Inspiration

I was inspired by an artist I saw at Wynwood Walls.  He made huge canvases out of magazine images.  I sized mine down for my art journal.

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I like the effect,  I would normally reach for Paynes Grey or Black when blocking images but I liked the pink

Urban Grafitti the File Folder Edition

I love to make books and when I make a painty or repurposed journal I call it my Urban Graffiti series

 

This book was made out of a file folder using tons of paint, gesso,  ink  and of course my gelli plate

One of the inside pockets filled with tags

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I cut openings in the cover so that the images could peek through

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You can see some of the tags peeking through the openings

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This was a fun journal / book to make

Art Journal Background

Close up of a background in my art journal.  Love that yummy white (Liquitex Acrylic Ink)

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This is in my Moleskine art journal.  I know a lot of people think the paper is too thin but, this is my favorite journal to use.  It just feels greeat in your hands as it fills up

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Another Long Absence

It seems my intentions are great for this blog but, my execution leaves much to be desired.

I have been trying to get more organized about this site so that when I have the ideas for the blog I am actually in a place where I can write them down and get them done.

Since I have been gone I have taught on a cruise ship headed to Alaska.  That was at the end of July and it was just this past friday that I was able to get my photos off my camera :)

I have designed and had manufactured (and SOLD OUT in one week, yeah me!) a line of stamps  for planners and a set for Art Journaling.  If you would like to see what they look like please click here for the online store:

How Does She Do It?  – this is the stamp set that is helping me get more organized

PS-107 – this stamp set is for people attending school or the parents

Ready Set Go – to help me with planning my next working vacation

and this is the set I designed for Art Journaling – Imperfection

They are BACK IN STOCK

This is a sample of the Art Journal Set which I have used just for fun.

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Will try and post more images as I get them photographed. . . . and based on my track record it might be a while, so no one hold their breath!

 

Cruising to Alaska

This years art cruise was to Alaska.  What can I say, WOW.  Alaska is stunning, from the wildlife to the scenery.  It just blew me away.

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I taught 4 classes on this cruise.  The Gelli Plate printing class was a lot of fun and useful too,  We made a portfolio to showcase all the brochures tickets and photos from the Cruise.  In the Mixed Media Class we made a wall art piece that had three interactive tins to hold treasures.

 

Just some of the stunning places I visited in Alaska

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Some of the students in a group photo

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