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Journal pages 4

01 Wednesday May 2013

Posted by rosieinspirations in Art Journal, Collage, Journal, Mixed Media Art

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Angel, Angel wings, Art journal, collage, Forget Me Nots, journal, lace, mixed media art

Sometimes when I sit down with my journal I have no idea where the pages will take me. With the last of my four collage images on my desk and thoughts of the anniversary of the loss of my father heavy on my mind I started moving gesso and acrylics across the pages. I mixed light molding paste with fluid gold acrylic and skimmed it over one of the Cathedral Series stencils by Artistcellar.

After it dried I rubbed the relief with Vintage Photo, Distress Ink to age it and used some Shimmer Spritz which gave it the look of limestone.

Then I added vegetable dyed lace from a friend overlapping the pages.

I added my collage over the lace

and painted blue Forget Me Nots with acrylics

scattered across the facing page as well, some paper hearts, one for each year and a quote

from a poem by Emily Dickinson.

Wishing a merry month of May to all. xoxo

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Journal Pages 2

19 Friday Apr 2013

Posted by rosieinspirations in Art Journal, Collage, Journal, Mixed Media Art, Needle Felted Art Journal, Sketching, Watercolor

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Angel, Angel wings, Art journal, collage, journal, mixed media art, Sketching, Watercolor

I enjoyed making a second journal spread this week still working with my recently collaged images.

Inspired to make a few changes to my original Flower Angel collage

Flower angel

after visiting Dumbarton Oaks Gardens this week and taking some photos.

Dumbarton Oaks Gardens

I used the camellias I photographed to make part of her gown.

Camellias

Several months ago I had collaged background paper using paper napkins, sheet music, paper towels I had cleaned up my painting surface with, cheese cloth and other various scraps. After cutting out two sections I stitched them with my sewing machine to tack down loose bits and created pockets in the cheese cloth that did not glue down well. Then I glued them to my journal pages.

I adhered my collaged image with gel medium to the right hand page and added an old watch face topped with a vintage locket to her torso and the word “seen” cut from an old book page.

The edge of the page is trimmed with a scrap of felted wool, some lace from a friend and leftover cheesecloth, twine and a vintage velvet flower.

Still practicing my sketching and experimenting with watercolors I made a bookmark

for one of the pockets

and tucked a few bird feathers I found on my daily walks in the other little pocket.

Enjoy your weekend and may it be filled with art and inspiration!

xoxo

Susan

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