Trees Handmade Journal Cover Fabriano Artistico paper, paint, ink, molding paste, vintage images, leaves, maps. July 30-31 2011 I spent the past weekend amngst the trees of Santa Barbara. I attended Orly Avineri's TREES workshop. It was held in Darcy's wonderful art studio. This is the cover of my journal. I made the journals for the workshop [...]
"Through My Own Eyes" 8"X11" handmade journal 28 July, 2011 Vintage paper, photos, paint, ink, Signo gel pens, Copic pens. We are artists. We are art journalers. We are artists AND art journalers. What we do is art. I have witnessed my own eye opening experience as an artist. Proclaim yourself an artist. I am [...]
This year I am participating again in Seth Apter's Buried Treasure where we revisit and repost a popular post. Enjoy. My Rolodex Journal This is my newest art journal venture, my rolodex journal. Patty Van Dorin created the first one I ever saw on her blog. Patty is one of the most inspirational women I know. She [...]
Fur Will Shake Tonight 16 July 2011 Paint, Molding Paste, Oil Pencil, and Gell Pens I've been dancing today in my back yard, dancing and painting and drawing. Come dance with me tonight. The fur is gonna shake tonight. Feel the music. Be free.
Fishing, What Lies Beneath 15 July, 2011 vintage papers, vintage images and photos, paint, ink, moulding & crackle paste It is always amazing to me how one of my spreads start out as one thing, very specific and then in the process wonders off to another quite different direction. I had a completely different image [...]
I have always enjoyed birds. Birds are beautiful and free. I love watching them and listening to their song in my garden. Birds build their nests with things they find. We should build our journals with things we find, they add interest, depth, mystery, beauty. Be as free as a bird.
The summer inspires me, the heat, the sun. I love to art journal in my back yard, out in the sun, music up loud(sorry neighbors) working in a couple of journals at a time. It energizes me, being out amongst the jungle of my backyard. Exotic plants, bright colors, vines, green, water, a flurry of activity. [...]
My Personal Maps 11.5 X16.5 Moleskine July, 2010 I am very honored to be one of the featured male artists in Jennifer Forker's article for the Associated Press on Men's Crafts, "From Whittling to Knitting, How Modern Men Craft". You can read the article in its entirty by clicking on the link. Watch your local [...]
Why Fear My Marriage? Another "Street Art" spread from Orly Avineri's fabulous, wonderful class. I love street art that makes a statement. I recently went to the MOCA's "Art in the Streets" exhibit. It is controversial yes, but it is wonderful. It just excited me to go home and do some street art in my [...]
She Is Not Who You Think She Is Who do you think she* is? Tell me. Today I took another wonderful class from Orly Avineri about street art in our art journals. It was amazing, wonderful, freeing and just plain ole fun. Just layers and layers and playing. Sheer bliss. Everyone had such a wonderful time. [...]
I have to make art. Good, bad, who cares. In fact who cares if it is "art"? I have to do it. I have to get it out there. I have a need to express myself. It is up to you to interpret. Look closely. We are artists, we are passionate. Go with [...]
My Rolodex Journal This is my newest art journal venture, my rolodex journal. Patty Van Dorin created the first one I ever saw on her blog. Patty is one of the most inspirational women I know. She calls her rolodex, her "scrapodex". Call it whatever you want I think they are awesome. Get yourself over to [...]
Change of Perspective It is time for a change of perspective. Time to shake things up. New forms of expression. To look at things differently and do things differently. Change is coming. Keep learning, keep growing, keep on changing perspective. I find change invigorating and exciting. Come with me on this [...]
Creative Mixed Media has many interesting features every week, including The Week As Art, in which an artist creates a "calendar" and it is used as a feature header for their website. This is my week, pop on over and check out my "calendar"! Would you like to create your own week and have it featured? Click here [...]
I am inspired by graffiti. Is it art? Is it tagging? Is it social commentary? Who is to say? Check out the "Art in the Streets" exhibit at MOCA in Los Angeles. It is amazing. This is my Personal Graffiti. The first spread in my XL Moleskine 11.5 X 16.5 Volume 2. Started 13 April [...]
3971 journal 3971 journal back 3971 journal spine This is my new 3971 journal I made yesterday 1 May at Tracy Moore's journal making workshop at the Urban Craft Center in Santa Monica. The journal measures 3" X 4". Teesha Moore taught art journaling on Saturday and Tracy taught journal making on Sunday. It was really [...]
It is a beautiful day here in Long Beach, it's 84 degrees. I'm just in my backyard exploring my little monsters. The monsters that scared me in my childhood and the ones that still make me jump in the night. You may notice some reoccurring images in this post from past spreads. Do you [...]
This is the last spread of my first XL Moleskine. I have very mixed emotions about finishing this journal. It has been in my life this past year and it has really helped me to grow personally and as well as an artist. It's always been there just waiting for me to open it up, [...]
From This - Boring... To This - The cover of my XL Moleskine Yes, the top photo is a photo of an XL Moleskine like the one I have been using, I could not finish my visual journal and leave the cover plain ole black. This is how it appears now. I can not guarantee [...]
Perhaps it is that I was able to play in my visual journal today with paper, matt medium, paint and ink in the beautiful sunshine after a long, long rainy dark winter. It could be the many losses my family has felt in the last few years and the hope of some new babies and [...]
