Sharing
the second half of the Journal made as a sample for That’s Crafty’s recent
HOCHANDA appearance.
This
journal was the first time I had completed a journal. Even if I had the luxury
of time, I am not sure I would have had the confidence to have actually
journaled but it is something I am going to push myself to do.
It is
odd that this is seen as art journaling when essentially all those pages could
have canvas as a substrate – art journaling, without journaling, is a strange
concept for me. I’d really be interested in people’s thoughts on this.
Supplies
Glue
Stick
Black
Watersoluble Pencil
Extras:-
Found papers/re-cycled materials, re-cycled sari silk ribbon, vintage book
As
explain in my post from two weeks ago…..
Preparation
of white/greyboard pages
Apply
Gesso, varying the application to provide texture. With a glue stick, adhere
torn pieces of book page, work randomly yet at the same time, consider
balance. Also adhere other found papers
and Grunge Paste. Apply a thin layer of Gesso, focusing on the book page areas
Apply
Infusions, also staining calico, sari silk ribbon, corrugated cardboard, anything
that catches your eye! Leave all to dry.
Spread
out all the pages, deciding which Affirmations to use on which pages, whether
the colours and effects of the Infusions suited an Affirmation relating to
flying/soaring, the stars or something more grounded.
Notes
Working
with two pages side by side, I would adhere torn mop-up papers and other
stained papers so it appears as though it is only one 6”x12” page I am working
on. When the double page spread was completed,
I cut down the centre. This provided a better flow to the pages.
All
Affirmations were stamped onto Gesso’d book pages. For some, I doodled a box
around the word tiles to give definition.
All
stamping and stencilling was carried out after adhering the papers to the
pages.
Cover
After
preparing with Gesso and Infusions, I had a happy accident. I laid the cover
down onto my work surface, re-cycled brown paper packing, forgetting that the
Gesso had not dried. When I prised it away, the brown paper was sticking to the
cover – I decided to roll with it!
An
acrylic shape layered over two words stamped from different Affirmations (Set
1).
Below
are some variations to the pages.
Pages Seven and Eight – Don’t Doubt The Strength Of My Delicate Wings
Stamp
butterfly wings onto Infusions stained book page, layered with various
found/re-cycled papers with torn notebook edge (Time Stencil) stencilled with
black Gesso.
Pages Nine and Ten – Reach For The Stars And Light Up Your Life
Adhere
various torn papers on a slight diagonal, reaching up to the top right corner.
Stamp the stars and apply white paint pen to form a scattering of small dots.
Pages Eleven and Twelve – Dare To Dream, To Dream Like No Other
I
extended this Affirmation to help with the composition of this spread. To left
side tab, stamp the word Dream, doodling some circles beneath the word.
Assembling
The
journal is supplied with book rings but I used Infusions stained sari ribbon to
bind the journal.
Wishes,
Lynne
