Last year I decided I wanted to start an art journal.
I traded on Etsy for a set of old medical encyclopedias.
They were exactly what I wanted for my journal.
I went through and tore out pages for tabs so I will be able to add lots of goodies.
I glued the other pages together where I wanted to to make the pages stronger.
I gessoed a few pages.
And then it sat.
Nothing.
So this summer I got it out.
I started to play with a few pages.
Are they great?
No.
But I love it.
Each page is a chance to play and experiment.
This is my first art journal so there will be lots of bad pages as I learn my style.
I am ok with that.
After these pages were photographed, I actually added more.
I think I like them better here.
Live and learn.
I have never really been a stencil person but I am trying it out in here.
I like the layering.
I used DecoArt Media Misters...
Man, are they awesome.
Such rich, saturated color in a spray.
I have been known to make my own spray alcohol inks but they are a lighter series of color.
It can be good.
But so are these misters from DecoArt.
I have a feeling that this first journal is going to be a series of experiments.
I am ok with that.
If I am not liking the page, I can gesso over it and start again or just go to the next page and see how it goes.
Have you ever done an art journal?
I will show you pictures every now and then so you can see how it is going...
Thanks for stopping by...
