Open door by Sanderijn de Bruin-Mittendorff

open door by sanderijn de bruin mittendorff

I have created a page which has a deeper meaning. It’s about the open door in the picture. It’s symbolic for the opportunity to see, in every situation, the ability to be free, to follow a new path, reach for the stars, and spread your wings…

open door by sanderijn de bruin mittendorff
open door by sanderijn de bruin mittendorff

I used a lot of birds because in the layout, to make it symbolic for ‘flying through the open door’. So I hope everybody remembers, they always have a choice in life, to open a new door, a new path, and to search for their own (inner) freedom…

open door by sanderijn de bruin mittendorff
open door by sanderijn de bruin mittendorff

The background is created with a layer of clear gesso, several layers of different stencil patterns, added with gesso. I splattered some golden watercolour paints too. I build up my page with cheese cloth, lace, tags, art stones, chipboard pieces, stamped flowers, 3D flowers and word stickers.

open door by sanderijn de bruin mittendorff
open door by sanderijn de bruin mittendorff

7 Dots Studio supplies:
Homegrown – Snicker
Homegrown – Tags 12×12
Dreamscapes – Word Stickers 6×12
Writer’s Block – Numbers stencil