art every day…july 9-15, 2011

Long, awesome week, spent teaching and painting.  I had an art camp for 4 days with 9 sweet little girls age 8-14, who made some really fun art.  At night i had two art journaling classes with my "Art Ladies", a group of my favorite people who come to my studio on a regular basis to share creativity, art exploring and wine!

 

With my busy teaching schedule this week there wasn't much time for daydreaming and doodling.  My "Sweets Art" art this week was all about color, paints and pattern in this watercolor journal using spray inks, stencils, white paint, and stamps.

 Each page has a different feel, and i used two smaller sheets of paper to create an inclusion. With three sheets of paper i created a 20 page book with a sewn signature down the middle.

 I puttered around in this journal every day, lettering a little….

 ….painting the inked pages…..

 ….doodled some writing……how could i go a week without doodling!!

 …made a lettering grid on one of the inclusions that is now waiting for my profound writings...

 ….okay, a little bit of my drawing, i can't help it!...

 …some paint...

 This is the kind of book that takes me weeks, months to finish.  I over think what should go on each page, instead of just doing it!  Let that be a lesson to you, just do it!!  

 …the back page….watercolored stamping, stencils, ink...

Here's a peek into my art journaling class in my teeny studio.  

These are my soul sisters, my local "Art Ladies"…

…this is Meg...

 …Kim...

 …Kelly...

... Jeanne...

 and Kitty….

 and Linda and her beautiful journal!

 …gorgeous pages, amazing journals….

It was a artful week!  It's my hope you are inspired to go make something "artfully you"!