I decided that I would spend more time outside this summer sketching and drawing houses, building and things. PeteScully on flickr is an inspiration if you are interested in that sort of en plein aire ink and watercolor drawing. His flickr is full of inspiring stuff. Head over and check it out.
Did this in my art journal the other day. I was feeling like crap. I think it was at least partially influenced by DayQuill. Luckily I’m on the mend, my eye is no longer swollen and red and I can breathe!
In May I'll be setting up another Art Journal Challenge. This one more self paced than a prompt a day. My plan is to set the workshop up by the weeks in may and have a series of prompts ready for each week. I'm not sure how many but lets just say not 7 and more than 2. Exact numbers to come out later. In addition to the prompts released into the wild each week I'm hoping to do a PDF that you'll be able to print. The PDF will include the prompts, some images and writing.
I think that this style of art journal challenge will take the pressure off the feeling of pressure some people noted in the last challenge to create a spread or page a day. Having the x# of prompts available for you when you want to use them will leave you able to work on your own time for the amount of time you choose, with no need to worry about a full page or spread created per day. Get rid of that pressure!
Cathy Cullis does some intriguing work with fabric, thread and ink. Head to her flickr stream to see more great stuff.
It's April first and it's the first day in 31 days that I've not dragged my butt out of bed and posted a prompt to the March Art Journal Challenge, and most days it was a miracle because the posting was done BEFORE my morning coffee, you have no idea!
That being said that challenge was a rousing success, at least in my mind! There was lots of discussion, lots of imagery and lots of stuff going on in the discussion, especially in the first 3 weeks. I think in any long term challenge it fizzles out at the end but this one stayed lively for quite awhile. I'm happy to have been a part of it. I hope my prompts were sometimes wacky and sometimes mundane. I, myself, focused on opening my journal everyday rather than finishing a spread everyday. I found that to work the best for me.
I have in mind another challenge, this one more conducive to that sort of meditative "opening" of the page rather than a focus on finishing a page or spread everyday, as many people told me a prompt a day challenge makes them feel forced to do. Which was not the idea behind the challenge but I understand the pressure. You give someone a prompt a day, they feel pressure.
If you didn't get the chance to follow along in March or you are new to ArtJournaling.ning.com you can head on over, follow the March Prompts for the month of April, or use them as an inspiration point for anytime.
Also keep an eye on the page, we've got something big in store.
This made me laugh out loud. I used to think that girls with big hair didn't have secrets but were full of air like a blow up doll..
This video is about how to journal on the cheap. pretty nice.
collage and text, text and collage. love it. This is another person you should follow the link below the image and check out the rest of their work on flickr. GREAT STUFF.
Follow the link just below the image and check out the rest of her work. It WILL blow your mind.
Lovely journal page done by JournalArtista originally posted to flickr. Love the paint effects on this one.