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 [...]
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 [...]
When is a spread finished? There is something to be said for mystery and wonderment.
Some have it from the very start. For others it takes time. Slowly. Be still. You hear it faintly. Listen. Listen closely. There it is. Your own voice. Listen it is there.
