Stronger Together

Day 2 of 7
of Kasia Avery's
Soothe Me
art journal event.

I had already prepped my old typing manual pages
with a wash of diluted white gesso primer
by Daler-Rowney.

Still feeling in a splattery mood,
I grabbed some Neocolor II pastels by Caran d'Ache
(Malachite Green/Olive/Metallic Gold)
& flicked my water brush over them
on to the pages.

I added some old tissue paper
& a date stamp.

Today's word was isolation,
so I opted for a few black circles
doodled with my black Posca Paint Pen.


Countries,
communities,
families
& friends
are all experiencing isolation.

We are all united by isolation.

We might be in isolation,
but we are not alone,
we are in this together
& together we are stronger.

What if ?

Day 1 of 7
of Kasia Avery's
Soothe Me
art journal event.

I had already prepped my old typing manual pages
with a wash of diluted white gesso primer
by Daler-Rowney.

I splattered the background with
watered down Distress Ink
(in broken china & peeled paint).

I added my words with
my black Stabilo All pencil,
& then having sharpen the pencil
I sprinkled the black shavings over the page
then sprayed with a mist of water,
letting the inks & words run.

After drying with a heat gun,
I added a little more Distress Ink
in broken china,
Masté washi tape,
a date stamp
& doodled a border with
my black Posca Paint Pen.

On day one,
these two words were swirling
around in my head,
making me uncertain,
uptight & a little scared.

Seeing them written down on my page
& partially dissolved with water,
removed their potency.

Soothe Me

Kasia Avery at Everything Art
is hosting a free
7 day art journal event
entitled
Soothe Me.

I made a small journal
which measures 4 x 6 inches.

The cover uses prints of two of my pages
from her Advent Calendar event
held in December 2019.

I thought these two pages
were very apt for this event.

I added a new title
(which are words cut from an old novel)
doodling with a black Pigma pen
& a piece of Masté washi tape.

Inside there is one signature
stitched with paper string,
with eight pieces of paper
creating a journal with 32 pages.

I used pages from an old typing manual.

I prepped the pages with a wash of
diluted white gesso primer
by Daler-Rowney.

You can see the original pages below.

Front Cover

Back Cover

Direction & Purpose

Week 11 in my
Mellow Kraft
Journal.

The journal prompts this month
from France Papillon
will be based on moodboards.

This week the theme is
what I am
longing for.

I used a dictionary definition,
words cut from an old novel,
& printed text.

There is patterned paper
from Glenda Waterworth
& Life's Journey Pansy patterned paper
from K & Company.

The butterfly image is from
The Graphics Fairy &
I used a paper doll from Tim Holtz.

I used a black Posca Paint Pen
& photo corners by Paperchase.

For the bases of the
Art Journal Card & Inchies
 I am using up my
Tim Holtz idea-ology kraft paper stash.

Here & Now

Week 10 in my
Mellow Kraft
Journal.

The journal prompts this month
from France Papillon
will be based on moodboards,
with the first one being our
current situation.

I used words cut from an old novel,
printed text,
patterned paper
from Glenda Waterworth
& Life's Journey Pansy patterned paper
from K & Company.

The butterfly, flower
& calendar images are
from The Graphics Fairy.

I used a gold uni-ball Signo pen,
EberhardFaber Leaf Metal
(as a border around the journal card),
photo corners by Paperchase
&
washi tape.

I used
Tim Holtz idea-ology kraft paper stash
for the bases of the
Art Journal Card & Inchies .

Grateful for Nature

Prompt 6 for Dina Wakley's
Year of Gratitude
challenge is
Nature.

I taped off the edges of the page
(using Dina Wakley Blank Media Tape)
to keep the border clean.

I used her Cellular Stencil
to draw the centre of my flowers,
then doodled around them.

I coloured them with
Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint
(Ruby, Lemon & Lapis) &
a little Dina Wakley Glazing Medium.

Finally I removed the media tape
& added a few words cut out
from an old edition
of Pride & Prejudice.

I used Posca Paint Pens
in black & white,
as they dry quickly,
do not smear when painted over
& work well over the dried acrylic paint.

I am working in a small Black Cloth Hardback Sketchbook
by Seawhite of Brighton.

The paper is 140gsm.

Food for the Soul

Week 9 in my
Mellow Kraft
Journal,
my art project for 2020.

The journal prompt this week
from France Papillon was
food.

As I am working in an art journal,
I wanted to make the focus of my page about art
& why it is so important to me.

I used a Tim Holtz Paper Doll,
a butterfly image
from the Graphics Fairy,
torn dictionary paper,
words cut from an old novel,
printed text &
K-ology Hannah patterned paper.

I used
a white Posca paint pen,
black Sakura Pigma Micron pen,
photo corners by Paperchase,
& washi tape.

For the bases of the
Art Journal Cards & Inchies I used
Tim Holtz idea-ology kraft paper stash.

Taking it one note at a time ...

Week 8 in my
Mellow Kraft
Journal,
my art project for 2020.

The journal prompt this week
from France Papillon was
music.

My Spotify playlists are
the soundtrack in my art studio.

I used an image from
the Graphics Fairy.
torn dictionary paper
(added after these photographs were taken),
words cut from an old novel,
printed text &
K-ology Hannah patterned paper.

I used
Distress Marker (black soot),
black Sakura Pigma Micron pen,
photo corners by Paperchase,
& washi tape.

For the bases of the
Art Journal Card & Inchies I used
Tim Holtz idea-ology kraft paper stash.

I will call this page finished for now,
but I'll be back ...

As promised ...

I added more doodling.

I added more hidden journaling.

This photograph shows
the dictionary paper &
the hidden doodles.

To Talk & Laugh

Week 7 in my
Mellow Kraft
Journal,
my art project for 2020.

The journal prompt this week
from France Papillon was
love.

I used a Tim Holtz Paper Doll,
Tim Holtz Doo-Dad words,
torn dictionary paper,
words cut from an old novel,
printed text &
K-ology Hannah patterned paper.

I used a white Posca pen,
Distress Marker (black soot),
black Sakura Pigma Micron pen,
photo corners by Paperchase,
& washi tape.

For the bases of the
Art Journal Card & Inchies I used
Tim Holtz idea-ology kraft paper stash.

This year I am delving deeper
into Japanese Principles.

January was kintsugi,
February is fukinsei.

For more details see here.

Pride & Prejudice

Week 6 in my
Mellow Kraft
Journal,
my art project for 2020.

The journal prompt this week
from France Papillon was
book or tv.

So I had no choice really
but dedicate my journal page to the book
(you know the one)
which I use in my art projects.

For the bases of the
Art Journal Card & Inchies I used
Tim Holtz idea-ology kraft paper stash.

I used torn dictionary paper,
words cut from an old novel,
printed text &
K-ology Hannah patterned paper.

The calendar image is
from The Graphics Fairy,
as are the rose & dove images.

I used a white Posca pen,
a Dymo Omega label,
photo corners by Paperchase,
&
washi tape.