Wow. This page was a doozy. I made some mistakes with the whole hitting record part of the video-making process and all the while I had no idea where it was heading until I was almost done. I don't typically turn to bible verses, but I thought this one was touching and something I need to remind myself of often. Although I am now alone in my art-ventures, I still have the support of people around me. The ones who call me or reach out to make sure that I know they're supporting me. The ones who ask questions and actually want to know what happened (although I don't LOVE talking about it) with my previous business. It has not been a fun 6 months--for all involved, including my family--but at this point, I can say I would not change a thing. Although I'm struggling to start over, I am glad to be. It will just make me stronger in the end.
Time-lapse video link: https://youtu.be/HCvPsjDKj4g Some watercolor random drippage for today's background work. Super simple, not much time today. Just spent about 3 hours catching up on grading things for school. Yikes!! Now I'm ready for a drink...or two...
Catch me back here tomorrow to see the video time lapse of what I am thinking of doing on this page. Practicing for a November art journal workshop that I'll be offering...just came to me looking at my vintage typewriter. Had fun with the patterned papers to make this little typewriter. Hope you like it!
Video link: https://youtu.be/Wz_qTK0InHI Fun little single page here. Just starting this one with a little stenciling in PINK--so totally me! Confession: Although people would't typically describe me as "girly," one of my favorite colors IS PINK. Don't know why, but it always has been. Not that I'm like Elle in Legally Blonde--I rarely WEAR pink ensembles--but I do enjoy a pink scarf, pink socks, etc. Little pops of it just make me happy. :)
Just a practice page for one of the November Art Journal pages I'll be teaching (honoring Veteran's Day). It worked out pretty well, but I will be honest, I was sweating the whole time, not sure if it would work out okay. Glad it did. I had fun with it.
Time lapse video of its completion is here: https://youtu.be/z6iBrMTO3-k Totally ran out of time to post this yesterday. After "teaching" at the high school, I rushed home to get my studio ready for last night's workshop. Then had to go to my son's soccer game (one of the last of the season) and rushed home to hold the workshop, then I totally crashed shortly thereafter. So, below is the video link to the finish of #13. I had to make viewfinders out of index cards for the kids at school. The window pieces that I popped out were strewn all over my studio, so I decided to use them to build a city. Inspired by one of my fave DMB songs: Dreaming Tree. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0TRP1nbtoc Some messy stencil work for today's post. Not much to be thrilled about, but I have something on my mind that I will be completing on this page: It's kind of dreamy, like a kaleidoscope, so I think I'll stick with that as a theme of some kind. Not sure (well of course I already know because I'm a week ahead of any post so far) what I'll do! Find out tomorrow!
This page evolved in a weird way, but I think I like the outcome. I want to get more confident in actually committing and following through on drawing the face, but it's SO scary! But I guess since it really doesn't need to look like anyone in particular, it shouldn't be. I used acrylics, inktense sticks, charcoal, and paint pens/gel pens for lettering. Quote is by one of my faves, Elizabeth Gilbert (author of Eat, Pray, Love) and she says to "embrace the glorious mess that you are."
Video link: https://youtu.be/YT-O135WUXM It's a good day in northern Illinois. A little gloomy, but I already had coffee with a good friend--great conversation and inspiring plotting for future projects! Also went to the post office and had my credit card denied because it said "See ID" on the back and therefore wasn't signed (even though I was showing my ID to the clerk. Um...what?!! Then, I went home and COMPLETELY cleaned and remodeled my studio and office areas. Damn that feels good! Relaxing now with a cup of coffee, and fully intend to celebrate OCTOBERFEST with my next beverage!
Today's prep page is simply a test to see how much I could get my gel pens to bleed with just water. So, I swirled them around a bit and sprayed the page. It feathered a little, but not as much as I thought it would in some spots. So, I muted it a little with some scraped white acrylic paint. You'll have to wait until tomorrow to see how the page is finished! |
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