Friday
Dec042009
Get "You" Into Your Art Journals (Part 2)
Fri, December 4, 2009 at 09:00AM This is Part Two of our new series about personalizing your art journal work. Pop over to Part 1 to get started!
7. design painted paper to use in collages
8. use receipts and ticket stubs to bring back memories
9. use meaningful photographs from your life
10. use descriptive words to paint a moment in time
11. doodle
12. your kids can make your journal backgrounds
What do you do to make your art journal pages your own?
Reader Comments (7)
Wow! Beautiful and inspiring backgrounds you've made! I haven't done anything with painted backgrounds probably because I don't know what the heck I'm doing!!! But I sure love looking at yours! Now tell me, is that you in that older picture above with a brother? Hard to tell the hair is short. That is the "other" kind of stuff I get excited about (Old pictures!!!)
Eden, You've got a good eye! In the old photo, late 1960's, that's me on the left and my brother on the right. I love old photographs, old postcards, stamps, handwritten accounting documents, I'm wierd. ~ Tammy
I am envious of all this beautiful textures and markings that you are making on your journal. I especially love the descriptive words piece. Are you doing art journals with someone online or is this just something you are doing yourself? I tried them once, but I could not seem to get into them...but yours are truly inspirational.
Diane, It's just me playing with color + images + words. Just jump in with both feet and play! ~ Tammy
Drawings.
Attachments - found bits and bobs - I like things dangling from the edges of my journals :)
ah! i'm loving these!! i haven't tried the brayer(?) roller with my kiddos yet - it looks adicting :)
i love that doodle - did u use oil pastels? you totally neet to make that book & i'd have 2 bookmark
every single page for my homeschool art list(s)!!!
-jo