Circle Doodles, a Key, Heart and Joy

Key, Valerie Sjodin copyright 2012

I love circles. They are such symbols of wholeness to me. I often start with a circle when doing visual prayer. Doodling beginning with a circle is meditative and relaxing. We will be doing circle doodling in

the Summer Art Journaling 2-day Workshop-Playshop.

In this centerfold of my journal I use the circle doodles as a backdrop for the key...  

Heart lock, Valerie Sjodin copyright 2012

the heart...

Joy of love and hope, Valerie Sjodin copyright 2012

and what can be unlocked on the inside: the joy of love and hope.