Kalona's spread for Beth's "Bygone Era"

Well, here it is, a pic taken at 98% complete... so as to leave a bit of a suprise, eh!

This is the 2 page spread together. I've posted the separate pages on the journal section my blog. 

 I've always been into the nicer side of medieval history, you know- the flowing gowns, knights on horses, dragons and chivalry... so it had to be my theme for a bygone age.

There's a bit of my chainmaille in there, some embossed copper, lots of stencilled gel medium, acrylics, pastel pencils and inks. Hope Beth likes it...

Kalona's page for Liz

Ooops- hadn't realised I hadn't posted my page for Liz

I tried to keep to her theme so it all works together when she gets them- had so much trouble with this one, I used to play alot of music but the last few years I've hardly listened to any- think I need to rectify that... Hope you like it Liz!

Kal's spread in Deedee's journal

I thought I'd posted this spread... but it must have only been on Milli's, not here. There is some lovely work in Deedee's journal already, and I really struggled with this one! Isn't it funny sometimes things just come naturally, and others you have to wring out...

 I went for some heavily textured collage .. and a few of my favourite animals, funny how a cat theme came through, so swapped a panther for a koala fro a little variation. Wouldn't it be great if we could all fly and be free? I wish...
Hope you enjoy, Deedee.xx

Kalona's spread in Rachel's journal

Here's my spread for Rachel...

It's a funky mix of fantasy film on wire, clear gel medium,crackle paint,pens and paints... hope you like it! xx

Kalona's spread in Louise's journal

Well, I finally dared to put paint to paper... Trouble with knowing what you want to end up with is that it is almost guaranteed to not happen! For me anyway...  but you've gotta do it!!

So without further ado here it is,

My totem is a cat...I am sure my girls return and visit me constantly, and Zazel always had a special way of knowing when I was down and snuggle more than usual.
Hope you like it Louise.xxx

Smile, Do not Fear

Hi Everyone, Just like Beth said below... I too had sort of a "artist's block" and had no idea how to relate to the theme and wanted to take my time with it as it's not my journal... right? So, after my Saturday morning Art Class which usually gets the juices flowing the idea came to me and I worked on it most of Sunday. Lucine, I hope you like it. She's at peace with herself...

Hello, it's Deedee and I'm finally aboard!

A few pictures to share with all of you. First is Liz Monaghan's wonderfully beautiful journal cover. OMG the whole journal, the entry page, the sign in pages, the front and back covers are just unbelievable! This picture does not do it justice. There are actual beads in the stitching all around the cover!

My contribution

I just received Loren Cranes journal from Liz and will begin this week. Pictures to follow...

Anne's Page in Trine's Journal "Blue"

This photo isn't the greatest -- my favorite camera for taking shots of art just died and close indoor things too often come out blurry with my other camera.

But I did have fun making the page! I've never built a waterfront cottage and it's only been a flitting dream -- I wouldn't want the hassle of managing two abodes! But if I were to build one, this is how messy the planning phase would be.

Here are the pictures of my journal Sanity by a Thread........

Marie's work in Kalona's journal, THEME: Journeys, Physical and Metaphysical

"Happiness is a Journey not a Destination"

Marie's work in Anne's Journal. THEME: Light Through The Cracks

15, +1,

Well, after all that commotion one of our previous artists has decided to return to the fold, please welcome back Rhelda!!!

We will have to do some special jiggling ( flashing images of 15 women wiggling wildly.... wrong!)  so that we can get Rhelda up to date and included, although I don't think too many journals have passed her by? I 'll know once we set up the progress chart.

So our 15 is now officially 15+1, yay!!

xxx

(I'm finding it slightly ironic that the 17th "artist" missing is the one who started it all off- how quirky is life?)

Wow is all I can say!!

Well, I am amazed,

A small revelation, a world of determination and suddenly it all starts to come together!!! We have pics we've not seen, posts from other 15'ers, and everyone seems to be full of renewed excitement and grit!

Hats off to you all- get your pics posted and show off your work!! There's no excuse now!

Proud to be arting it up with all of you...tear, drip, sniff!

Kal.xxx

Kalona's entry into Trine's journal

Trine's journal is titled "Blue is the colour of..." . It's beautifully made, and the more artists that add to it the better it gets. My interpretation of blue revolves around one of my favourite themes- the elements. Blue is water, which we cannot live without and is permanently under threat of contamination and shortage. I love it in all it's forms; liquid, ice and gas, but especially snowflakes.

It is a mixed media piece using paint, inks, gesso, transfers, stickers, beads, wire, gel medium, mica powders and various cuttings.

Kalona's entry into Lucine's journal

The journal is titled "Smile, do not fear". As it was the first one I had received, compared to mine I was amazed at the level of construction, detail and the whole journal look...it was amazing, made mine seem quite empty and bland, never mind, as my first one from scratch this is a big learning curve....

Nervous to begin, I took some time thinking about what I would add. I was determined to let the book  and fate dictate my piece.Once I had opened my file of cuttings the idea began to form, and off I went.

"Your heart is in my hands" is a direct response to the first spread...

 I have used photos and transfers, ink and stamps, acrylics, watercolour pencils,crayons,gesso,wet-felt and glass beads. I hope Lucine feels it has done her journal justice, it was quite a challenge!
xx

Louise's entry into Rachels 'Purple Owl Tree' journal ~ November 2011

Woohhoo

Here we go!

This is the first journal belonging to one of my fellow artists that I have worked in! It belongs to our gorgeous Rachel and her theme is Purple Owl Tree.

I am sorry about the pics but I did so want to share and I am using a very cobbled together system atm.

Artist:Anne Trudell -- Spread: Journey

The theme of Kalona's journal is "journeys: physical and spiritual". She hopes we'll show some interplay of those aspects.

When I saw the image of the kayaker a few weeks ago, I knew I wanted to use it! Then what else? Once I had the journal in hand and sat down to work on it, I found the dripping leaf image (it was from the same magazine as the kayak image) and while waiting for the gluing of the images to dry, the words about journeys came to me. The other words came as I worked finishing touches.

Artist: Kalona Simmons

I have taken part in a couple of  Journal projects around the UK, and was really looking forward to taking part in an international swap. This is also the first one that will round robin back to the original creator, and I love that idea, a gathering of 17 artist's work in each journal to treasure afterwards. How special is that!

I loved travelling (pre-kids) and felt that as the journal will be doing just that journeying would be an appropriate theme. As many of us are also embarking on personal or spiritual journeys it seemed nice to combine the two...how does physical journeying affect our spiritual dallying? Where do we go to find ourselves? What places bring out the best in us and help us grow?

We each create our own journal, and I went for an experimental covers which can be found in my tutorial using perspex, inks and embossing powders. It's so light, just as well considering the miles it will travel...

"Journey" front cover

Back cover

Expandable signatures

Front page, mixed media symbols, ink,stamps

My spread....mixed media journey

Artist: Beth Gould

 After much thought, I decided the theme for my journal would be "Bygone Eras". I have always been attracted to things that are old. I'm fascinated with the way other generations have lived their lives; the way they dress; their hair styles, furnishings, and family pictures.
  This will be a fun and creative journey. It is a wondrous present to receive and give artwork. The opportunity to have other artists' interpretation is a gift I will truly hold dear.

 My cover is made of leather. I purchased a black leather skirt at a thrift shop. I ran it through the washer several times to get the worn look. Then, used several inks to get it to the color I was looking for.

Cover:

 My introduction page:

 Welcome page and artist sign in booklet:

My journal page:

I am looking forward seeing and being a part of this project.

Artist: Mary Montedonico

Hi Ladies! I just wanted to post some pictures of what I have been working on in my journal of Fairy Tales. I used 140lb watercolor papers for the pages and for the cover, I used a cardboard postal envelope which is pretty flexible to work with. I have created 4 spreads in my art journal including a sign in page in the back. I will be mailing my journal out on Monday. I am looking forward to seeing all the other journals as we go along on our journey for the next 17 months. Hope you enjoy the pictures.

These are the main pages of the art journal. There are plenty of pages for all of you. As you can see, I worked with Red Riding Hood and Beauty and the Beast. If you want to create pages with those fairy tales please feel free to use their tales or even make up your own fairy tale. I am pretty flexible with what you all create just please no "off-color" words. Thank you so much! I did my blog spot much better here than on my own Creative Endeavors blog. Go figure! Lol! Hope you are having a very creative day!