My Art Journal

I was inspired to make an art journal from some beautiful art books my mom got from the library that were brimming with creativity and inspirational ideas. So when I got a moleskin journal for Christmas (from my lovely mother who had overheard me talking about creating an art journal), I started experimenting with ideas and mediums to create different pieces. So here they are :).

I wrote random words and the first verse of the Battle Hymn of the Republic with a calligraphy pen and glopped on pieces of of colored tissue paper. I also brushed water color over it, then drew with fine-tip pens on top of that. I tried putting gold metallic ink on it, but that just ended up looking like water color. Ah, well.

Vintage key

I am a Christian :)

Doesn't the bird and the tree fit perfectly? I didn't even mean for that to happen!

Journal page # 2. I layered pieces of newspaper I ripped from the obituary (haha I'm so morbid) section of the newspaper and layered them down with this artist gel medium. Wow, I sound so technical! Ahaha. Anyways, then I just painted the face and the words on with black acrylic paint. It was fun :)

I just wrote whatever words came to mind when I looked at the girl's face.

Both Pages.

I have finished pages 3 and 4, I just need to take good pictures of them and get them up here, so stay tuned!