In
2013
I purchased this beautiful
blank, and pristine
Record Book...
since it was in perfect shape,
I decided that I could fit
a couple of years worth of spreads
between the covers..
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| detail of front cover art journal, Caterina Giglio |
and so this is the journal that I have been working on
each month...
finished
finally...
I had originally thought I would paint
a scene on the black front cover ...
primarily because it was paint splattered and I thought too messy
to leave flat black,
but most of the spots cleared up with a cleaning...
and I decided I liked the
classic black and red...
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| Antique record journal, 2013-2015 art journal, Caterina Giglio |
I had the stencils in my stash and
they seemed to sum up the
journey of the last few years..
quite well...
I also loved the black paint, left
on the stencils that
mirrored the layers inside...
ingredients: watercolor, French paper ephemera, personal photo, pencil and ink...
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| January 2015 Self Portrait, Caterina Giglio |
My annual self portrait above and below
my love letter to myself...
you will be seeing the new 2016 versions soon enough...
keeping traditions is so important,
in life as well as work..
for me, anyway....
ingredients: acrylic paints, lumiere paint, old photo mat, antique ephemera, lace, paint pens, chalk paint
Ingredients: acrylic paint, gesso, paper ephemera, transparency, pencil, ink, walnut ink...
ingredients: copy from old photos, paper ephemera, black gesso, china marker, tissue paper, thread, pencil...
ingredients: personal photos used for transfers on paper, pencil, acrylic paint, paper ephemera, wrapping papers, ink..
ingredients: transfers on paper with gesso, paper ephemera, pencil, acrylic paint, grey paint pen...
ingredients: gesso, acrylic paint, various papers, pencil, stencils on tissue paper..
ingredients: gesso, acrylic paint, paper ephemera, personal drawings and family photos used as transfers, tissue papers and wrapping paper..
ingredients: gesso, paint, ripped papers, antique paper ephemera, old photo frame, drawing, marbled papers, torn cardboard, pencil...
ingredients: gesso, acrylic paint, drawing on tracing papers, paint pens, pencil..
ingredients: acrylic paint, gesso, pencil, paint pens, drawing on antique parchment paper, paper ephemera, pencil, ink..
ingredients: gesso, acrylic paint, paper ephemera, tissue papers, old prints, pencil, pen and wrapping papers...
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Seeing all the spreads together brings back so many memories... each month is so different and I have a visual record of not only what happened.. but how I felt about it... death, life, journeys, reunions, and love... always love... xo |
