Friday, February 4, 2011

New Art Journal



Spread in my new art journal:
acrylic, painted papers, marker,
pastels, collage images...
watercolor, inchie collages,
hand-carved stamps,
and vintage papers.





This journal has heavier paper and
is spiral bound.  It's larger in 
page size than the last journal
I used, which unfortunately means
the entire page doesn't quite fit
on my scanner. I was hoping the paper
wouldn't buckle when I painted it.
It still buckles, but flattens out nicely
when weighted overnight beneath a 
stack of heavy books.




I found myself hesitant to create
the first page in the new art journal...
so I made a collage on a separate
piece of paper and then glued it into
the new journal.  One way of
overcoming those blank
pages and wanting 
the first piece to be "good."


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5 comments:

  1. Teresa aka TessFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:26 PM

    Wow, these are fabulous. You didn't leave yourself much room for journaling though. But that's ok. I love the brilliant colors and the last photo is just gorgeous.

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  2. Karen ColeFebruary 5, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    Beautiful journal pages, Dianne.
    The eye is a particularly powerful piece for me.

    Thanks so much for visiting me and your kind comments. Truly appreciated.

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  3. NigelFebruary 6, 2011 at 3:50 PM

    Finally getting around to catching up with people's blogs, and I'm loving the work you've done.
    The journal pages are stunning.

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  4. Bleubeard and ElizabethFebruary 7, 2011 at 2:27 PM

    I was here earlier and thought I left a comment. Since it was VERY early this morning, I suspect I somehow didn't do something right or forgot to make sure I had the right code. Anyway, I'm glad I left your blog post staring at my screen because I really, really love the third photo, which I assume is the first page in the book. Your "winter white" color pallet is super tempting and enjoyable to see.

    You KNOW that MY trick in our 6 X 6 swap is to design a spread, then glue (or sew) it to the watercolor paper. I think that's a brilliant idea.

    BTW, why don't you take a high res scan of your "eye" and send it to a stamp company. When it becomes a "Dianne (or DBC) original" rubber stamp, you can send me one that you've autographed!!!

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  5. Caterina GiglioFebruary 8, 2011 at 8:53 PM

    awesome art journal and love the creative way you overcame the terror of the blank page!

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