Word for 2008 {jen}

We three have chosen a word, a single word, for the year. One that we can focus on, work at and grow with. I have selected flourish for a couple of reasons....1. it sounds so classy and seductive...2. the definition and 3. I have been doing this more and more to my work lately.

flour-ish (flur'ish), v.

• I. To flower or bloom; also to grow luxuriantly, or thrive in growth, as a plant; hence, in general, to thrive, do well, or prosper (as, an age when art and learning flourished; "The stars shall fade away, the sun...Grow dim...But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth," Addison's "Cato," v. 1); to be in it's or one's prime; often, of persons, to be in the most successful or effective period; also, to add embellishments or flourishes to writings, letters, etc.; make fanciful strokes with a pen or the like;
• II. To cause to bloom, thrive or prosper; also, to adorn with decorative work or design, color, etc.

There were a lot of challenges for me in this layout; I enhanced the photo of me digitally, combined my love for high-contrast, word collage and dictionary pages and used my word as the title focus.

Wow. I guess I have already begun to flourish.

Happy blooming to you

~artist jen