Back to Sketching and a New Journal

 

Even if it’s just a quick sketch like this one, I’m back to doing it regularly.

My Mini was recalled so I had to take it to the dealer for service.  That meant a trip to Grand Rapids and Ed following to pick me up.  We decided to visit the Museum since we were in town and, being a hat lover, I had to do a quick sketch in the fashion section. I took some photos so there will be more of these in future journals.

My word for this year is JOY and I started a new sketchbook/journal with a page writing about why I picked that word.  And because it’s a word I have been concentrating on I keep finding more joy in my life… even on not so good days.  This is the spread.

Instead of what most think of as an art journal, this year mine is going to be a journal with some art.

Another January project was a free Collage Taster Workshop.  10 Days of collage lessons, most of them preparing papers.  I did learn some techniques that were new to me and some ideas for selecting papers.  I found that some of her techniques would take more practice than I wanted to take time for primarily because I already knew a way to get the same result with a gelli plate. I was also reminded of some techniques that I had totally forgotten about.  Like using marbles.  I didn’t have marbles but I did have fake pearls, they sort of worked.  I’m going to the dollar store for marbles.

I’m hoping to do two small collages tomorrow using the papers I selected from the many I made during the class.  I’ve also added some vintage just because I like vintage.  These are the papers.

I’ll post the finished pieces next week.