Life is extra busy now, lots of new challenges and changes happening, but I’m really really trying to work in my sketchbook more often… ’til next time…
art journaling…
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getting back to my happy place…
Lawrence and I have been very busy these past few weeks, dealing with his mother’s health issues, and moving into his childhood home and trying to make it our new home. It’s been kinda chaotic – and honestly, pretty stressful … Continue reading
a few journal pages…
As I wrote before, my mother-in-law is in the hospital. Today is day 12 of Lawrence and I spending our days (and some nights) at Kaiser Permanente with her. I started bringing my sketchbook with me recently, along with some … Continue reading
last art journaling pages of 2014…
I wanted to share my last art journal pages for 2014. I stated in an earlier blog post that I’ve art journaled even before the term ‘art journaling’ started being used…writing and drawing in notebooks has always been an outlet for me. I’ve always journaled – I think of them as visual diaries. Again, today the term most often used is art journaling…
I’ve been journaling more often recently, and it’s really helped me in several ways: by writing out thoughts on paper, it makes me focus on what I need to do. I’m also writing out my ideas and plans for my art business, which is what I really want to focus on in the new year…
So here are the last pages I created for 2014 – and I can’t wait to create my first pages for 2015!
’til next time…
last art journaling pages for 2014…
art journaling…
I’ve drawn, painted, and collaged in notebooks as long as I can remember. Now it’s called art journaling…whatever you call it – I still love it!
Last night I gathered my new not-yet-used Pam Carriker stamps, my beloved PITT artist pens, two of my own handmade stamps, gelli prints, paints, Mod Podge (Hard Coat is THE best!) and got to creating…
haven’t used my sketchbook in a while…
using my new Pam Carriker stamps for the first time…
used celery stalks to make these roses…
no scissors needed – I tore out roses I wanted to use…
added strips of gelli prints…
rediscovered this butterfly stamp I carved a while back…
I also carved this hearts stamp…
adding touches of silver to wings…
colored pencils over stamped paint adds color texture and contrast…
‘She’s finding her wings’…as yet unfinished…
’til next time…
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