Handmade Tyvek Travel Journal

It really does look like antique and worn leather..

I find it so lovely to touch..

   I thought I would share some of the details

of my collage and mixed water media pieces..

before I tuck it away..

and it was fun to work in..

I made the decision to just play and toss

away any self imposed rules..

and I sometimes seem to have a lot of those..

so.. dear reader...

 I just jumped from collage..

to water media and back and forth again...

What I enjoy about mixing water media

 is the wide range of colors..

and the ability

to use a fine tip pencil for definition..

and to saturate

 large areas with the crayon...

playing with found papers and bits..

and documenting the travel

is a gentle way to pass the time..

and record the adventure..

the raggedy threads in the collage below came from the string
bag I used for my beach gear..
and I thought it made the collage below..

It was evocative of the flotsam and jetsam of the 

beaches here..

shells and seaweeds...

that drift in and puddle together..

the water always mesmerizes me...
I can watch it moving for hours
and it never fails to fascinate..
each wave is different..
if you photograph them you can see the differences..
the light and movement create such fluid abstract beauty,
that I cannot help but try to capture something that continuously holds my
fascination.
Over and over I try to capture the movements of
the
blue. 
 

So off she goes..

to live with the other journals..

to remind me of our adventure..

our peace and serenity..

Studio work continues 

and I am putting together more scrap packs

and working on another video..

we will be shooting my art journal pages

for those of you who want to 

be the "fly on the wall" as I work..

we will see how that turns out..

and back to painting

and submissions..

there is just no rest for the creative!

xox

Mixing Water Media and Travel Journal Tips

Well gentle viewers..

I wanted to traipse through my journal

with you and to share some

of my techniques for mixing water media

together ...

It is so much fun to play to with different kinds of 

water-soluble media

and when mixing you have such an incredible range of color...

but it can be tricky..

hope you enjoy this little vlog post

and I will see you on Tuesday

next..

Ciao, ciao!

Handmade Journal with Tyvek Cover

Ciao, dearhearts...

I hope you enjoy this little video on my Tyvek covered journal..

I wanted to create something that

had a yummy leather look..

and I think I found it..

Let me know what you think..

The only thing I did not share is how to embellish the cover..

but since everyone will be doing something different..

I am sure you will create the perfect collage

for your personal journal...

if you have any questions, you know I will

be more than happy to answer them..

Have a gorgeous weekend

my gentle viewers..

xox