Vision Board, 2013...this year's word's final say

A few posts ago I mentioned that I was making a Vision Board, or Treasure Map, for 2013...finally, I finished it. A couple of friends on Flickr who also make Vision Boards every year, had incorporated what they were calling their "word" for the year as well. So I decided to do that too.

If you are new to this, a Vision Board, or Treasure Map is, basically, a large collage filled with images of what you want to attract or bring to yourself in the coming year. These images can be symbols of a spiritual or religious nature; desires, needs, favorite things, goals or a variety of everything you are calling, deeply.
When you're done with your Vision Board you put it someplace in your house where you see it, possibly first thing,...every day.

You can really create your Vision Board any way you wish...there are not a lot of rules for this project.

What works best for me is layering. I've used a large piece of foam core for the base. For the initial layer, I used colors in magazines that I was most attracted to...and built up, layer by layer...each layer building more focus and attention to detail...even using some of my own photos.

For the final layer I got out the watercolor crayons for some shading and details...lining the letters of my word, Renewal, to make it stand out more than the other words on the board.

I have sometimes ended up completely covering what I have initially put down on the board...and have found that the unseen bits of paper and glue are just as important as what projects forward...making itself known.

This is a process. Like walking through a new door, you do not always know what is on the other side...even if you try to plan it.

Revealing...most definitely.