Two more journals ready to travel

This journal is going to be sort of a fairy tale collage book, and have works from artists over at nervouseness.org. in it. "Verzaubert" means "Enchanted".

This journal is part of the 1001 Journal project, it's #1601. Anything goes!

I have been very fascinated with traveling journals lately. I like the open, no rules style of them, and the fact that it's a shared enjoyment with others. I like the richness of the pages that people create, wether they are accomplished artists or not. There is just something freeing about letting creativity flow.

You can see some of the pages I've created for "imagine" here. I can't wait to see what else is going to be in this book!

Now showing at the Louvre

An Original Etayne!

The Sacred Stones

I don't know why I like swirls and round things so much... spirals and circles, and such show up often when I doodle. This little collage doodle is in the "just 'cause" journal, which is now traveling to Oklahoma for its' first guest artists' contribution.

Cover for a traveling journal

This is a little 5x7 journal I picked up at the dollar store. I embellished with art papers, stamped image and polymer clay face.

I call it "just 'cause" -- a free themed journal for everyone who wants to participate in it to be as creative as they like, in what ever medium they like. Just 'cause.

For now, it will travel amongst the nervousness community, and when I get it back, I may send it out on yet another adventure.

:::happy sigh::: Aaaahhhh, Art!

"I believe in fairies"

I participated with this art squared page in "a book of joy" for a seriously sick little girl. I will send happy, healthy thoughts along with it.

Secret - or not so secret wishes

I found this via Izabellas-Blue blog, and it's a wonderful idea. Why not? Together we can always accomplish more than alone:

I’d like to ask you to both make a wish (as many as you'd like) and to support each other’s wishes. It’s very simple. Just post on your blog something you really, truly, deeply (and maybe even secretly) wish for and leave a comment here to let us all know that you’ve done so.
Then everyone who is participating in Create a Connection, and anyone who sees this post, please go to each and every one of our wishes and in the comments write, “As _______ wishes for herself, so I wish for her also.” Encourage people to go over and do the same.

And just in case people come to your blog who aren’t yet a part of Try Day, feel free to ask them to join in. Just include something like, “For Try Day, I’m posting this wish of mine. A part of the experience is having other people support my dream by including in the comments, “As _____ wishes for herself, so I wish for her also.” I’d love it if you’d take part and help bring my dream come to life.”
There is great power in knowing our dreams, in saying them out loud, in having them witnessed and in the shared enthusiasm of believing in and hoping for each other.

From:

http://www.bealivebelievebeyou.com/create/2007/01/saturday_try_da.html#comment-28360491

*I wish for better health, and not need to go on yet more medication.*

*I wish to be a recognized, successful artist*

*I wish to find the monetary means to go to school for my teaching certificate.*

:::smiling::: I'll be checking on your blogs so I can support your wishes!

She imagines...

she imagines with
wild woman sense
vivid shimmer dreams
the surreal silhouette appears

Unfinished

When I look at that doodle from the last post there, it seems so BRIGHT. Did I do that?

I feel much much darker today.

Like this.

The colors are not represented well because of the artificial light, it's quite grey today. A fine drizzle of snow is descending....

Doodles

Sometimes I doodle in bed before I go to sleep instead of reading.

Here are some examples of that. It may not be the most noteworthy artwork, but I sure like the way it makes me feel. It definitly puts me in right-brain mode. And I love these soft pencils, the way they feel on the paper and how you can shade with them.

It's the process, right? Not the product.

ONE

ATC for a "Buddah" swap

Soul Smile

Detail from yesterdays' art squared page.

Watercolor, mulberry paper, digital and stamped images, pressed flowers, gel pen.

And the kitchen sink.

Sunday art-ing

"Vessel"

This art squared page was made for an artzine over at Nervousness. I used hand painted paper, mulberry paper, paint chips and a digital image. And lots of ModPodge. Love that stuff!

What is in the vessel? I feel like I should know. Hope, dreams, thoughts or other lofty stuff?

Or a gallon of beer, as my sweetie might guess.

What do you think is in there?

One of a kind ATC

I made this for a 1 for 1 ATC chain.

Turns out this one goes to Drachenfrau in Germany!

Detail on 4x4 "Human Body"

Two peek-a-boos

Here are a previews for two swaps I signed up for over at nervousness.
This one was (obviously) called "CAKE" and who better to grace my ATCs than Martha. I can't help it, I like her! Although my house is a shambles, and I don't like to cook all that much.
Now this swap is an art squared (page size is 4x4 inches) called "Human Body". I really liked working on these, and am not entirely enthusiastic to part with them. Good thing I usually make one extra for myself, but these -- I like them all. So you get a detail on all of them.
In the next post, since blogger doesn't want to upload the images to this post.

Red Moon

Luna red Luna....

Valentines

I made these little Valentines for an ATC swap over at Nervousness.org.
You had to include pink and/or red, a heart, a piece of a love letter, a feather, a key and the word love. I like the way they turned out. Here is a blurry peek , I just couldn't get a sharper picture!

Friday Morning In the bathroom

Then again, about any morning in the bathroom!
Kitty has her routine...


...which I interrupted...
..so I could scare myself upon looking in the mirror!

Thursday Hello

Isn't it amazing how fast the time goes by? What's in a day... Get up, give sweetie first wake up rattle, make coffee, give sweetie the second wake up rattle,feed the four legged people living here, give sweetie the third wake up rattle, let dog out, cuddle with cat, let dog in, rattle sweetie, send the dog in to wake up sweetie, and wait with coffee in hand until sweetie stumbles to bathroom. By the time four legged people have settled down for their morning naps and sweetie is out the door, I could potentially crawl back in bed, too. I usually don't. I work on art projects, play on the computer, try to be just a little bit domestic, and before you know it, the day's half over. Then it is DEFINITELY time for the one o'clock nap. Or so I'm being informed by a sighing dog, and a rolled up cat laying in the sun. I do join them for a half hour or so. Very peaceful. Usually dog is on my feet somewhere, cat in the crook of my elbow, and we are all scrambling for a piece of the blanket.
Today I didn't though -- I tried setting up an Etsy shop. More on that later. It's not as easy as they make it seem, but I think I almost have it together.
And I had an appointment at Tusculum College, where I would like to enter the education program, to be a licensed elementary schoolteacher. What do you think? Should I do it?

This is something you'll be able to find in my Etsy shop, once it's up and running!

Guess what it's doing!!!!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

Digital collage book

I have been enjoying the computer a lot. I started a little art squared book just for my own self. The goal is to add a page a day. Or so. Sometimes I add quotes to the pages, sometimes it's just an image or a piece of something that happened that day.
But this is really fun, and I could spend hours creating little pages:
My print program! It's like having a desk full of wonderful images at hand, and all I need to do is alter them, and put them together the way I want them. Not terribly hard or original, but I love the images that come to life -- I'm pretending -- or creating? -- a fairy tale called "Tales from the Crown and the Circle".