This week’s question is: “Why did i do that?”
I thought about this one for a long time and then decided to do it about something that’s been on my mind a lot lately. I seek validation from so many people. Oftentimes from sources where I’m unlikely to get it. And I don’t trust myself or my abilities and this is something I need to get better at. Each time the validation doesn’t come I find myself asking “why did i do that to myself?” because it hurts so deeply.
I did this tag to remind myself that I need to “trust me” and my ability to judge my art, my writing, my photography, my coding, etc. and not seek validation elsewhere.
I looked down my list and realized hand-stitching was one of the few things I hadn’t done so I stamped a few hearts and hand-stitched them.
I am combining Emily Falconbridge’s art journal questions with trying a new technique each week. You can see the full list: here.
I really like how this tag looks — the paper’s a lovely color and the amber buttons are perfect. The hand stitched hearts are also great. Did you use a ball point pen for the outlines? Maybe I’m crazy but I wonder if a black felt tip would have looked better?
Love how buttons are so solid.. perfect for conveying trust, i feel
heh believe it or not that stamp comes like that. a heart with an outlining circle. i debated whether to stitch the circles where the letters were too but decided against it….still wonder if it would have been better
Maybe it was the right call, it might’ve looked too obsessive/neat with stitches around everything, if you know what i mean. i actually like the circled hearts; just hearts wouldn’t have been as nice.
btw, i don’t do art at all, used to get Cs in primary school, erased far more than i drew. that’s probably where my question came from — i used to make pencil drawnings and color them in, and then erase out the pencil markings
that’s why i wondered if you needed the circles around the letters 
lol i think it was a good question and i didn’t use to do any art at all either. now i seem to be doing more and more everyday so you never know