9 posts tagged “art journal”
I've been very bad with updating this thing. But as long as I do it eventually, then I have no worries.
I've been keeping myself busy sewing dresses, thrift shopping, saving money to move to L.A. , taking endless amounts of Polaroid pictures, listening to rap/underground hip-hop. Meeting new people. Losing some old friends. re-Discovering how nice it is to be single. partying. and working.
all in that order.
But for the most part, life has been fun and hectic at the same time. Things are changing all around me and I want to make sure I can capture that beauty in mt art.
Ahhh. I need more coffee. Have a lovely day everyone!
but I didn't forget about you,
I'm just a lazy stoner.
:]
So I've pretty much finished up my very first Moleskine. I'm really glad. It was a lovely journey discovering my creative talents. I can't wait to crack open my new sketchbook!
I also finally made a cover for sketchbook #1
I've discovered that decoration on the outside of journals is really easy with Outdoor Mod Podge. It's great! It's waterproof, permanent, and fast drying.
I actually purchased the Mod Podge Starter Kit. And that has been one of the most useful tools to me yet. Glue is a wonder to me. lol
Long time, no update!
Terribly sorry! I'm rediculously busy these days..
Ever since they fired our jerk-of-a-boss at work, everybody <i>else</i> has been quitting!! So now our staff consists of only 4 people.
pretty pathetic.
So yeah, I'm basically looking for a new job. ANY IDEAS?
Here's some journal scans that I haven't had the time to upload to vox...
And I've been in an organizing mood lately, so I went through ALL of my fabric and swatches (A WHOLE LOT) and organized them and got rid of junk.
Its nice to start fresh.
Hello world. Hows everyone.
I've got a couple more pages up for view here and on my Flickr site. I've been experimenting a lot with photo transfers, collage transfers, and plain ol' watercoloring. I'm working on being more purposeful when painting.
We'll see.
The "Tokyo at Midnight" one was made from clippings from a Japanese newsprint. Then painted over in layers to resemble a gory version of the Japan flag.
Annnd the last one is rather self explanitory if you just read it. It's for a friend who is going through a really hard time. Its hard seeing a friend go down the wrong path, but sometimes, there's really nothing you can do.
anywhom, i need to run off to work. Have a lovely day/week.
I've got 2 more pages filled since yesterday. I just can't get enough of this.
I bought a slew of new pens today. I got the new Gelly Roll "Glaze" Pens. They're pretty neat. They write in 3d, and come in some really trippy colors. The final product resembles that of embossed text. But without the powdery mess. :) And the less mess I make, the happier I am.
And I've decided that I really really want to take my Moleskine traveling. Somewhere exotic. But I suppose that would take me actually taveling to accomplish that. I need a more exciting life. Well, I'm going on a Party Boat trip next month. Thats about as close as i get to traveling. lol.
Well, have a good day everyone.
It seems that all I've been doing lately is adding to my Moleskine. It's still pretty new, but I just can't get enough of it! I do miss sewing, though. I need to go to Joann's and pick up some new thread.
Annywho, The first spread (with the eyes at the bottom) Is a poem sort-of deal. Well, to be honest, it's more of a rap. Just getting thoughts out of my head. I've been trying to be more poetic lately, because I NEVER used to write. But now it comes more naturally to me.
The 2nd one is a doodle I made while @ work ("Better Days Will Come"), and then collaged the rest of it last night before I fell asleep.
Let me know what you guys think of these..
So I finally remembered my Flickr Account password, logged in, and added a bunch of new photos. I'm going to be using the flickr account mainly for uploading my Moleskine scans, displaying my vintage fabric swatches.
I've been busy busy busy lately.
Check me out over in the world of Fickr
I'm actually helping out my friends from "Seeds of Suburbia" at the moment. We did photoshoots for the past 2 nights, and now, I'm just in the editing process. I'm thinking that I want to do a collage piece. With big heads from all the band members cut and pasted on business suits. That sort of thing.. I've just been tinkering around in photoshop all morining.
It's kind fo creepy... I feel like I'm butchering my friends... lol. chopping their heads off. Here's what my computer screen looks like at the moment... lol
So, I spent my first evening with my new Moleskine Pocket Scetchbook. I was up all night and I did 3 double-page spreads. I wanted the first thing in the sketchbook to make some sort of profound statement... This is what I came up with..
The firsty page is titled "Open", the second is "Your", and obviously, the third is titled "Mind".
The sketchbook held up better than I thought it would, as far as watercolours go. Its didn't get soggy :)
I may add more to these later, maybe not. I like the way they came out. God I love the feeling of a brand new sketchbook!!
PHEW! I've finally got a day off from work!! I could just lay around alllll day! But I don't want to do that. I'd rather be up and around, creating stuff. Painting, maybe.. I actually need to go to Joann's Etc to get some paint and some medium. **anyone know of any good transparent acrylic paint??*
Annywho, this is a scan from my Art Journal. I basically use it for sketching, doodling, collage, painting, and exploring my poetic side. I'm horrible at expressing myself with words, so I use my own art to inspire my poetry. Maybe I'll show some of my poems if I ever grow the balls :P If you want to see a few more scans from my Art Jounral, just check them out here.
I'm bored already... *sigh* the possibilities for the day are endless. Peace!
