Lucine for Beth

My page in Beth's "Bygone Era" art journal. A really beautiful art journal, but it was a challenge. I conquered and I am so satisfied with this page. Sometimes vintage seems a mystery to me, so I tried to bring some colour in this Bygone Era. I tried to make red look bygone. Hope you'll like it Beth:-D

Where are we at?

I post (see below) on milliande to inform you about Louise's journal.

Elvira, on Saturday the 15th I received the package you sent me. I am a bit late with this post, but thank you so much for all the goodies. You did not have to... but I sure appreciate your gesture. Here some pics. Elvira, I adhered the picture on your page in Louise's journal. The pic you sent is a bit smaller than the one on the page. I did the best I could do:-) Hopefully you'll like what it look like now. So I also did some repair. See what it looks like now. As I pm you, I added some extra wax paper between the pages to prevent damage as when I received the journal it still stuck. Hopefully the pages will travel safely from now on. Enjoy... ☺

I expect to finish Louise's journal tonight and I plan to mail the envelope with two journals (from Rachel & Louise) this week. I'll keep you informed.

Kalona's spread in Elvira's journal jan 2012

Elvira's journal is themed "Hands of an artist". I love the previous works and was tempted to do some of my usual doodling, but that had already been done as the first spread...so I wanted to try something really new. Thinking of hands I just kept recalling a photo I'd taken of a sculpture, but didn't want to do a literal collage, something 3D was in order, so I had a play with making a pop-up. Hope you like it, Elvira! x

gesso, card, inks & stamps, alcohol inks and templates, sharpies, stick-ons, pastels, fimo, beads and wire. Butterfly courtesy of a friend with a sizzix. I told her I'd find a great project for it! I hope she agrees...

Merry Crimbo!!

A quick message before bed to all the 15+1er's,

Don't work too hard tomorrow, enjoy the day!!
Here's to a productive, fun and hassle free 2012!!
Kal.xxx

Deedee's journal- Nature Dreams and Visions

Here are my contributions to Deedee's beautiful journal. She said we could do extra, so I did. :o) I had a ball!! Sorry the close up of the fish page came out so dark!

Artist: Sadie DeSimone

I'm a new artist starting at the tender age of 72. My theme for the 15AJM RR is "Haiku". It is the simplest form of poetic art, concise, sometimes humorous, often profound, always to the point.

I'm still learning, much yet to learn, and very willing to do so, making many boo-boos along the way. I have always, always, always admired everything creative. I am deeply in awe of the talent of those who break out of the ordinary and express themselves from their inner core. That is what I seek to accomplish. I have not found "my voice" in visual art --- yet. But I have another 25-30 years to practice, so there's hope -- and time! Let the journey continue!!! Peace, xoxo

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.

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: 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!

Artist: Anne Trudell: Prepared Journal

The first spread of the journal got finished on Friday. So here are the pictures!

The back cover is a continuation of the front cover design.

The journal pages and cover are put together with a Western multiple signature as described by Alisa Golden in Making Handmade Books-- lots of book projects and methods there!

The journal is bound with a ribbon tie to accomodate pages with added dimension.




The quote from which I drew the journal theme in on the back of the front cover.

Some notes of welcome are on the first page.





This is the first spread. I decided to go with a vertical design. I collaged the black-and-white scene the bottom, then ripped it before pasting it on the page. The background is sponged acryllic. It is further decorated with star sequins, gold foil bits, and metallic ink.








Since the pages in this journal are small and there are enough of them, I've used the last three pages for signature boxes.



This is the last signature page and the pocket for contributed ephemera and goodies.

ARTIST: Louise Kirby- TOTEM ANIMALS

My little journal is ready for its journey.

It has a canvas cover,

and I had to make my own feathers as customs rules in Australia are very strict about feathers and leaves and seeds etc.

My theme is

TOTEM ANIMALS

and I am really excited about my journal

taking this journey around the world

gathering wisdom

and

beautiful art works

from my fellow artists.

This is a little welcome booklet

with some lovely elephants

I have had for a while and I have

been looking for a good place to use them.

A wise owl for my title page.

Stacey has asked us to also do our first double page spread

and I chose to do Platypus as my totem animal.

The platypus is a unique Australian animal.

They are monotremes.

Mammals that lay eggs

instead of live birthing their young,

and they produce milk to feed their young.

Platypus are only found on the east coast

of Australia so are a very local totem to where I live.

They are very interesting and secretive creatures

Here is my journal,

all ready to travel the world,

I wish I could tuck myself between its pages

and go along as well.

Artist: Louise Kirby

Hi, I am Louise and I am a single homeschooling mum to 2 beautiful boys on the NSW north coast of Australia. I am passionate about art, making art, sharing art, teaching art and appreciating art. I have been making art all of my life, but only discovered the joys of trading art between artists from all works of life, all around the world in the last couple of years. I love collaborating on a group work and the idea of a round robin art journal is a beautiful one to me. I look forward to sharing this journey.

My theme for this journal round robin is “Totem Animals” I am a fairly spiritual woman and love to explore all kinds of spiritual beliefs from around the world, so as my little journal travels around our beautiful Mother Earth, I am hoping it will gather some wisdom to bring back to me, showcased amongst my 16 fellow artists contributions to my art journal.

Blessings

Louise