Tag: Mini Journal

Visual Journal made with leaves

Handmade triptych style visual journal made from leaves and handmade papers.  Picked leaves while walking in the park.  Brought them back home, inked them and pressed them onto handmade paper.  Using binder's board, I made the triptych journal and bound it with the handmade papers.   http://suzannecoley.blogspot.com

Feeling Sick.

Mini Journal 5.5" x 6.5" Inspiration was feeling ill and really tired knowing that I had a lot to get done. Sometimes just getting the visual on my feelings help motivate me to the next level or just being ok with where I am at. Supplies, Gesso, Distress Stains, Acrylic paints, indian ink, charcoal

Lurking Dreams

Mini Journal 5.5"x6.5" Inspiration was waking up with insomnia in Aug. and feeling like someone who was not invited to be in my dream was persistently present. EEEEkkkkk. They were invited to leave.  Supplies: Gesso, acrylic paint, gel pens, indian ink, copic markers, Stampotique Original Stamps

Autumn: The Year's Last Smile

Mini Journal page size 6.5" x 5.5" Multi layered gesso for texture, acrylic paint, doodles with indian ink. I am loving working in a small format for my heartfelt day to day journaling. It allows me to still be able to journal a few times a week and still get my Art WORK done.  

Handmade Book – Coloring Book – Inside

This is the inside cover of the coloring book. It is one of my own photos. I reduced the color saturation to almost nothing so that I use colored pencils to color in the photo. The whole concept of this book was to test out the idea of creating my own coloring book using my…

fused plastic mini journals

journals are made from fabric or dyed paper towel sewn to fused plastic bags. (fused plastic made following alisa burke's directions in the jan/feb 2009 issue of cloth paper scissors). blogged here: http://jessicaloughrey.blogspot.com/2011/04/fused-plastic-mini-journals.html