no pressure…

 

“Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it.”  ~Salvador Dali~

My husband is always saying to me, “perfection is an illusion.”  I tend to be a perfectionist about some things.  Some…

I have been making books based on Teesha Moore’s Amazing 16 page Journal.  Her ” how to”  videos are available on You Tube.  The journal is made from one sheet of  22 x 30 inch paper.  I used Stonehenge print making sheets for mine.  I painted the big sheet first before tearing it down into pages.  I used Dick Blick Matte Acrylic Paint.  It’s my new favorite craft paint and comes in so many colors.  The torn edges are kind of rough from tearing the paper using a big metal ruler.  I can leave them as they are or use a stamp pad along the edge.  I found that I can also blend  an oil pastel along the edge of the page as well.

This is the first book I made.  It was my practice book.  The finished books measure 8 x 10 inches.  I plan to do a lot of collage:

…one inside spread:

I added some Washi tape along the spine of this book:

…one inside spread:

The third book is best, I think:

one inside spread:

I also finished my next set in my 4×4 series.  These number 49-52:

sketchbook snippets….I didn’t make the first picture…It was my inspiration for the ink and brush drawing:

I wish I knew the secret for drawing hair 🙂

Have a good weekend!