My Daughter, My Muse

This weekend turned out to be highly productive artwise. i focused quite a bit on my art journal-finishing several pages-printed photos and pressed leaves and flowers for my garden journal-started cutting pages and backgrounding (i love inventing new words) the covers for a spiritual journey journal-and worked on some backgrounds a la the current issue of Cloth Paper Scissors.




















While working on the backgrounds, my daughter stopped in for a visit--she perched herself on the exercise ball that i use as a chair at my sewing table--and bounced and chatted while i arted--in her teenage lingo, "Sweet!" told me she liked my results--she also offered suggestions, and instinctively knew to "add some of the orange paint there." I loved her little visit, and the collaboration--the backgrounds she offerend suggestions on will become the covers for the spiritual journey journal. It means a lot to me knowing such a meaningful journal begins with creative energy from both of us. If I may be so bold as to borrow the words of the young, thanks, Emma. You Rock!

more journal pages

Another prompt was to cut random words from printed sources--it did not surprise me that the words I "randomly" chose fit my feelings quite well--I stitched an additional fold-out page for a total of 4 hearts

i've come to the conclusion i hate the way this program uploads and arranges/rearranges photos and text...

Fear Journal pages

Several weeks and many summer activities have kept me from all of my creative endeavours. My gardens are doing quite well, and the final phases of planting are complete! Today I have finally been able to sit down and work on some art journal pages that are long overdue. I'm currently waiting for Golden soft gel medium to dry on new pages, so I will post the completed ones for now. I've decided to use this art journal as a way to try out new techniques and supplies--so far, i really like the soft gel medium and crumpling tissue paper to be glued down for backgrounds. the pop-up is neat, but i don't think i would do them too often--well maybe in altered books...lol...while i haven't used it in the journal yet, I also like painting on bubble wrap to make dots on the background as well--

a journal prompt from a few months ago was "Fear"--now, other than sharks, i'm not terribly afraid of much--but there is one thing that stops me in my tracks--in the form of history repeating itself--only worse--losing the person who i am madly in love with--who has captured my heart mind and soul like no other--to circumstance...i couldn't bear it and i hope the universe shall never be so cruel--

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I glued many textural bits to the pages and then painted over everything with black--i don't think it turned out the way i pictured, but it works. I wrote the text on white electrical tape with a sharpie--another new technique i like.