Where Fish Fly like Birds

Week 16 in my mixed media collage journal.

My page this week
takes inspiration from poems by
Thomas Campion
Christina Rossetti
&
Edward Thomas.

The images of the flying fish
& the postcard
are from the Graphics Fairy.

The image of the number four is from
Shawn Petite.

I used Daler-Rowney white Gesso Primer,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
Tim Holtz Design Tape
& Remnant Rubs,
Ranger Glossy Accents
& Perfect Pearls
(Heirloom Gold & Pewter),
leaf metal flakes
& printed text.

5 Day Art Challenge

Marieke Blokland
at Bloknote
held a five day art challenge
this month.

Day 1 took inspiration from
Joan Miró

Day 2 took inspiration from
Roy Lichtenstein

Day 3 took inspiration from
Romare Bearden

Day 4 took inspiration from
Max Beckmann

Day 5 took inspiration from
Jan Sluijters

In the Merry Spring

Week 15 in my mixed media collage journal.

My page this week
takes inspiration from poems by
Izaak Walton,
Robert Bridges &
A E Housman.

The flower image is from The Graphics Fairy.

I used Dina Wakley Media Glazing Medium,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
Tim Holtz Design Tape,
Remnant Rubs & Pocket Cards,
Ranger Glossy Accents
& printed text.

The Bliss of Solitude

Week 14 in my mixed media collage journal.

My page this week
takes inspiration from poems
by William Wordsworth
&
Laurence Binyon
together with the current Wanderlust course theme of
Steampunk.

The blossom image is from The Graphics Fairy,
the hot air balloon is from Kasia at Everything Art
& the ticket image from Green Paper Packages.

I used Dina Wakley Media Glazing Medium,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
black Sakura Pigma Micron pen,
a piece of broken watch with a rocailles bead
& printed text.

Dare to Dream

Week 13 in my mixed media collage journal.

My page this week
takes inspiration from a poem
by Edgar Allan Poe
& the new theme on
the Wanderlust course of
Steampunk.

The bird, hat & bookplate images
are from The Graphics Fairy.

I used a piece of broken watch for the glasses,
Ranger Glossy Accents on the bird's eye,
Tissue Tape & a metal fastener by Tim Holtz,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils
& printed text.

Passed Mossy Banks

Week 12 in my mixed media collage journal.

My page this week
takes inspiration from poems by
Percy Bysshe Shelley
William Wordsworth
& William Allingham.

The bird image is from
The Graphics Fairy.

I used Tissue Tape by Tim Holtz
& pieces of Pocket Card
together with
Dina Wakley Media Glazing Medium,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
& printed text.

By the Twisty Stream

Week 11 in my mixed media collage journal.

My page this week
takes inspiration from poems by
Norman MacCaig
Christina Rossetti
John Drinkwater
& Oscar Wilde.

The bird image is from
The Graphics Fairy.

I used Tissue Tape by Tim Holtz
& pieces of Pocket Card
together with
Dina Wakley Media Glazing Medium,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
a postcard image from Everything Art
& printed text.

Somewhere a Robin sings

Week 10 in my mixed media collage journal.

This year I am using
a book of poetry
to inspire my art
with a project entitled
Poetry Reimagined.

My page this week
takes inspiration from poems by
Christina Rossetti
 & John Clare.

The bird image is from
The Graphics Fairy.

I used a variety of items by Tim Holtz
(Pocket Card, Tissue Tape,
& a Remnant Rub)
together with
Dina Wakley Media Glazing Medium,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
a postcard image from Everything Art
& printed text.

Clear Streams

Week 9 in my mixed media collage journal.

I was inspired by images from Stephanie Rubiano's
project at Stencil Girl.

There is also a piece of a Tim Holtz Pocket Card,
Design Tape by Tim Holtz,
Daler-Rowney White Gesso Primer,
Dina Wakley Media Glazing Medium,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
Metallic Rub-Ons
& pieces of lace & fabric.

The poem uses lines of poetry
& inspiration from
Thomas Hardy &
Christina Rossetti
& was inspired by the new theme on
Wanderlust 2019.

Our theme this month is
Rivers.

I went back to this page to add
more detail to the images
with a Sukura Pigma Micron pen.

A Simple List for March

My last monthly
To Do List
inspired by a regular feature in The Simple Things magazine.

Each month they publish a list of things to try.

Spend time with
people who
make you feel happy.

Note the seasonal
changes in your garden.

Walk off a blue mood
in the fresh air.

When spontaneity strikes
go with it.

Treat yourself.

Write down three new skills
you'd like to learn.
.    .    .

I typed my words on background images
from Emily at Sweetly Scrapped
then adhered to Tim Holtz Resist kraft card.

Each card can be used
as a prompt to try something new,
to go on an adventure that month
or just spark your creative imagination.

The cards measure 7.5 cms by 5.5 cms
& they are kept together in an altered matchbox.