I am thrilled to announce I will be published in Art Journaling magazine out January 1st. (Correction: I guess when Stampington said "next" issue they really meant "NEXT next issue" coming out April 1st. Have to wait another 3 mos!! UGH) I submitted a small vintage paper and ephemera art journal and was honored they chose it for the bound book section of the magazine. I'll post pictures soon!
So, this post is about Art Journaling...which I LOVE!!!
My art journal gives me a place to try new techniques, practice, play and not worry about having to be perfect. Some beautiful things have come about in my journal so I thought I'd share the beginnings of an art journal page background with you over the next couple of posts. It is not finished yet, but here are the beginnings.
I've been playing to warm up for the The Documented Life Project-2015 which starts on January 1st. It is a free weekly challenge and participants post their photos and exchange ideas all year. Can't wait!
Here is my process so far. I started with a little bright ink and some random papers such as hand painted tissue paper and Gelli printed book text.
Added some acrylic ink drips, parts of an old letter and some cursive text stamped in purple. You can't get too attached to anything specific at this point because you are just building up both visual and tactile texture.
Then come layers of paint, and stamping through stencils and sequin waste. I added some circles cut out of decorative paper and some hearts from a stencil I cut out of an old cereal box.
Continue on with markers, paint, more stenciling, white gel pen and random marks and here is where we are currently. I now have to do some small detail work with pens and ink. I will post more photos later this week.
I love it so far! I need to find a favorite quote perfect for this page. And here is the flip side of the journal that I did at the same time.
As always, thanks for stopping by and choose 2015 to start your Art Journal! Let me know below what quote YOU would add to these pages for the new year.
Happy Journaling!
Jan
One of my favorite quotes is "Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe
ReplyDeleteI also love Lennon's: "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."
Thank you Ginger, I love both of those, especially the first one!!
ReplyDeleteThe pages are very pretty. I like the photographed progression of the pages. The collage, painting,black scribbles, stencilling, and colours work very well together. I found it on Pinterest under Documented Life Project. I signed up for your email posts as well. Your work is very beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kathleen. Welcome aboard! I think sometimes that when you see the progression the end result doesn't seem quite as daunting. I never know exactly how they're going to turn out. The key is to just keep working until you're happy.
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