Artistic Armor

This is a page of texture and painting done with tape. Not done yet, but very nice even still. So touchable.

So, one of the first things Sarah suggested was making a page to represent your artistic armor. List the things you need to do your artwork and feel protected while doing it. I've added my page here so you can see it. I still want to add more things yet, but you get the idea

This bunch of cut-outs is from magazines. She has a list of things to cut-out based on 24 items, and then a set of steps for the page. I added a little room to write some things later.

Journal Extensions

Feeling better today and getting loads of work done. Thanks everyone for your well wishes. Migraines are something I've lived with since I was a teenager. They are easier to deal with now - I have a great Dr - and good meds - and they happen less and less frequently as long as I pay attention to some important things mostly having to do with sleep. I have Rheumatoid Arthritis, which is a factor too. So, sometimes, it is what it is, and I have to plan around it.

Hubby and I are fixing the basement up into an office for him. Cleared out everything today. Dry walling tomorrow. Eww. Messy job, but needs to be done.

It will be so nice for him. His work has changed so much over the last couple of years. We used to have a studio downtown where we live, but it was smarter for us to rent that out to a retail business, since Michael is on the road more often than not. But this left him without an office. And this has left camera equipment all over our front room, which is now his office. Hehe. No complaints. We just need some organization around here.

Yesterday (before migraine) I bought some wonderful new markers - gold, silver, white and some water-based iridescent, oh so nice. And, they inspired me to do some new stuff with my journal. Finished my color exercises. Yellow, blue, red, green, orange, purple and white. I've learned a lot from them, but I wanted to do something more with them, so...

I extended the pages by adding flaps to them. I think they look really nice, and now give me an area to write on. I also, painted around some of the areas with the decided color, and I like the look.

This photo is with the flap open:

I liked doing this green one. I used copper tape for the veins.

And here's the blue one.

Journal Page

I am afraid of drawing.

I never used to be. I use simple drawing everyday for teaching. But, I'm talking details, and taking time. Composing a picture in and of itself for the presentation of a drawing.

So that seemed a good place to start in my journal. Of course, I could never not collage in some way. So I use a bit from the Signals catalog and some words from an old school reader, plus plenty of masking tape. Sorry about the scan lines.

Connie mentioned a book to me. "Art and Fear" She said that it changed a lot of things for her. My husband carries it around and leaves it at his bedside. He said it changed a lot of things for him, and he likes to look at it to remind him of the important parts. I will have to sneak a peek at this book, since there seems to be some connections going on here with it.

And I am working on being brave. :)