Journal Tip – Word Boxes
This is a quick and easy way to make your words stand out. I simply used a wide black Copic marker to make different sized rectangles…one for each word in the quote I was using. Then I wrote the words … Continued
“The Unfed Mind Devours Itself”
Just a little quote from Gore Vidal via my sketchbook (and Instagram) this morning. “The unfed mind devours itself” Hmmm… makes me think about not only IF I am feeding my mind, but WHAT I am feeding my mind. Makes such … Continued
Lil’ Junker
I always get excited when I introduce one of my new little creations. Most of them are a long time coming as they stir around in my head for quite some time until they finally become so insistent that I actually … Continued
Workin in my Smash Book
Had to share my friend Lynn’s post over on Raindrops on Roses yesterday, telling us a little about what she is doing with her Smash Book Kit. I can see that she used the included page papers, hole punch, stencil (and … Continued
Art Journal Prompt – List your Ideas
Sometimes we get stumped about what to put on those blank art journal pages. What to write? If you are like me, I think of, or run across, good ideas all the time…but then when I sit down to work … Continued
Practice Art, Grow Your Soul
“To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it.” – Kurt Vonnegut
Journal Pompt – Black and White
Today’s journal prompt comes straight from my sketchbook. We all love loads of color, but once in awhile it is refreshing to deal only in black and white…as well as being handy when all you have is a pen and … Continued
Ink Wash technique for the Art Journal
I do lots of note taking, or what I call “journal dumping”. It is helpful for me to write at the time, but is not necessarily something I need to keep, or refer back to. Yet, there is something so … Continued
Journal Prompt – What’s in Your Bag?
For this challenge, simply take a look at all the interesting things in your bag, or your backpack, or your glove box….. Don’t clean it out first, just let the stray and random items be part of the fun. Either make … Continued
Magic Elixir – Art Journal Prompt
Sometimes it is just hard to think what to put on a journal page…. so here is a simple prompt for the day: Draw any sort of bottle (or paste one out of a magazine) and put a label on it … Continued