Hand Designed Papers for Nature Collage

Sarah Gardner presented this week's lesson of Wanderlust, Everything Art. She had us playing with paints and papers to use to cut out our own collage papers.

Often, I just have to use whatever is in front of me (a big follower of the laws of propinquity). I had a piece of Kraft on my desk, that I dabbed with white paint, a piece of purple cardstock, that I scraped with the leftover white paint. Some Kraft that I had run through an embossing folder and run over with Distress inks. Ripping and cutting produced this forest-like scene. The background was a page that had remnants of a used stencil, and the additional colors came onto the page from Pitt Artist brush pens. 

What fun! Thanks, Sarah, and thanks to anyone who visits!

A Bit of a Take on Kandinsky and Nature

Marieke Blokland presented this amazing lesson of Wanderlust, Everything Art. She suggested using an artist's rendition of nature for inspiration. As I looked for something, I was very surprised to find that Wassily Kandinsky, who I always thought of as an abstract artist, did this landscape (photo under my rendition)!

I was also surprised to find this little lady, almost visible in the original, helping that little train....I think I can, I think I can..... 

Super lesson and so much fun. The hardest part, for me, is waiting for layers to dry....well, and clean-up!

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Nature From My Yard

Kasia Avery presented this lesson of Wanderlust, Everything Art. Her theme was "nature" and it was fun to collect what I could find in my yard to add to this page.

I found some tiny pebbles, some seed pods, and thin branch pieces. The base is Fibatape, then modeling paste, some brushed on inks, and a final layer of clear gel. Weighs a ton, LOL!

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Lino Cutting and Art Embroidery

This lesson of Wanderlust, Everything Art, was presented by Jeanne Oliver! I enjoyed every second of the process, from dying my own fabric, to lino cutting, to embroidery!

The final piece in my art journal was done with the lino cut on the dyed fabric and then embroidered. I added beads that I had made in the past, Copic sprayed through a stencil for the "dress", and did a bit of stamping to make a border.

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Side-View Portrait

This lesson of Wanderlust, Everything Art, was presented by Kasia Avery. Doing a side self-portrait was different for me. I wish I had taken photos along the way, because at one point I really liked it. Being too impatient to let things dry properly caused me to add way too many layers thus muddying things up.

I did finally get back to a place where it made me happy though. That's the fun of art journaling and mixed media. Never too many layers!

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Magic

First page for 2010, Wanderlust, Everything Art. Not first prompt, but first page as this one really called to me. It was suggested that we do a portrait based on our heritage which really got me thinking and hunting on the Internet. I am primarily Hungarian and always though of myself as an "old" soul with deep roots. In reading, I found that the term "gypsy" is considered derogatory by some. Sad, as it evokes such delightful thoughts in my mind.

I found using real fabric a delight. I had some from a tip I had made with wonderful memories of times with a good friend that I used for her "babushka" and the stream on the facing page. The coins were cut from embossed gold paper, the tarot cards were free on the Internet for personal use.

Thanks, Dana Bloede, for such a great lesson!

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Junk Journal Using ClarityStamps Die

Got an idea to create an art journal using the Nested Window dies from Clarity Stamps as a base. I made a simple accordion fold paper page holder.

Pocket in this one.

Another pocket

Thanks for stopping by. This was really so much fun to do. I couldn't stop adding elements. Give it a try!