I’ve been feeling kind of out of sorts with things lately. When I’m out of sorts I feel like there is nothing in my head. Just sort of a swirling fog of not muchness. Oftent eh out of sorts is when a lot if happening outside of my head. When I’m feeling right the gears are turning and things are happening, art, writing ets happens. Left page_ these last few days the right side- my usual brain functioning. GEARS!
Okay. So I'm home and on my very own personal laptop. Can I tell you something? Using someone else's laptop is weird and I don't like it one bit. I feel like I"m invading their privacy and I don't have any of my links or anything like that. Also I can't work on any of my stuff. I've got stuff I'm working on!!! Like videos and pictures and STUFF!!! Its hard to do that when you've got it saved on your laptop or external hard drive.
last night I loaded up a short (-5min) video showing some pages I was working on while I was in Maine. It's not my best video but it's something. I'm pretty happy with it given what it is. I played around with adding some effects and transitions. I'm working on what Christie calls "my editing skills." As of right now they are abysmal. So I'll keep working on that. I've also loaded up some images from my journal to my flickr. You can go see them if you'd like.
In my future plans: I'm opening a NING site! Yes, all about art journaling and how to keep an art journaling, My hope is to create a site where not only myself but others can teach classes on their techniques. I'm still working on the technical issues with the site. I'm hoping that after Thanksgiving I can work on the pages and those technical issues.
I'm hoping to do another product review entry/ video coming up soon. I'm thinking something about colored pencils. Any thoughts? Any suggestions? I'm also considering watercolors. Mainly becuase these are something I have on hand and many different brands. (I have an issues with an inability to walk past a clearance rack or a sale…)
I'd also like to do a video on a simple book binding technique. So some plans of what I'm hoping to do over teh next few weeks/ month.
love the lettering over the background images.
I put up some of my travel journal pics, head on over to flickr to see them all.
I’m a big fan of Danny Gregory’s work. THis is a nice watercolor sketch he did in LA of a landscape. Check it out.
L.A. Landscape from DannyGregory on Vimeo.
So have ya ever wondered, Who ya truly are? I mean KatieLynn asked a question that I believe alot of us don't know. It's easy to say ya a Mother, Father, Friend, etc… But do ya KNOW WHO YOU ARE? Try to answer it truthfully without adding the usual typical as KatieKal (my nickname for her) Says…
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NaNoLouMo not enough journaling for you? Need another prompt? Check out Poe over at Lil Love Creations, she's got a good one for you?
love the circles and red stripes.
Nice sketchbook video.
Cuaderno Nº 3 (de viaje) from cristian luengo on Vimeo.
Well folks. The scary part is over. My Mom's heart surgery went SPECTACULARLY well and she is very far ahead of schedule in terms of how she is progressing. She was out of the ICU in 24 hours and moved into her own room. Next week the hard work of coming home, cardiac rehab and the 3 month road to recovery begins. It will be the first time I do Thanksgiving dinner at my Mom's house. It's something I didn't expect to happen for another 30 years. That being said, I'm up for the challenge.
No matter what the doctors tell you and how prepared you think you are for the first 24 hours, you are never ready for it. That first visit is hard. You don't expect it. the tubes, the wires. You just don't. It's frightening and just too much to handle. Then things get better, eyes open, hands move, fingers squeezed. Then you know they will make it. You can see it. Things are better and they are good.
While this was the longest 48 hours of my life, I can't imagine what it was like for my mom. Though earlier today she didn't know what day it was.
I didn't get to do any journaling in the waiting room. It was too crowded, too many family members I've not seen in years and too hard to focus on pencil, ink and brush. Later when I came home for the evening I did manage to get a page done, only because I felt I had to get that feeling onto the page. It's stiff, gray and white on a colored background. Pencil and gesso. It was necessary for me to get that onto paper. It gives me an indication of how hard this was, how raw my nerves are and the intensity of the waiting room. Will I show this work? I'm not sure. i'll need to give this some time. I may block out part of the imagery, it's raw and personal. Its the open wound of my emotions on paper, and frankly I'm not sure if right now I'm that brave.
love sparkelface's most recent sketchbook spread.