Tags on T Tuesday

A bit of my Fake Journal 2014~

if you haven't visited 

Cottonwood Counterfeit Journal lately,

I've posted the Reveal, Parts 1 and 2.

I plan to post the final Wrap Up

next Tuesday, so stay tuned...

For T Tuesday, I decided to make

some TAGS.  

The tag below was collaged onto

tan card stock, with scrapbook

papers and painted brown craft paper.

Words were cut from a book that I've

been using for collage, and for

painting over text.

Above, a tag cut from watercolor paper,

with paisleys drawn in Sharpie, then

watercolor washes added.

Reviving the red Panda mug,

enjoying my mocha coffee, and

joining Elizabeth today for

T Tuesday.  I think there is a party

going on over there...

I hope you will get up to

some creative fun by

visiting T Tuesday participants!

Triangles on Tuesday

'T'  could be for Triangle...

triangles could represent jagged teeth,

broken dishes, or happy pennants

flapping in the wind...

The Documented Life Challenge

for Week 7 was to:  

Draw a shape. Repeat. Add color.

I decided on triangles...

when finished I thought that the

triangles seemed aggressive. 

They create stars when intersected...

which was unintentional, but it's the

nature of the geometry.

OK.

 I couldn't resist making 

some circles too.  They seem

much calmer.  It's hard to stop

adding doodles!

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Visit Elizabeth today

for T Tuesday, to see

what she (and others) are up to.

Painting Over Text

Permanent marker and watercolor

over book text...the rose above

was drawn while looking at 

a vintage wallpaper pattern.

Just tear a page from an old book and 

draw on it with a bullet tip permanent marker.

Then paint watercolor washes over the pen drawing.

I use my hair dryer between washes to dry it 

more quickly. Add details with a fine tip marker

and white gel pen.

I've enlarged motifs from some of my

previous art journal pages, but the 

possibilities are endless!

Linking to Paint Party Friday...

where there is an art auction going on
to benefit Sandy Hook Elementary.

April Fool

April Fool's Day

is a day when people play jokes on

each other. The Roman festival of 

Hilaria, held on March 25th, and the

Medieval Festival of Fools, on Dec.28th,

may be the beginnings of April Fools Day.

Iranians play jokes on each other on the 13th

day of the Persian New Year, which falls on

April 1st or 2nd, and many believe that it

is the origin of April Fool's Day.

A "fool" is also a term for a court jester,

who entertained the king and court.

According to Wikipedia, "The fool's status

was one of privilege within a royal or noble 

household. His folly could be regarded as the

ravings of a madman, but was often deemed

divinely inspired."  Jesters served not only

to amuse, but to criticize their master

and mistress, or guests.

The jester could mock and freely dispense

insight, while a nobleman could find himself

in the dungeon for similar remarks!

"What soap is to the body,

laughter is to the soul."

~ Yiddish Proverb

Have you had a good laugh today?

Pink, Red and Yellow

Pages in my little pink journal, above:

gesso, craft acrylic paint, Sharpie pen,

and hot pink gel pen on pink paper.

(Click on the image for a larger view)

Beautiful pages received from Jan

at Dandelionanddaisy

for the Color Swap.

The colors I chose were red, pink,

and yellow.  Lovely interpretation!

Relief prints have a unique look

that I love,

and the paintings and collages

are full of texture.

Another great print on the tag,

this one in several colors.

Thank you Jan!

Art Journal Pages

Pages from the Pink Journal...

Whenever I hear the rock song "Barracuda"

I think of drawing something like this.

I finally tried it.

Not sure it is finished, as there

is still room at the bottom of the page!

I was tempted to draw an image

of the auto, Barracuda,

but cars are not something I like

to draw...we'll see.

What do you think? Does it need 

something more?

Facing page of the Barracudas...

a medieval inspired dragon

and motifs.

Pages in the Scrappy Green Journal

that Elizabeth made, in which I am

creating art.

It has become heavily embellished

with texture, color, drawings, 

and ephemera. It's getting quite fat,

so spaces between signatures

is a good thing to help compensate!

Vintage fabric in

the spread on the right is from a

dress of my grandmother's.

Another spread in the scrappy green journal,

the yarn on the right side is from another page,

but I just left it in the scan. Drawings from

Vogue magazine. Not sure why these shoes

fascinate me. Perhaps it's because I don't

know how anyone can walk in them. The boot

in the 'foreground' was on the page

that Elizabeth created.

Elizabeth included two pages in this journal

of a line drawing of a Campbell's soup can.

I don't know if it was intentional or not,

but I love them!  Andy Warhol art is 

always entertaining, so I enjoyed searching

for appropriate quotes and 

coloring the pages. Above, soup can

number two.

Soup can number one, shown in a 

previous post.

Seth Aptor is going to feature

"Stacks" on his blog next week.

On Wednesday, September 21, 2011,

visit The Altered Page to see stacks

of journals, sketchbooks, 

hand-made books, altered books,

and book art.  Seth will have

links to participating artists' sites.

I will be featuring photos of 

my stacks of journals on this blog,
so plan to visit me!

Art Journal Pages in Pink

Flower 'body' on the left image

inspired by Folk Art flowers.

Helen Keller quote on the right...she was 

a courageous person, and

I felt it went with the 

'soaring' image.

craft acrylic, watercolors,

and Sharpie pen on

pink drawing paper.

Vintage Halloween Inspiration

Watercolor and pen~

inspired by images on Flickr

of vintage Halloween collectables...
paper lanterns and candy containers.
The ghost was a candle...

I can almost hear the

Trick-or-Treaters approaching!

Index Card Finale

A little drawing every day....

keeps the monsters at bay.

Remember...

what is your story?

Index Card A Day (ICAD)

"Movement"

watercolor and Sharpie pen

(above)

"Three Children"

collage with fabric and painted paper

(above)

"Broken Heart 2"

collage with painted papers

(above)

"Zebra Pen"

drawn in ball point pen &

with Sharpie marker

(above)

"Broken Heart 1"

collage with painted & stamped papers

(above)

"Questions"

watercolor and assorted papers

(below)

Make an appointment with yourself

to be creative every day!

A Week of Pink Index Cards

"Roses and Leaf" (above)

As I was scanning my

'Index Card a Day' art work

I realized there was a lot

of pink. Not a bad thing,

but not intentional.

"Pink Moon and Spiral" (above)

The scraps that were on my table

were from the 'pink assortment.'

And I just went with what

was at hand.

"Self-Portrait" (above)

I am out of practice...

eyes are too close together

and the glasses are too small.

But there is a resemblance...

"Pink Circles" (above)

Painted papers, scrapbook papers,

watercolor.

"Pink and Green" (above)

Acrylic on fabric, painted papers,

and Sharpie pen.

"Dress Sketch"

Sharpie pen



"Grass Silhouette"

Painted papers and

card stock scraps.



"Collage with Heads"

Fabric, stitching, stamping,

painted paper, and a

commercial collage sheet image.

(sorry, don't know the source, it was a gift)

"Cultivate Community"

Sharpie pen, striped fabric,

collage paper, magazine clipping.

I filled up the spiral index card pad,

and these are loose cards. They definitely

are easier to scan.  Still haven't tired

of the challenge and am enjoying getting

in a quick art exercise each day!

Thanks to DaisyYellow for

the challenge and the prompts!