On it's way home

We're just finishing a moleskine journal exchange that started last September. The final book I worked in is now on it's way home. The theme was Autumn Colors.

To create this I applied gesso to the page and created a bit of texture in it with foam stamps and punchinella, let it dry, applied several layers of acrylic paints and "scrubbed" some off. I used paper napkin sunflowers glued to an old book page, then cut out. Stamped on the crows on a branch, glued on the red wing blackbird and words and sealed with soft gloss gel medium.

Now I'm waiting for mine to return. It's two months behind at this point, the person who got it in June hasn't completed it and it still has to go to Sweden and back before coming home. I'm keeping fingers crossed it makes it soon!

Another traveling journal

Recent spread for a traveling moleskine journal., theme is artists choice. It appears I'm a garden addict... :)

A bit of recent art

Created for the traveling journal I had during the month of October... theme was the moon.

A couple of Owls created during a collage-a-thon weekend. Background is papers and tissue layered with gel medium, dress pattern over the top, stamped images, acrylic glaze, poster paint pens. It's a fun technique I learned some time ago from my friend Betsey.

Traveling Journal

I sent this on it's way to 9 other artists yesterday. First stop Scotland. My theme is "In the Garden" and this was made using paper napkins in the background, and for the flower images. Tedious cutting out of flowers, but I love how it turned out.

I'm excited to see what the other artists will do on this theme. And I get to play in their journals too. :)