The internet is buzzing with talk about choosing a word for the coming year instead of making resolutions. Choosing one word seems more practical than making a list of things I will never do. Here are some photos to verify that I have actually chosen a word, and not just fantasized about it.
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An act of holding close with the arms,
an enclosure or encirclement,
eager acceptance. |
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| Here's the whole page. |
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| This is the facing page. It's not finished. |
Some technical stuff: The page backgrounds are
Gelli-printed deli paper collages. The flowers and leaves are stencils, the peacock feather was cut out of scrapbook paper on a
Silhouette Cameo cutting machine, the "mind body spirit" is from a
Stencil Girls Stencil Club stencil designed by
Jessica Sporn. The three round swirly patterns in dark pink, to the left of the peacock feather, were made by heating a
foam "marshmallow" from Michaels with a heat gun, then pressing into a carved pipe bowl to make a stamp. In person, the pages have a fair amount of shimmer from a
Wink of Stella brush pen and
Daler & Rowney FW Acrylic Inks. I did all the lettering by hand, except for "mind body spirit", with
Posca Paint Pens and a
Pentel EnerGel .35mm pen. If you are new to art journaling, don't worry about acquiring all this stuff at first. It's expensive. I did not get all these supplies overnight. I've used Michaels 40% off coupons, Jo-Ann's online sales, and special offers wherever I can find them. Just use what you have and enjoy yourself!
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