of you! I hope you are making lots of your wonderful art. Feel free to post some new images in the Mixed Media Workshops Ning site anytime!!!

[Diviacity]

Very beautiful and touching. I have one son and he means the world to me. I too through my art express my feelings and emotions. Lots of sunshine to you! :-)

[debcoart]

Thanks so much, Stephanie. You have some gorgeous work in your videos!

[DIEZCOLORADO]

Fantastic!!!

I love your works!!!!

Thanks!!!

[debcoart]

Thanks! Your Channel is soooo beautiful! That is why I subscribed toit!

[shellrosecreations]

My Dear Deb,

Thank you for sharing something so personal...straight from the heart and soul. It certainly isn't being melodramatic to show that sometimes life isn't all fun and games. I'm so glad that you have your art to help you through. I use my journal in much the same way. Love and prayers to you, always! XOXOXO shell

[debcoart]

Shell, my sweet little lamb. You are such a kind hearted soul! Love you to pieces!

[chapmanyasuki1]

Your art is always wonderful.

[debcoart]

Why thank you for saying that!

[brooksfostercare1]

wonderful expressions

Jackie

[debcoart]

Appreciate you watching and commenting, sweetheart! Again, thanks for your work with the kids!!

[cogermax91]

thank you !lovely !

[debcoart]

Thank you, Marie-Alix!!

[andriana10art]

many thanks for this, we all have difficulties in our lives and art is a good way to express it...thanks my friend :) take care

[debcoart]

Thanks, Andrie! We are lucky to be able to express our emotions thru our art, are we not??

[ClayWindow]

hi Deb, there is an excellent book called Meeting the Shadow with chapters about relationships of mother/son father/daughter and so forth. the writings are from such people as Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung etc. I found it very enlightening......perhaps you will too.. ........J

[debcoart]

Thanks so much, JW!!! I appreciate that very much.

I read quite a bit of Jung back in the 70's. Interesting theories he has.....

[bullerwell]

Those are all really great ideas.... your very original....

[debcoart]

Thank you, William! keep your brushes wet!l

[Addendumgalerie]

so créative

Super

[debcoart]

Merci beaucoups!

[nicehotshower]

Wow, great work on the eye! I was gaping at it with my mouth open, very cool how it changes color!

Sorry to hear about your family issues though. I can relate. With me it's my dad who kind of preferres my brother. I get along fine with my mom. I took a whole year "off" from my dad. we are on telephone chat basis now, which is fine. Yeah, family, eh?

[debcoart]

hehehe Families do, indeed, have their issues. I have never known one family where everyone got along equally well.

Thanks for watching!

[adrianaalmanza]

Yes, nothing better to heal and feed your soul! keep on making your beautiful art and life will smile to you! hugs.

[debcoart]

Thank you, Adriana! And thanks for the smile!!

[AUGUSTODELUCA]

nice....thank you.... :)

[debcoart]

Augusto, your photography is stunning. So thank you for watching my video!

[2ksmum]

Deb I am sorry to hear of your pain, but I am also glad to see you are working through it capturing the pain in your art work will also help heal you. As long as you have an outlet your pain will become more managable. Just remember If God brings you to it HE will bring you through it! I believe this with every fiber of my being. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Sending Hugs ~Shalyn TFS with me!

[debcoart]

Thank you, Shalyn. You are very kind and thoughtful! I am doing much better...

[carlavandenberg]

Thank you for sharing, hope you're okay now.

[debcoart]

Vastly improved, thanks for asking!!

[acerb45666555]

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[debcoart]

Much appreciated!!

[Banyuaigo]

...very nice. :)

[debcoart]

Thank you, Nick!

[amymint5]

l love your expression of art based on pain- what a wonderful way to let out your emotions......some people get it bottled in...it is good to let it flow out through art.....

[debcoart]

You are right! I also use the method of throwing myself on the floor and having a tantrum to alleviate my painful emotions. hehehehe

[willsmine]

Just love watching your videos.tfs :)

[debcoart]

Oh boy! I love hearing that!

[sanjuaqin]

It kind of reminds me of the all seeing eye. I like it is pretty cool!!!!! And sorry about what has happened in your life. Be strong!!!! TFS :)

[debcoart]

Thanks, sweeitie! I'm doing much better now. Feel soooo lucky to be able to create art and work thru difficult experiences with it.

[LoriBug22]

Hope everything's alright Deb, beautiful artwork, I am loving the details on your "Blondie" as you call her!

[debcoart]

Thank you, Lori! I'm planning to do a series of small nudies in oils later this year. I need the practice on painting the human form.....

[TheMaryannk]

That was really good , I love to art journal for the joy of it and the fun , but when I first started art journaling it was to release my pain i was going through and it does help , I always say its a therapy for the good times and the bad . Thanks for sharing and releasing your pain with us here . : )

[debcoart]

So right you are! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[is1hann2em3]

Touches me deeply :-(

[debcoart]

Thanks for watching, sweetheart!

[tarotwisdom]

thank you for sharing your journal page..sending you hugs jan

[debcoart]

Thanks, Jan!

[angiecat33]

Thank you for sharing Deborah. I like your page - especially the little hands and feet, and the idea you had doing the eye color. I have 'issues' with my mother also, and always have. We are like water and oil. I think we both try but it SO rarely is a good conversation, sadly.

[debcoart]

Thanks, Angie! Yeah, those little hands and feet are the cutest things ever! I love babies, so it's a good reminder of them.

Most of the females I know have difficult relationships with their mothers. I was always jealous of the gals who had a strong bond with theirs when I was younger. You know...the ones that shop together, giggle and laugh. My cousins do that with my aunt....they have a blast!!

[artglue2]

Thank you for sharing your page of pain...I am def going to make my own! And I thought I was the only daughter who never did anything right...do we have the same mother?

[debcoart]

hehehehe...that's a good one! Fortunately, Mom and I finally worked things out before she died 6 years ago. I just kept my yap shut, learned how to smile and nod, and waited on her like royalty.

It might not be a bad idea for us to keep a separate journal called Pages of Pain, and then just fill it up as we go thru life, eh?

[Maryangel24]

it's a beautiful piece of art, thank you very much for sharing it with us!!!

[debcoart]

Mary, your Avatar video gave me my first chuckle for today. Thanks! I had to give you 5* for your outfit. I'll bet you have never been blue before!

[Maryangel24]

haha aww, thank you very much!

no i hadn't, but i had been black and white before :D i love dressing up, hehe.

[MamaMichelesArt]

:) Welcome back:) It was nice that you were able to work a bit of the pain out on paper ... I think it is better than talking, at least for me when I have to let things out. Bottling it up eventually makes you burst! Your journal is so very well done, are you putting a gloss spray on top?

[debcoart]

hehehehe...we muthas have to stick together, huh?

I haven't sprayed the pages, no. I'm concerned that they might stick together and get tacky....it's really humid down here. I'm going to coat them with something, but not sure what yet.

[1tinac]

scrappy hugs dear

[debcoart]

Thanks for watching!

[bunz11]

We all need to do pages of pain fr time to time. Hope it helped!

[debcoart]

It did, indeed....just took a bit of time. Forget videoing....hehehe. I was a mess!

[Vatsek]

Broken heart?

[debcoart]

My son moved 700-800 miles away.........

[faerysayles]

great honest journal page, I really like it. I dont use mine often but when I do it is for a release. Thanks for sharing

[debcoart]

Thank you! Your fairy art is very gorgeous and compelling. Makes me want to paint fairies!!!

[Lejack97]

tfs :)

[debcoart]

Thank you, Lily!

[TheCreativeCrafts]

thanks for sharing this piece of art with us! must have been good therapy to throw it out on to paper

[debcoart]

It certainly helped ease the pain a bit. I just could NOT get it together to video when I first began making that eyeball. Really rough days!

[TheCreativeCrafts]

it was very strong of you to share this with us, my thoughts are with you

[kseromore]

thats a beautifully made page

[debcoart]

Thank you, Kostas! What will you be videoing next?

[kseromore]

i have an idea of mixing jokes with art for my next project. hope you like when its ready

[Netty083]

Thank you for sharing xoxo

[debcoart]

Thanks for watching, Netty!