Perseverance Midway Challenge Reminder

Today's project reflects the theme of  Perseverance at the Path of Positivity challenge blog. I got to play with a digi image from Ike's Art and was inspired to create a mixed media canvas.

In the U.S., It took over a hundred years for the pilgrims to settle in to their new home, claim and win their independence as their own country. It took another hundred years to abolish slavery. It took another sixty year after that for women to win their right to vote. Add another 40 years for the civil rights movement to make any headway.

All this was accomplished by the perseverance of strong, focused individuals who came together when they recognized injustice in the American way of life. Perseverance is forward-thinking and forward-movement. It is planning and working toward the summit of your goals and continuing on your path despite stumbling or drifting. Perseverance is resting but not quitting. 

At this moment in time, especially in the U.S., another group is finally seeing the results of their own perseverance in their right to marry. I am, of course, talking about Gay marriages, and their legality, especially when it comes to insurance, inheritance and other civil benefits. 

I am not affected by this decision, as I am happily married to my husband Bill for almost 39 years. I am, however, an advocate of personal and civil rights. I have friends and family who are directly affected by these rights and are suffering but persevering through the process. I applaud them, I support them, and I love them.

  I love that ART is shaped and colored by our feelings, beliefs, dreams, nightmares and passions. It can pull these same feelings in those who look at an artist's creation. I had been painting n another project andabsent-mindedly dipped the brush into some of my homemade ModgePodge to seal the very porous canvas material of today's project.  The colors on my brush mixed with the Mod Podge and onto my canvas and I really like the background it provided.

I framed my Copic-colored image, called "I Do - Female," with a homemade shimmer-misted paper doily. Then I placed my sentiment, "Free to Marry" before adding the roses. I embellished with loose glitter, metallic sticker hearts and a 3D sentiment sticker.

The Path of Positivity is a challenge blog that promotes positive words and art benefiting those in all walks of life. It is "a place to come especially on those days when the woes of the world just seem too much to bear." 

The sponsors and prizes for this month's challenge are:
*A $10 gift certificate from Ike's Art, one of our guest sponsors this month, for the post or project that the DT deems most inspiring of the bunch.
*A $25 gift certificate from Deedee's Digis, one of our guest sponsors this month, for a person chosen in a random draw based on all entrants.
There will also  be:

*One digital image from Creative Bug Digital Stamps for each person chosen as a DT Delight.
*One digital designer paper (made to order in a few different ways) from Décosse's Dynamite Doodles for one lucky voter who leaves a comment.

Other Challenges I am Entering:

Open-Minded Crafting - Wedding or Anniversary

Alphabet challenges - G is for Glitz & Glamour

Art Impressions challenges - Lovely Ladies

Crafter's Cafe challenges - Feminine

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes #33

Altered Eclectics - Anything Goes (no cards)

Crafty Time - Anything New

Naughty or Nice challenges - Friends

Rhedds' Creative Spirit - Anything Goes

Smudgy Antics - Anything Goes (it may not be dark, but it is alternative & awesome)