everyday matters

The artist Danny Gregory keeps a blog that I check out on a regular basis. He did an entry recently that just might inspire me to pick up my pencil and try drawing again. I really do want to become better at sketching, but I get so frustrated because it does not come natural to me. It is HARD!! Most things creative that I've attempted, I find that I can at least semi-accomplish without embarrassing myself. Two exceptions: drawing and playing guitar. And not that I fall on my face when I attempt these; I have just found that to succeed even in the least at either of these creative endeavors requires regular practice, and somehow I have not yet been disciplined enough to dedicate myself.

"True Selves" Journal Round Robin launches this week

I have had the honor of getting together with nine other women from the Clothpaperstudio Yahoo group to form an art journal round robin. The overall theme is Our True Selves, but each of us has chosen an individual theme for our journals. I've chosen "Window into my soul." We launched our journals this week. Hopefully in a year, I will have my journal home full of wonderful entries. I'll keep ya posted.

Cover page. "Window into my soul." Collage. 

Cover page with vellum overlay. 

Intro Spread. "Art is the window to man's soul. Without it, he would never be able to see beyond his immediate world; nor could the world see the man within." Claudia "Ladybird" Johnson. 

A couple entries from another traveling journal project I've been working on. "Make Some Noise." Journal entry for Shawnte' H.'s Make Me Sing and Dance notebook. Collage.

"Music speaks all languages." Journal entry for Shawnte' H.'s Make Me Sing and Dance notebook. Collage.

All is well. Rubberstamps, collage, Caran d'Ache watercolor crayons, Pitt pens. 

Crazy bird. I don't know, don't ask me. Just a fit of wierdness one Sunday afternoon. Collage, Caran d'Ache watercolor crayons, toner transfer, sharpies. 

Roses. Collage, sharpies, Caran d'Ache watercolor crayons. 

Muse. Collage, Pitt pens, Caran d'Ache watercolor crayons. 

Gratitude. Caran d'Ache watercolor crayons, Pitt pens. 

Oh? What's this? She lives?

Yeah, I know, I suck. I have been creating, just not scanning a damn thing. So here's a few of my art journal entries.