Journaling is included in this TED talk about the “happy secret” approach to living a more fun, productive, rewarding life. It starts with how you feel, and how positive you are. Your emotional level — how happy you are — determines how happy your life events are. Click the Play arrow to watch it. The …
Today, I was browsing some sites where people have posted their art journals (or artist’s journals… same thing… it’s a term always in transition). I quickly found a wonderful series of pages, and the artist (Zom) muses if they’re part of an ugly art journal. I want to say, “No! Those pages are lovely!” but …
Round Robin #2 (from the Yahoo Group, ArtistsJournals) has returned to me, and Stephen duToit has added many wonderful pages. Here are a few of them:
Are you art journaling? Do you struggle to collect and organize collage photos, papers and ephemera? I’ve found a system that works well for me. It might help you, too. Art journaling – and mixed-media collage – can require lots of images. And, to remain “in flow” as you’re creating a new journal entry (or …
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A composition book art journal is any journal that’s kept in a composition book. Those are generally school-type, saddle-sewn (along the crease) notebooks with cardboard covers… similar to exam/test booklets, but a little more permanent. Composition books are inexpensive, so many people like them especially for informal journaling. It feels less intimidating to use a …
You can sew embellishments onto your paper journal pages. You can use any page in a book like fabric (to sew on, for example) by using iron-on interfacing on the back side of the page. Yes, just iron it on, the same as you would iron interfacing onto fabric. It won’t always stick 100%, but …
Paintbrushes are important for many artists. I have jars & jars of them for all purposes. Foam brushes are useful in almost every kind of art I create. When I’m creating collages, especially torn-paper collages in my artist’s journals, I apply the gel medium — as an adhesive as well as a sealer — with …
The following two journal pages are glorious examples of work by Debbie O. of our Yahoo Group, ArtistsJournals. They’re wonderful mixed media journal pages with fabric elements, and they’re full of personal insights and juicy imagery. These continue the journey of Round Robin #2b (a larger blank journal) as it traveled across the U.S. and …
After arriving in Tennessee from Arkansas, it was time to continue Alley’s journey. During the final phase of Alley’s adventures, she reached Winchester, Tennessee. That part of her trip inspired the next two pages in this round robin artists’ journal. This transformed this journal into a true mixed-media artists’ journal, as Alley included actual cotton …
After Arkansas, Alley and her husband were on their way to Tennessee. The map in this collage shows the route that she and her husband took as they headed toward Memphis. Paper ephemera illustrates their journey. Here are her journal pages, larger: Click here to see the last two pages of Alley’s section in this …