Since I was a kid I wrote in a journal. Many of my journals are unfinished because I probably got bored writing in the same notebook. I’ve also loved art since a young age too. Which puts in context my recent discovery of art journaling. It’s a subcategory of scrapbooking combining writing with visuals. I decided to work on a set of codices that explore themes. I currently have three: 1.) explores my motto and canvas disclaimer 2.) illustrates my poetry idea journal 3.) explores ideas and chronicles Canvas Poetry.

Here is what I have so far, along with the box which houses the moleskine books. My Art Journal project:

Box set, a photo by onecanvasonesoul on Flickr.

codices 1 and 2, a photo by onecanvasonesoul on Flickr.

More coming soon.

Love Write,

j.ajabad 2012

who sifts through volumes

of quire

many make the fire

but some I do not tire

so easily

I tinker til such mental objects

are polished into poetics.

(c) j.ajabad 2012

While I was doing my final reading assignment for last semester I stumbled on a bunch of words that I either didn’t know or found to be obscure and interesting. During this two book reading ordeal I kept my notepad and cell with dictionary.com on my mobile bookmark. So far it has become a great tool to build my vocabulary. I have also become more of a “word collector”, if you will. I acquire words from my ventures in literature and I visit dictionary.com for their word of the day. Check to see if they offer e-mail or text “word of the day” notifications, if you’re interested.

In this notebook of words you can log new words, favorite words with a foreign language twist, obscure words, and more. With space permitting scribble the definition beside it too. You can also use these words in personal poetry and short story challenges.

Feel free to share your word collections and what you’ve done with them with the canvas at: onecanvas_onesoul@yahoo.

Love Write,

j.ajabad

So I’ve been thinking about changing the name of my poetry blog. I want canvas to remain in the name as it is part of my One Canvas One Soul project. However, I decided to open a voting poll for my readers to choose the fate of my blog. I have recently received some input and another potential name to choose from. So I decided to reset the “voting booth” and expand the time span in which I accept votes.

The poll will be open from now until the end of the year. Below are the rules and tidbits.

Voting Guidelines:

1. Choose your favorite from the list.
2. You may only choose one choice.
3. You may vote once a day.
4. Voting ends Dec. 31, 2011 at 11:59.

As the story is told
A pedal falls
It trickles through time
And keeps a constant rhyme.

The flower of life
Begins to die
And yet the waves grow
Pushing against the wind’s blow.

That beautiful pedal
Soon turned into ash
Sinks to the bottom
Although, never forgotten.

The waves return
The ash creates life
A new flower is born
For a pedal to be torn.

(c)2011  Kryptonight83

There are no deadlines for these submissions. One Canvas One Soul and Canvas Poetry take art submissions year round respectively. The canvas takes any theme and any style. However we do not take art depicting hate, violence, etc. These sites are family, educational, and creatively oriented. We strive to create awareness of things closest to our hearts and we accept the same from our contributors. This is your notebook/canvas too, thus we want to hear your voices.

Canvas Contributors to the Blog may submit to the following categories:

1. Canvas Poetry
2. Prose
3. Versed Biographies
4. In Poetic Formation
5. Writer’s RX/Snapshots & Scribbles
6. artiSTORY

SUBMIT WORK HERE!

Feel free to submit your work at anytime. GOT QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, SUGGESTIONS? WE’D LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

Thanks folks. Happy Creating!

Love Write,

j.ajabad