I participated in an art-a-thon at ATCsforall.com last week. I created and traded 6 pieces - a mix of drawing, coloring, collage, and stamping. It's always fun to make art and have fun with friends.
"Wildflowers" - ATC made with printed image, stamping, Indian ink doodles, and embroidery on felt.
I arted up another page in my "Junk Mail Journal". This little junk journal was made (years ago) by taking the junk mail postcards that
had accumulated near my computer, trimming them all to 4" x 6" or so,
and spiral binding them into a book. Then I just started pasting random
bits inside to decorate the pages.
This page was made using acrylic paint, printed scrapbook paper, a horse doodle with Indian ink pen, and some stamping.
Just a little fun art to enhance my day and my mood. Whee!
The page theme is "Valentines" ... I started the page by using colored pencils over texture plates, and added some doggies clipped from a Kroger ad. Mix in some paper flowers, acrylic gems, washi tape, doodles and acrylic paint ... and there you have it. All that is missing is some text - words, names, initials, poetry, etc... But I lost my Valentines mojo, so that will have to wait a bit.
C'est la vie.
This is a collage I made in my "Quarantine Junk Journal". I started this junk journal in March 2020 (and am still filling it up). It measures about 8" tall by 6" wide and is about an inch thick. It is assembled from a variety of papers (printed scrapbook papers, pages from an old sketchbook, puzzle book pages, junk mail, envelopes, brown paper, corrugated cardboard, plain typing paper, etc ...).
The page is themed "What I Ate", and is a collage using clippings from food packaging and fruit stickers. I had a page from a "Trader Joe's" (grocery store) flyer bound into my junk journal, so I used that as my base. I love to see the brand logos and packaging graphics, and how they change over the years.
This is a little collage I made in my "Quarantine Junk Journal". I started this junk journal in March 2020. It measures about 8" tall by 6" wide and is about an inch thick. It is assembled from a variety of papers (printed scrapbook papers, pages from an old sketchbook, puzzle book pages, junk mail, envelopes, brown paper, corrugated cardboard, plain typing paper, etc ...).
The page is themed "A week in January", and is mainly a collage of word and image clippings from printed papers, gift wrap, packaging, periodicals, etc.... I also added stamped images, doodles, and punches.
So ... The week of January 16-22 : I experienced a magical walk to run an errand. It was sprinkling rain when I set out. The rain soon picked up, and then turned to sleet. Shortly thereafter the sleet turned to snow! The snow became larger and fluffier! The walk became quite delightful! I am located in Atlanta, Georgia - so snow is a special rare event.
Other special events of the week: I spent time with one of my favorite kitty buddies (neighbors cat who visits me from time to time). I was in touch with a friend I knew in Junior High and High School (many years ago). I tried Lemon Cream PopTarts for the first time (yummy!). These were supposed have been released last summer, but didn't show up here until recently. And to cap off the week ... I had a GREAT day between my Etsy shop and website - I sold 55 puppets in one day! I REALLY needed that!
So, those were the highlights of a week in January.
