Time is of the essence…

The Three Muses challenge theme this week is simply “Time” – something we could all do with more of I think. For me, there are never enough hours in the day, but I was feeling time passing more as seasons when I created this page. I definitely had the autumn vibe with my colour palette…

The [...]

GPP Crusade #35

Michelle asked us ti create a journal page about a sign or symbol that reminds us of a loved one, past or present. This is mine…

This is my “Long, Tall, Skinny” journal from the Supernova Class I took with Julie Prichard. The centre is scrap fabric, which was lovely to highlight, and the fancy swirls [...]

“I am Woman”

Just like the Helen Reddy song, Mixed Media Monday’s theme is “I am Woman”… I had a fab time with this bold, red double page spread. I think I’m getting the hang of this art journalling thing! This made me so happy when I had finished it – the gorgeous face is from a magazine; [...]

We dream in symbols, don’t we?

I’ve been looking forward to getting painterly again and had fun making backgrounds, etc. whilst tidying up. I’ve let things slide a bit because I realised that worrying about DH has definitely affected my mojo and lowered my energy levels too. Bummer!
Still, today was better and I’ve created this journalled page for The Three Muses [...]

Fashion-able…

This week Diane set us the theme “Fashion” over at Mixed Media Monday. I’ve taken the green path with my interpretation and made this altered journal page entitled “Tis fashionable to “Grow You Own” nowadays…”

This started out really differently – I had used very muted tones and a few collage elements, experimenting for the Supernova [...]

The Journal Journey

It all started in May this year when I took my first ever online class – in fact, my first art class for over 30 years! I joined The Lost Luggage Network and started learning to paint with Julie Prichard. The Layer Love Class was where Julie introduced us to the techniques she uses to [...]

The Heart of the Matter

Mixed Media Monday – “Pink”  Another page of art journalling in my altered book…

I used paint I had left on my palette from the canvas I’ve been working on to create this simple journal page. I think I’m getting better at letting go and going with the flow. This phrase was in my head today [...]

Breaking my silence

No words, except what I have journalled and outlined…
What do you think?

What’s in a number?

The Three Muses – “Numerology” – this week… I’ve created a journal page about Age and Ageism, which really bugs me. I dislike prejudice in any form and I think it’s very disheartening that people judge you based on your age in Real Life. One of the reasons I enjoy blogging so much is that [...]

Hold me closer…

Mixed Media Monday – this week’s challenge is to create a piece of art based on/around a song, or piece of music that moves us. I’ve created using Elton John’s ”Tiny Dancer” before and it still haunts me. This evening I was talking to DD about her future plans – so much pressure on kids to [...]