Journal-#24

Instead of picking up a paintbrush lately…I have been picking up needle and thread.  I found a denim jacket for my granddaughter at a yard sale for only$1 and I am trying to add some embroidery embellishments to it. I’ll post photos when I finish it.  It’s been fun, I haven’t done anything like that in a long time and I am throughly enjoying it. 

Here is a spread that I finished this morning.  It started as two separate phone book pages that I painted with leftover paint.  I doodled over the pages with black paint. I decided that I liked where that was going so I glued the pages into my old book I’m using as a journal.  I had to staple the page in a few places.  After that,  I added a little more black paint and doodled with my Glaze and Micron pens, both by Sakura.  I also used Caran d’Ache crayons to add a few doodles.  Click on the photo for a closer look.

Moleskine-19-20

The days are getting cooler and the daylight hours are getting shorter.  I  guess that means that fall is just around the corner.  I hate to say good-bye to the summer.

This spread came about because I had been using extra paints on a phone book page and saw the figure of the the girl.  I tore her out of the page.  I touched up the area around her but I left her alone…I did add a little more black paint to give her hair more length.  I used the same colors of paints to do the background and glued the torn piece on the right side.

This is a doodle I did several days ago across the page from the sketch of the girl a few posts back.  I used a Glaze pen and Micron pen,  both by Sakura.

I was also going to mention, if you haven’t checked out Monica Zuniga’s Ning site… it doesn’t cost anything to join.  She has some free video classes as well as some paid classes.  I took her sketching faces with pencil class.  She has a free class about altering books and zodiac journaling.  She has a new class:  The Wonders of Gesso for only $20.

http://handsandheart.ning.com/

Journal-#23

This spread started with a Cerulean blue background.  It has layers of greens, blues and gold.  I used Liquitex Interference Gold which looks white. It does have a luminous quality but I don’t think that really shows up in the photo.  The collage elements are old texts, patterned tissue paper and magazine cutouts.  I used a black Glaze pen by Sakura which is becoming a new favorite to use to write and doodle.  I also used a black Micron pen, also by Sakura.  The quote is from Leonard Cohen:  “There’s a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.”

Moleskine-18 & Cake Recipe

I’m sharing a sketch I did last week…plus a recipe for the cake I made Sunday for my daughter’s birthday. I forgot to take a picture of it…I think there’s two pieces left in the freezer…if you like chocolate, you’ll love it.

I scanned the page from one of my old cookbooks…you can see all the stains from spills…it’s a much used recipe.  The secret of the recipe is using real butter, I think.

 

Moleskine-18 – Zigzag Together When Dancing

Greetings…If I could do this one again, I’d leave off the white swirls.  I started by gluing some old dictionary pages down, followed with a layer of white acrylic paint. I cut the collage flowers and stems  from painted phone book pages…used black India ink to outline and write…used Caran d’Ache crayons to add some more color.  I found some phrases in the dictionary collage pieces and joined the boxes together.  It reminded me of  “found poetry.”  If you want to see some  examples…put “found poetry” in the search box at the very top.