Art Journal Morphing

First Fridays at VERONICA’s Voice are so much fun. The art journaling class has morphed into a general art class due to necessity. I found it difficult to explore new art journaling techniques when so many times the women in class did not have their journals or had not begun one yet. Many times the [...]

Circle Journal Joy

My dear friend’s inspiration has evolved into something grand. Alexandra invited many of her Artfest sisters to join in on a collaborative altered book project. Since then the idea has become a circle journal with a group of about 15 gals making and sending their journals around the group each with a distinct theme. I [...]

Symbols Shaping Space done!

Artfest was over 2 months ago. I am still finishing up details and adding thoughts to my Artfest journal. Yesterday I was thrilled to have completed the mobile from Katie Kendrick‘s class: Symbols Shaping Space This was my absolute favorite class. Katie is an intuitive artist, so as she taught, she drew out creativity in [...]

Botanica Exotica

The last class I took at Artfest was Botanica Exotica taught by Melissa Manley. We formed botanical shapes from wire and added sausage casing. Having had little experience working with wire, I found forming the shapes to be the challenge. Also the lack of sleep from several days of Artfest infusion was affecting my ability [...]

My daughter, the teacher

While I was away at Artfest filling my head with creative things, my daughter became the teacher for the art journaling class at VERONICA’s Voice. She did a wonderful job leading and teaching and guiding.  Here’s the mosaic collage technique she demonstrated that day: She sketched out the tree for placement, then added the color. [...]

Harvest

This last piece for the Summit is entitled Harvest. The face is of a child, so I added imagery from children’s books and encyclopedias. The clock was stamped by my mother-in-law when she was a child. The verses featured were: John 4:35-36  Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, [...]

Providence

The focus verse that was used for this year’s Summit is Esther 4:14b. Esther 4:14b  and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this? In the last couple months, our pastor taught through the book of Esther. Wow. I loved learning and applying what was being taught. In [...]

Purpose

Our church puts on an annual event focusing on missions called the Summit. This year I was asked to submit some art to support the theme, The New Missionary. As I worked through each piece, I felt prompted on each step through dreams, prayer, words, thoughts (with exclamation points). I was guided by the Spirit [...]

Up for air

Glimpses of my projects: I’m almost finished with my latest project. Seems to me the hardest part is knowing when each piece is really finished. I’ll be sure to post full pictures after the church receives them. And another thank you for a dear friend: A great experience for me has been learning to juggle [...]

Shift -ed

Towards the end of 2008, I felt anticipation, intuitively knowing that something was about to change. I found myself making concrete goals, taking affirmative action, becoming that artist I’ve been telling myself I am. My journal pages reflected this. I do owe much of it to this book: But something pushed me, prompted me to [...]

Merci bon ami

Front: Back: Front: Back: Front: Back: Sneak peek of some the thank you gifts for those that chipped in for the art journal class. I’ll post more as I finish the details. amanda ∞

Merry Christmas

amanda ∞

Favorite Supplies

My favorite type of artistic expression is done in altered books or art journals. I move to a canvas on occasion, but have always loved the feel of books and journals and am always drawn back. I also feel very comfortable writing words on my art in a book. Words to me are an important and [...]

Acceptance

This house is a representation of the way I drew houses as a child. It was really quite fun to bring up those memories of drawing uninhibited. I also gleaned some insight into my drawing and its representation. This page was began late July, and journaled in early August. I never felt it was quite [...]

Summer

‘sez: “This summer will be different,” she says, like she says at the beginning of every adult summer she’s ever lived. “I’m going to relax and not do a thing.” Then she gets out her planner and looks at the lovely blank pages, and begins to fill them in. “Hmm, I’ve got to squeeze in [...]