| How-to Art Journaling Blog |
[Sep. 28th, 2008|05:25 pm] |
I haven't posted for a while. Like everyone else, I have been over at ning with Suzi and co.
I thought I would post this page from my art journal.
I have made my blog into a tutorial blog about art journaling. If anyone is interested in some ideas or inspiration come over and visit. http://pinchmetoseeifyouaredreaming.blogspot.com/ Hopefully I can provide a little of both. |
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[Sep. 20th, 2008|02:52 pm] |
I finally went like this:
"not only do I have the right to make art, I also have the right to join an art class!"
So now, I'm all enrolled in Suzi Blu's Les Petite Dolls! Very excited, thanks for encouraging me ^_^
Oh, I also started a different blog, if you'd like to visit the randomness.
http://boundary-of-twilight.blogspot.com/
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[Sep. 2nd, 2008|09:41 pm] |
Hello!
I've been away for a while (archaeology field school- quite excellent), but am now getting back into art journaling. I got a new journal right before I left that's small and compact, so I can carry it around with me. I love that I can finally use it, after a month or so of leaving it behind. It's so shiny and pretty, and looks like a real live book(as opposed to my converted sketch pad I was using before)!
I love Suzi's latest video blog! Are any of you taking her class? It sounds like such fun. I would take it, but I have too many other things going on right now (I'm getting ready to go to school for an abroad year, trying to save money, etc). However, once I get into the swing of things a bit more I'm thinking of getting one of those kits (if they're still left?), to get my feet really wet with layering etc. Whenever I try to layer or collage I get carried away with hand-drawing/painting etc. I forget that I have many materials I can work with!
Anyway, some pictures.
( Read more... )
Hmm. I guess there are more pictures than I had anticipated. I get so behind on actually scanning stuff, and then I'm excited about it all at once. Sorry!
Anyway, my next step is to stretch myself outside my comfort zone by making art that is not in my journal. Art in a format that makes it easy for other people to see? What? Perhaps I'll even break out a canvas or frame or something...I'm also planning to work on a comic strip for my boyfriend. We'll see.
Peace. |
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| Pirate Girl |
[Aug. 28th, 2008|06:51 pm] |
Pirate Girl, originally uploaded by rrreow.
ARRRRRR!! I am quite pleased with this one, apart from of course the mandatory acerbic self criticism and doubt that plagues me. *sigh*
No I actually like this piece, I just feel a bit crappy (and that taints my whole view of the world and everything in it) because I was sketching some faces and they didn't come out very well.
I'm pleased with the way the skin turned out (this was done pre Suzi Blu's class, so I feel quite proud) and the parrot. And I love the colour of the background. I feel like I could've improved on the layering on the background though, it all looks rather flat. |
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| Girl and a Sheep |
[Aug. 18th, 2008|01:40 pm] |
I actually tried my hand at this 'layering' business. I'm pretty pleased with the result!
The idea for this painting started when I found a bunch of slides and wanted to do something with them. I sketched the girl and sheep when I was on holiday in Wales (how appropriate).
Materials used (LOADS! I'm sure I can't remember all): Slides, plastic embellishments, acrylic paint, Mod Podge, scrapbook paper, tissue paper, beeswax, embossing powder, stickers, thread/wool |
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[Aug. 18th, 2008|03:27 pm] |
Hi everyone, my name is Hannah & I'm seventeen.
I'm totally new to this community & just thought I'd post a photo of one of my most recent journal pages, and a video I made earlier this year.
"Just thought I'd let you in on some of my journal pages, some of the things I love about life."
I'm on to my second art journal these days. I can't paint/draw for nuts, but I LOVE cutting up and gluing things and putting my happy bright colours onto paper.
I don't really follow Suzi's classes, per se, but her videos are a huge inspiration for me. I can't quite remember how I got started with art journalling, but I think it was after watching some of her videos for the first time. :)
I look forward to having a look at some of your creative masterpieces, my fellow-suzi-blu-fans!
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| Arrrrr!! |
[Aug. 11th, 2008|06:33 pm] |
OK so you can barely make it out, but I sketched a pirate girl & parrot. Sketching is the scariest phase for me. After that it becomes more like playing with paints and other materials!
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| Break, break, break |
[Jul. 30th, 2008|06:32 pm] |
I was inspired to paint and then I thought of this poem that I love...so I included it.
Not that great of a picture but I used lots of mediums. Oil pastels, chalk pastels, paint, fresco flakes, newspaper, modge podge and wax paper!!! It was a lot of fun.
Maybe it's like this - - if you don't have wax, use waxed paper - or maybe not.
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