Yes, something fishy is going on! I went back to working in my larger 9" x 12" Dylusions Journal. The other morning I went on an "artist's date" with myself…
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My friend Julie Welsh (aka Jewels) saw a video of my art journal spread recently and told me she loved it. She remarked she had "lost steam" with art journaling, but hoped to do a page again soon. Having been through that myself, I quickly replied and said, "When you feel like doing something creative again, grab your journal . . .
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It started with an idea to tea dye some Tags & Paper . . . I included the tags and envelope too...
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07/29/2015 -I started on the left side of the spread with a collage of old papers, an old business card, and a ticket simply glued down to the journal page. Then I added layers of paint in different colors around the edges and also on top of the ephemera...
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I took a few photos while making my ICAD (Index card a day) tonight and thought I would share them. The theme this week from daisy yellow was to use a different color palette every day. Well, I took that theme and used it to inspire me to use lots of different colors via my tin of hard pastels. I started off by making a mark with ALL of the colors, one by one . . . .
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The Documented Life Project™ Week 26 -June 27 Art Challenge: Photos and Words
Journal Prompt: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
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My journal page for the Documented Life Project, Week 20. The Theme for May is: Touchy Feely (Texture) and the May 16th Art Challenge is modeling paste. The Journal Prompt for May 16th is: Rising to the Occasion.
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I enjoyed working with fabric for my last challenge page, so I thought I would explore that idea some more. I found a piece of fabric that reminded me of water but it was brown….
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3/09/2015 -I began this weeks DLP prompt by finding and using a piece of paper I had made my marks on while visiting my good friend, Frieda Oxenham in Scotland last September . . .
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The Documented Life Project - January Theme: The Blank Page and How to Face It! This is where I went with those prompts . . .
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After seeing what my friend Frieda Oxenham accomplished last year doing this project, I was inspired and motivated to try it myself. I procrastinated a little bit the first week, but now I am done early with week 2 . . .
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Here is a table my husband Steven made that I stamped. The top finish had gotten quite scuffed because we use the table so much. I asked Steven to refinish it…
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Jupiter Artland is a wonderful place, an outdoor gallery that Frieda took me to when I visited her in Scotland in September. She just knew I would like it . . . and she was right!
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I am returning to my visit with Frieda in Scotland last month. I've added more to my art journal about that glorious week….
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10/24/14 -If I don't have an idea to get me started working in my art journal, then playing with paint is a sure fire way to get me to dive in. Start by squeezing acrylic paint right on your journal page.
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I really had fun creating this spread. It is about the town of Peebles in the Scottish Borders where Frieda had her exhibit of Journal Quilts. We went there together on the 20th of September for her Galley Talk at the Tweeddale Museum, home to her 52 Journals exhibit . . .
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I am lucky to exchange mail art with my 2 friends, Julie Welsh and Jo Urbani -check out their blogs! They have both also written about our exchange for September 2014: Fold notes. Take one magazine page, paint it for more strength and then decorate it as you like . . .
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Frieda re-introduced me to the Gelli Plate when I visited her in Scotland recently. At my request we played in her painting shed! I felt a little rusty but I got started, which is the most important part. This play time with her had me wanting to do more printing. Here is what happened today . . .
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