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 [...]

Windows – Xpedia!

What does that even mean? Is it a word or did I make it up? (You decide!!) I missed joining in with The Three Muses last week – my ‘pockets’ were empty of energy and I was starting a head cold…. bleh!
This week, Taluula challenged us to use “windows” in our artwork, so I altered [...]

Back to School continued…

If you saw the previous post, you’ll know I’ve been learning to make handmade books and thoroughly enjoying the process. The 3rd book in our class is the most complex and JP advised us to take it slow, for good reason. Making a fabric, quilted/collaged cover for the book is one thing, sewing the book [...]

Back to School…

GPP Street Team Crusade #33 is all about learning something new and…. I am! I am taking Julie Prichard’s Supernova Art Journalling Class I and II.
In Part 1 we are learning how to make 3 different beautiful, handmade books. Now that’s a challenge in itself as I have never dabbled in bookbinding before and the [...]

Long, Tall, Skinny!

Not a latte, no, a handmade book from the fun online class I am taking at Supernova with Julie Prichard. It’s a great class and I am enjoying all of it… so much that I am not joining in as many challenges as I’d like!
I want to thank all the blogging friends who were so [...]

Feathered Friends

That’s the theme at MMM this week and there’s a beautiful birdhouse as an example… I decided to use my Birdie handcarved stamp and one of the lovely Home Impressions “Doodle Houses” to journal/embellish my first background Layer Love painting.
I used the drips as journal lines and branches and the writing actually says: “Flying so [...]