Wanderlust - Serendipity

 The third theme on Wanderlust 2021 was
Serendipity.

Week 9

The inspiration was from

Kasia Avery. 

I started with a layer of white gesso

& acrylic paints,

then added some ephemera.

I built up layers

using rice paper by Stamperia

& added the face

from the Graphics Fairy.

Then came the smaller body

& doodles with a white paint pen.

Finally washi tape

a dictionary definition

& a remnant rub from Tim Holtz.

Week 10

The inspiration was from

Carolyn Dube.

Carolyn showed us how to plan serendipity.

I grabbed what was closest to me,

copied ephemera from Kate Crane’s lesson,

bandage that was on my desk

(after sorting out my bathroom cupboard),

a watercolour pencil

(from the tin that always sits on my desk),

white paint pen from my drawer etc.

I started by ripping another page

out of my old Jo’s Boys booklet

(which I have been using as a starter background in this journal)

& my eyes fell on the words

Daisy rejoiced

in the fulfillment

of her own hopes

so that was my jumping off point.

The hydrangea card,

from the Graphics Fairy,

became a removable journal card.

The end result was nothing like Carolyn’s page,

but I think that was the whole point of her lesson.

Week 11

The inspiration was from

Kiala Givehand.

The main idea from Kiala's lesson

was to create a pocket on our journal page,

to hold journal cards.

Kiala talked us through how to draw out memories

&/or develop our story in a structured way,

which was very interesting.

There is a page full of writing underneath this all,

written in a black Stabilo All pencil.

I used rice paper by Stamperia,

Tim Holtz Remnant Rubs,

a pink brad &

Dina Wakley Media Tape

(which I had used to mask off my page in Week 7).

I used a copy of Week 5's page,

which was created in Week 7's lesson with Kate Crane.

There are words cut from an old novel

& bandage left on my desk from Week 10.

The overall effect is one of cohesion with previous weeks

& the underlying message is that

we evolve through all that has gone before. 

Week 12

The inspiration was from

Mary Beth Shaw. 

Mini collages using scraps from my desk

& words found after I had cut out the stamped images

on pages picked randomly from an old copy of Jo's Boys.

The face is from the Graphics Fairy

(the body was used in week 9).

The coloured card for the found text

was printed leftovers from my colour palette in week 7.

The phrase "stolen moments" was from Kiala's

lesson in week 11.

Next week we begin a new theme.

Wanderlust - Ephemera

 The second theme on Wanderlust 2021 was
Ephemera.

Week 5

The inspiration was from

Kasia Avery. 

A collage page.

Words cut from an old novel.

A study in mixing realistic imagery

with abstract elements.

Week 5

The inspiration was from

Kristin Peterson.

Another collage based lesson.

I normally create my collages intuitively,

so this page felt contrived & stiff.

Kristin then went on to use

paints, inks & stencils to cover over her collage,

but as this theme is about ephemera,

I decided to leave my page as it was.

Week 7

The inspiration was from

Kate Crane.

Lots of ideas from Kate about

creating & organising collage elements

using personal ephemera.

I used a few of her elements,

but created some of my own

from previous pages in my journal.

There is a copy of an old photograph of me,

a torn scrap from an old book,

a kraft tag from a workshop I went to last year,

old sheet music from my childhood

& paper from a used teabag.

Kate introduced us to Canva

& the Palette Cam app

which have palette creator sections.

The background is acrylic paint

with white gesso.

The top layers are Posca paint pens

& Tim Holtz Distress Crayons.

I also used a piece of hessian

& two types of washi tape.

Week 8

The inspiration was from

Renee Mueller. 

Her lesson was about creating a collection of ideas.

By building layers

& telling a story by the items included.

The Bingo card image is from RedLead

(a reminder to make time for fun)

& the library card image from ClothPaperScissors,

which I used to journal on.

There is a page from an old book

& words cut from another.

There is a piece of an old denim top of mine,

a piece of aida from an abandoned cross stitch kit,

a clear button backed with a copy of

one of my earlier pages from this course,

threaded with thread from the denim fabric

& a piece of old dress pattern paper.

Under the Tim Holtz slide mount is an acetate image,

backed by more sewing pattern paper,

which covers up my inky handwriting on the library card.

The image of the building is from an old

National Trust handbook & is reference to

where we might spend our retirement years.

There are copies of other ephemera

created in the previous week's lesson with Kate.

There is also pieces of underpainting paper from my desk,

which hold the echos from many previous projects.

All finished with a dab or two of soft pastels & a safety pin.

Next week we begin a new theme.

Wanderlust - Reflections

 The first theme on Wanderlust 2021 was
Reflections.

Week 1

The inspiration was from

Kasia Avery. 

The focal point is a mirror

looking back to 2020,

with a clock face,

representing the passage of time.

I masked off the edge of the page

with Dina Wakley Media Tape.

Here are the items I used,

together with magazine images,

dressmaker pattern paper

& white gesso.

Week 2

The inspiration was from

Laly Mille. 

Gratitudes were written underneath

& wishes were made

as each flower was created.

Here are the materials I used,

together with white & clear gesso,

words cut from an old novel

& a newspaper.

Week 3

The inspiration was from

Kasia Avery. 

A self-portrait & intention setting.

Here are the materials I used,

together with clear gesso,

words cut from a magazine

& a newspaper

& white tissue paper.

Week 4

The inspiration was from

Shay Michelle. 

A watercolour background

over white gesso &

using salt to remove some of the pigment.

As I am using just one side of my journal

for each class,

I had to pick & choose

which elements to include.

On the reverse of the tag

are my wishes for 2021.

I used a Tim Holtz Flourish stencil

with my white Posca pen

over the watercolour background.

Next week we begin a new theme.

A look back at 2020

Here are my most liked posts on Instagram this year,

which covered a cross-section,

but not all, of my art projects.

Here is a photograph of 

my completed projects in my art room.

The Gratitude Challenge

with Dina Wakley

was done in my small Seawhite of Brighton journal,

which is not shown here.

Looking ahead to 2021,

I have enrolled in the Wanderlust class

with Everything Art,

which starts on 1st January.

It is a weekly class,

with a change to the theme

every four weeks.

I am planning on writing a blog post

just once a month.

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