{"id":15838,"date":"2024-12-31T23:50:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T04:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/?p=15838"},"modified":"2025-09-14T18:24:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T22:24:39","slug":"from-lyndas-journal-january-1-2025-finishing-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/from-lyndas-journal-january-1-2025-finishing-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynda’s Journal ~January 1, 2025 – Finishing Line"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Hello and Happy New Year.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\r\n

I am so happy\u00a0 to share an exciting creative project with you.<\/p>\r\n

Today, begins the final year of the first quarter of this CENTURY.

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At the beginning of 2024, I began to work on a collaboration with Michigan\u00a0 artist\/author Carol Farnsworth.\u00a0 In this post, I will share some insight into our project.<\/p>\r\n

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The Project:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n
Phase One\u00a0 (January 1 through December 31, 2024)<\/h5>\r\n

For one year, we each authored\u00a0 a poem 6 days a week and sent it out on a post card.<\/p>\r\n

On the reverse side of the post card, we\u00a0 created artworks for every individual card we mailed.<\/p>\r\n

We sent the cards each day, via the USPS.\u00a0 Each month Carol and I averaged 26 cards with poems and artwork traveling across the miles between Pennsylvania and Michigan. We say we are\u00a0 doing our part to keep the postal service running.<\/p>\r\n

Together we created artwork\u00a0 and a poem for approximately 625 mailings. Now, that is dedication to our project, isn’t it!<\/p>\r\n

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For the first day of the new year, 2025,\u00a0 I am sharing the last poem I wrote and the last artwork I created on that card.<\/p>\r\n

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My Painting:<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n
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Finishing Line<\/strong><\/em>, 4″ x 6″\u00a0 mixed media\u00a0 painting on Strathmore\u00a0<\/em><\/strong> archival paper, \u00a0 Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2024.<\/p><\/div>\r\n

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\u00a9<\/a>Finishing Line<\/em>, painting on paper by Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2024.<\/p>\r\n

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My Poem:<\/h4>\r\n

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Finishing Line<\/h4>\r\n

(December-31, 2024)<\/p>\r\n

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we\u00a0 reached our first goal<\/p>\r\n

finishing line in sight<\/p>\r\n

colorful artwork \u00a0highlights<\/p>\r\n

timely poems on paper<\/p>\r\n

end of year milestone<\/p>\r\n

our dreams achieved<\/p>\r\n

one more year completed<\/p>\r\n

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\u00a9<\/a>Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2024.<\/p>\r\n

Personal note from Lynda<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\r\n

I ask that when you purchase and read my books, please consider writing\u00a0 a short reflection on it \u2013 a sentence or two is adequate. It means a LOT to know that you found my book\u00a0 of value in some way.<\/p>\r\n

More about Lynda<\/a><\/p>\r\n

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“The Finishing Line,” the final day of a one year writing and painting marathon by Pennsylvania artist\/author, Lynda McKinney Lambert.
\nAt the beginning of 2024, Lynda partnered with Ada, Michigan artist\/author, Carol Farnsworth. The two women collaborated for the entire year. Each artist created one post card a day, with poem and artwork. One post card a day for 6 days a week, the two women sent the individual card for that day, to the other artist. 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