I mentioned in my last post that I am enrolled in a three
session class on art journaling. So,
just what is meant by art journaling? As
I am discovering from the class and from a small mountain of library books on
the subject, it could be taken several ways.
Usually, an art journal is a personal journal that is illustrated with
drawing and painting. It could also be a
journal about the art that you make, or a journal about the art museums and
galleries that you visit, and I’m sure there are few other possible
definitions.
I’ve attempted to keep journals of sorts for some years now,
and I thought that this class would introduce me to a new skill. As it turns out, I have already been art journaling
to some degree. My journal of life
events is augmented with my own photographs, and sometimes drawings. I have another journal of art quilt ideas and
notes on the progress of my quilts.
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Above is a journal page documenting the first fabric box I made for a guild challenge. There are scraps of the hand dyed fabric I used, and one of the viewer's choice ballots that were cast for my box. No, I did not win viewer's choice, but a few people noticed it!
Yet another journal is a record of the quilts I am making
from the lessons in The Art Quilt Workbook by Jane Davila and * and A
Fiber Artist’s Guide to Color and Design by Heather Thomas. As I am still learning the ins and outs of
sewing and art quilting, this journal is a way for me to record my mistakes and
the things that I get right. It is not
easy to remember everything when you’re learning a new skill.
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I also have the fabric book that I made from Fabric
Embellishing: The Basics and Beyond by Chandler, Kettle, Thomas and Vleck. Not only is this a sampler of techniques, I
also added mentions here and there of events in my life as I made each page.
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I guess I am ahead of the game a bit with this class, but I
have already picked up more ideas to try, and I am really looking forward to the
time with other creative people.
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