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01 January 2024

Care December 2023 - Part Three

 

The final two prompts from
Kasia's Care December 2023 event.

finding inspiration

phone call with a loved one




23 December 2023

Care December 2023 - Part Two

 

This is part two of Kasia's 2023 Care December event.

day 8 - denim

day 9 - hydrangeas

day 10 - out of the blue

day 11 - sashiko

day 12 - peacock

day 13 - blue portrait

There are two prompts left,
which I will complete during
the remainder of the holiday season
& I might even try to film a flip through.

See you soon.

14 December 2023

Care December 2023 - Part One

 


Kasia at Everything Art is running another Care December event. 

Her blue edition began on 8th December,
so I gathered my supplies,
recovered my current art journal
and started ...

Supplies

Journal Cover

Title Page & Bookmark

There are just 15 days of prompts this year,
so I am hoping I can keep up.

Day 1 - setting our intention

Day 2 - blue thread

Day 3 - gratefulness

Day 4 - calm waters

Day 5 - new moon

Day 6 - coldness

Day 7 - blue lotus flower

15 February 2023

Art Journal - Chapter 1

Last year, I enrolled in Wanderlust 2022
with Everything Art.

I only managed to follow the first few weeks,
working in my handmade junk journal,
before giving up completely.

So this year, 2023,
I am planning to watch each week's video lesson
in turn & then make a journal page
using the same journal.

My page will be inspired by,
but not necessarily precisely following
the lesson.

In 2022, Wanderlust was divided into chapters
& the first chapter was entitled
Gesso & Gel Mediums.

Week 1

The first subject was clear gesso
& how to incorporate it into mixed media.


Week 2

This week was about the contrasts
of black & white gesso.


We used plants & leaves
to create patterns with black gesso,
then used them to create a landscape
& added a found text caption.


Week 3

The third week was about using gel medium 
through stencils to create a clear mask
then use colour to reveal the patterns.


It doesn't really show on my book page,
as the white gesso & gold paint I used was too subtle,
but it is there, just.

I used images from Carolyn Dube,
black gesso on paper from the previous week,
washi tape,
words cut from an old novel
& collage paper from the 2022 Artist Almanac.

Week 4

White gesso through a stencil
to create texture.


I used collage paper
from the 2022 Artist Almanac,
lettering cut from a magazine,
green watercolour pencil,
& green jute ribbon.

Week 5

Scraps from week 2,
with newsprint lettering
& black Pigma Micron pen marks.


The smallest page in my journal,
which is kraft card,
so keeping it simple.

Week 6

Using gesso as a textural layer
& creating collage fodder.


I used collage paper from
The 2022 Artist Almanac,
various tissue papers,
black gesso, gold paint &
image transfer of newsprint lettering.

Week 7

Using clear gesso to protect
a paper background from
black watercolour pencil
(instead of charcoal).


I used collage papers from
The 2022 Artist Almanac,
newsprint text &
a torn page from an old book.

This was the last page in this chapter.

Next week I begin a new chapter
with the theme of
Modeling Paste & Image Transfer.

31 December 2022

Care December 2022 - Part 4


Care December 2022 was a free
annual art event

These are the final pages
made following the daily prompts.

Light like a Feather

Day 17 saw us move away
from our art journals,
however I still made a page
to reflect what I made.

Mindfulness Reminder


Intentional Social Media

White Icing

Giving Thanks

Bonus
2023 Moodboard

I used the last few pages 
of my Wanderlust 2022 junk journal
with collage material mainly from
The 2022 Artist Almanac.

28 December 2022

Deck of Cards Collage Challenge - Week 52

This is my altered miniature playing card
for week 52 of the
Deck of Cards Collage challenge.

The challenge was to create a collage
using a specified playing card
& if you wanted to,
follow additional prompts.

The final card in the pack
was the ACE of SPADES
& the optional prompt was
CELEBRATION.

She celebrated

I used collage paper from
The 2022 Artist Almanac,
words cut from an old novel
with my printed week number label.

Here are the last four collages,
which completes this year long challenge.

Weeks 49 to 52

26 December 2022

The Paris Index Card Collage Collection - Week 52

This is my collage for week 52
of the Paris Collage Collective challenge.

The collage is on a 5" by 3" index card.

Prepared

I used collage paper from
Contemporary Collage Magazine,
newsprint lettering
& my own printed week number.

Below is a group photograph
of my collages for weeks 41 to 52
which completes this year long project.


24 December 2022

The Paris Index Card Collage Collection - Week 51

This is my collage for week 51
of the Paris Collage Collective challenge.

The collage is on a 5" by 3" index card.

Stop & Think

I used the challenge image with
newsprint lettering & numbers
& my own printed week number.

If you are on Instagram
you can follow the challenge hashtag to see
the collages from all the participants.

21 December 2022

Deck of Cards Collage Challenge - Week 51

This is my altered miniature playing card
for week 51 of the
Deck of Cards Collage challenge.

The challenge is to create a collage
using a specified playing card
& if you want to,
follow additional prompts.

The card chosen this week
was the TWO of DIAMONDS
& the optional prompt was
WINTER.

Playmates

I used a page from
The 2022 Artist Almanac
with my printed week number label.

19 December 2022

Care December 2022 - Part 3


Care December is free annual art event

These journal pages were made
following the daily prompts.

Bird's Eye View

Seasons

Celebration

The White Thread

Snowflake

I am using the last few pages 
of my Wanderlust 2022 junk journal
with collage material mainly from
The 2022 Artist Almanac.

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