Adding Words to Artwork (in which I attempt to minimize the amount of times I freak out per day)

March 1, 2013 by Anne 16 Comments

If you’ve ever met me in person, you would probably place me in the category of “moderately well-adjusted.”

I have you all fooled.

What’s really happening under the surface is that I’m thinking about how to avoid attracting attention to myself or worrying that I (heaven forbid) might actually have to talk on the phone at my real job or reminding myself not to mouth my words when thinking and walking down the hallway (it’s awkward when you meet someone while doing that).

So the other day I created a little reminder that things aren’t quite as bad as they often seem to be.

I started with this piece of nondescript fake woodland scenery from the upper right quadrant of our gallery wall.

I scored it at the motherland, aka the thrift store, for a mere $.25, so I felt no remorse for defacing it.

Also, it came with a super swell plastic frame with fake wood grain. I just had to point that out.

I cut out some letters from white cardstock and lightly glued them smack dab in the center of the scenery. I then slathered on the mod podge, which actually matched the gloss and fake brushed texture of the rest of the painting remarkably well.

Oh, and I was very careful to center everything just so…I used a tape measure and everything.

Nothing negates the phrase “it is well” more than off-centeredness.

Oh, and the phrase comes from my sixth or seventh favorite hymn. Cutting out all of the letters from my favorite hymn, “Praise ye the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation,” seemed like a rather daunting task so I took the easy route.

Yes, it’s sort of crafty looking, and it is a bit of a cheesy reminder, but it works. For the most part.

The only better reminder I could think of was getting this phrase tattooed on my head, and Ken nixed that idea right off the bat. So there’s that.

And yes, I know that sometimes all is not well, not well at all. But God is in control, so therefore, this message is very, very true.

Sappiness over and out… *drops microphone.*

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