Journal Pages

8/28/2014

I has been a while since I shared any of my journal pages from Lifebook. I have been so busy with my family home from school for the summer that I haven't been doing all of my lessons, but I have done a few. I love Lifebook and don't like it when life gets in the way of my creative time. I'll have to work on that and make more time for creative journaling.

This page has a lot of layers of papers and paint. It is very mixed media. I used symbols of my faith with a reminder for myself. Creating meaning on the page is an important part of art journaling.

I traced some of my random art onto tracing paper and glued it down to make this layered page. The background is old papers with a layer of Neocolor crayon. I finished this page right after Robin Williams passed away which influenced my words.

I wanted to remind myself to be firmly grounded, but allow myself some freedom of movement too. And I want to fill the forest of my life with love instead of doubt and negativity.

I carved this stamp to add to the page. I love making my own unique stamps too add to my artwork.

This is a smash book that I made for a recent lesson by Catt Geller. I photocopied my art work and combined the images to decorate the cover. I also glued every two pages together to make them a bit stronger and crumpled them to add texture. The edges are painted too. I love turning composition books into journals and smash books.

I hope that you enjoyed this peak into the meaning behind my journal pages and a bit of my process. Have a great weekend.
Janelle

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Janelle Marks

I have a loving husband who thinks I'm a bit crazy to be so obsessed with art. I am a mother of five children from ages 21 to 5. I spend most of my time mothering and keeping house. In my free time I like to play with textiles, art journaling and painting. I have a degree in textile and apparel studies with a design focus. Right now I am more interested in fiber arts than apparel design, but I don't know where my journey will take me.

I love to read and am not often without a book. I love fantasy and science fiction novels. I also love reading a lot of mainstream fiction and historical accounts. Art books and magazines are another favorite of mine.I also dabble in gardening. I want to get out and garden more when my little ones are a bit older and less of a challenge. I enjoy being outside, at least when the weather is nice. I love animals. I also live with two cats.

I live in Alaska with the beauty of the natural world all around me.

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8/28/2014 02:57:30 pm

Thanks for sharing these pages. I love the idea of filling the forest of your life with love instead of doubt and fear. In fact I jut love the visual image of life as a forest. It is funny how sometimes the words of others help you gain insight and perspective on an issue that you yourself are wrestling with. I have recently thought that I need/ want to choose Joy. Make my forest joyful is how I can now visualise that idea. And you have inspired me to journal a page or two about that.
One thing Janelle as one who has never carved a stamp but would like to......what do you carve into?

8/28/2014 08:58:35 pm

Lynne I carve my stamps out of Speedy Cut or plastic eraser with a Lino cutter. On my tutorial page I have a mini tutorial on stamp making that explains it better.
Thank you for your lovely comments. It is better to choose joy and love over the negative any day, even if it is sometimes hard to remember that.

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