art journal May 29/30

One of my journal pages I worked on the past couple of days. I got the idea to use tissue paper as a base or background, after using some tissue paper in my journal the day before. So, I pulled out a selection..

- and got started!

I worked quickly, covering the page. 

Then I spritzed on some watered down paint, and on top of that, I sprinkled pigment powders.

These powders do not have a binder in them, so I sprayed them with a matte sealer to help set it.

I sprayed on more watery paint . . . I like to layer, can you tell??!

I added a quote, some shells and a feather . . .

And it ended up looking like this, below, very textured. One of my favorites & Steven's too!

I love this bird Joy and I were watching last week -miss you, Joy!

I'm also finding out that I love working in an art journal.

Thanks for coming along with me . . . ; ^ ) lenna

Art Journal Every Day with Julie Fei-Fan Balzer