The Three Muses this week: “Give us a hand”… I work in my altered book (Alphabet Discovery Workshop) every so often and decided to play with paint, gesso and monoprinting for this challenge. Here’s a double spread from my book all about my hands, with little sayings and thoughts thrown in – along my fingers, etc!
I had fun writing things like: “I’m Cracklin’ Rose”… and the paste is fun!! I don’t think I’m a very good journaller – I can never be very serious… or maybe I haven’t found my “angst” yet! Who knows?
It’s pretty obvious how much I love my rubber stamps… these are from Home Impressions, Diva Impressions and MaVinci’s Reliquary. The hand I’m not sure about – except that it’s a set from Europe…
Looking forward to seeing how everyone else interprets this fun theme! 🙂
Altered Art & Stuff... 
Marie
/ August 26, 2009Rosie, I always enjoy your blog and your wonderful artwork and your piece on the “hands” theme doesn’t disappoint. I am in awe of all the work you have put it into but, of course, that is all worthwhile because the result is superb. Cracklin’ Rosie! Now you have been humming that tune in my head.
It never ceases to amaze me that whatever the challenge is we see as many different takes as there are entries – never two the same or even close! I love this challenge!
Linda
/ August 26, 2009Wow, wonderful pages, gorgeous background!!!
Linda
JudyNZ
/ August 26, 2009Very interesting & different take on the theme, Rosie, amazing pages, look forward to seeing more of your book!
Kitty
/ August 26, 2009I love it. Your journal has to reflect yourself, if you’re not an angst person, why should it be serious? It would mean trying to be somebody else just to go with an “in” flow amongst journalers, wouldn’t it? Or did I get something wrong?
femmy
/ August 26, 2009brilliant work rosie!!!
Chrisy
/ August 26, 2009This just blows me away…it is utterly fabulous! I’m inspired by you…
Bev
/ August 26, 2009I spent forever studying your pages! Who needs angst anyway?! There’s little of it in my journal either. I love the “spirit with hand” quote. I hate those times when the muse goes awaay and the spirit does not talk to the hand. Thankfully. that certainly didn’t happen to you with this entry! Thanks for sharing a bit of your journal. We’ll hope to see more.
Eila A.
/ August 26, 2009Great collages about the theme “Hands”, Rosie! You have combined many things to a very interesting spread – and I like the personal touch in them!
AliMayes
/ August 26, 2009Fantastic pair of pages and of hands! I’ll have to come back to finish reading and looking!
Ali xx
wil
/ August 26, 2009Wow great collages about the theme hands!!!
Lisa WrightStuff
/ August 26, 2009Who needs angst when we can celebrate humour? I prefer the lighter side of life myself. May your hands indeed always be busy creating little beauties like these!
taluula
/ August 26, 2009Well Miss Rosie, never get serious, art with a little bit of fun in it does us all good. These pages are wonderful and a true inspiration to me as I pluck up the courage to work with paper again.
Terri@Pringle Hill
/ August 26, 2009Journal pages are so personal – thank you for sharing a piece of your spirit! These pages are superb! Hugs, Terri
Betty
/ August 26, 2009I love this, very creative piece.
Martina
/ August 26, 2009Very interesting and creative collages, Rosie !
Lori Saul
/ August 26, 2009Lovely, expressive pages Rosie- brilliant!
Faye
/ August 26, 2009Rosie, your pieces on Hands are wonderfully creative and fun. Looks like you had a ball doing them.
Sarah Anderson
/ August 26, 2009Hey, since when did art journalling have to be serious?! It’s your art play time, you have fun 🙂 Love that hands theme 🙂
Lovely to ‘meet’ you
herminesplace
/ August 26, 2009Absolutely gorgoeus spread!! love both pages.
Gayle Page-Robak
/ August 27, 2009Beautiful!
Barbara Hagerty
/ August 28, 2009Rosie, these pages are wonderful! What a fabulous idea to use your hands in journal pages! I think I’m going to have to borrow this idea and trace my hands in my art journal! You are a constant source of inspiration! The well springs eternal! XOXO
Alberta
/ August 29, 2009Who says art journaling has to be serious? That’s the beauty of this art form: journaling is about what inspires you in any way at all. What you’ve done here inspires ME; it’sedgy and raw and angst free!
Sartego
/ August 29, 2009Hey, since when did art journalling have to be serious?! It's your art play time, you have fun 🙂 Love that hands theme 🙂
Lovely to 'meet' you;. All the best!!