Art Journaling
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Art Journal Page for the Week & a Textile
Not a lot of art journaling this week. As we got closer to the start of spring it got colder and has been snowing. The groundhog as usual was wrong.
“Can’t Wait for Spring”
Created using ink pads, Sakura Pigma Micron pens, Sakura 3D Glaze pens, Sakura Souffle pens on watercolor paper.
Created 3/18/2013This week I also made a textile for my husband to take to his job. They wanted the employees to create their own nature textiles based on Wippowillow textiles. He told me he wanted dragon footprints painted in the color red like Sparkles the Dragon. So I drew a pair of dragon footprints which I then made copies of in a much smaller size. I cut around the footprints and used gel medium to transfer them to the canvas fabric. I then painted over the transferred images with red acrylic paint.
“Dragon Foot Prints”
Created using acrylic paint on a piece of canvas.
Created 3/19/2013 -
Art Journal Pages for this Week
Last week I didn’t complete any pages but I did work on some backgrounds. This week I was able to finish 2 pages and worked on a few more backgrounds. Creating the backgrounds has been a lot of fun but sadly it distracts from actually finishing a page.
Here are the two I created this week. They include my favorite and my worst that I have created so far.
“Keep Going”
Created using acrylic paints, watercolors, and sakura micron pens on watercolor paper.
Started 3/4/2012
Finished 3/11/2012I really don’t like this one. Its my worst. But I told myself I would put everything I make up regardless if I hated it.
“Murdered Book”
Created using torn page from book, acrylic paint, sharpies and ink on watercolor paper.
Created 3/14/2013This is my favorite page so far. It kind of looks like I was trying to bury the page. Those that know me or follow this blog know I love books. My books are always in great condition. For almost all the books, you can’t even tell I have read them as the spines are still like new. I won’t even lend my books out because I fear people will ruin them; since it has happened in the past. So destroying a book for whatever reason is hard. Thankfully this was an old and very used dictionary I purchased at a used book store. So even though I felt wrong doing it, I eventually got over it. If it had been a novel or a classic I would probably still be upset. Yeah I guess I am weird.
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This Weeks Art Journal Pages
Over the weekend I picked up a Strathmore Visual Journal at AC Moore on sale. I have been having fun creating art journal pages and atcs. Here are the pages I created this week. You can click the images to get a larger view of the pages.
“Motivate”
Created using watercolor crayons, oil pastels and ink on watercolor paper.
Created 2/24/2013I was needing some motivation when I was creating this page.
“Friendship”
Created using watercolor crayons, oil pastels and ink on watercolor paper.
Created 2/25/2013I was thinking about the friendships I have especially the ones I have had since I was a teenager.
“Be Creative”
Created using tempera paint, acrylic paint and acrylic paint markers on watercolor paper.
Created 2/26/2013<br/
I was trying to not be simple. I love the background though the foreground still seems simple.
“Sometimes Things Don’t Turn Out the Way You Like”
Created using koi watercolors, oil pastels, sakura 3d glaze pens, acrylic paint on watercolor paper.
Created 2/28/2013This did not come out how I wanted and it kept getting worse.
“Van Gogh”
Created using koi watercolors, watercolor crayons, acrylic paint and sakura 3d glaze pen on watercolor paper.
Created 2/28/2013Van Gogh is one of my favorite painters. This was my first attempt at a gel medium transfer. It didn’t come out very well. Hopefully as I do them more I will get better at it.
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My First Art Journal Page
Last week I did my first art journal page. Art journaling has been on my long list for a while and since I have been feeling creative I decided to start. I used acrylic paints, sakura pigma micron pen, washi tape, cardstock and for texture, scraps of a door screen and kraft paper on watercolor paper. It was different but fun to create. Once it was done I decided to give it to my husband for Valentine’s Day.
I’m still not sure what type of book I should use for art journaling. Watercolor sketch books seem really good since they are thick but are very pricey for just 30 pages. Larger regular sketchbooks are more reasonable and have lots of pages but the paper seems thin even when I add gesso. If anyone has any suggestions on what to use I would appreciate it.
I will be placing images of my pages here.
“Love”
Created using acrylic paints, Sakura Micron Pens, washi tape, kraft paper, cardstock and scrap piece of a window screen on watercolor paper.
Created 2/13/2013
