The Art Journal saga continues. First, my Art Journal page looked like THIS, then it transformed into THIS.
Finally, last night, after a totally lively--totally creative juicy awesome online chat with my FEARLESS Painters from BIG...I pulled out the Art Journal again and added tissue paper like I promised I would do!
I apologize about the lousy photo. But, I wanted to really document this step--because for some reason--those little swatches of transparent tissue paper is all it took for me to get energized about this entire Art Journal entry.
Here is the final outcome. What a transformation!! And...I LOVE it! I LOVE all the layers and fun colors...but most of all...I LOVE that I really let myself play and have fun with this level of the process. Something about slapping tissue paper on is so satisfying. Something about playing with stamps and gluing sparkly stars on makes me feel like a kid again. Something about sponging a little gesso on here and there makes everything happy.
Plus, I'll admit, it doesn't hurt that I got rid of that Farrah Faucet hair-do that the chica on there was originally sporting. That was driving me crazy...it didn't feel right. For some reason--it didn't feel "me".
This piece feels like "me". And at the end of the day....isn't that what we all strive for?
Art--and ESPECIALLY Art Journaling--is all about finding your voice--your truth. I really learned with this piece that sometimes it takes time and space and to really listen to what your inner creative voice is guiding you to do.
This takes practice, and a lot of bad pages...and a lot of bad stages.
And a lot of LOVE.
8 comments:
What a change in the page !! Love it. All these layers are pure creative juice and love !
My favorite thing about artist blogs is when they show the process/progression of their work.
This was fantastic Connie! And your end result is awesome! The spread has a clearer message to it, even without the text.
Thank you!
Louts
Wow, what a transformation. I had to look extra hard because I didn't believe at first that they were the same pages. I thought you had made another set of pages. Beautiful, Connie, and very inspiring to keep going when i don't like what I've done. Can hardly wait to get home and do some more layers. :)
love it!
but i have to admit that i liked your Farrah Faucett too ;-)
also i would like you to know that i have been enjoying your guests in your journal series, thank you!
oh wow! giving yourself permission to keep going, trying out new things, changing what's there, adding layers, until it's YOU! what a powerful message!!!
NOT TO MENTION all those delicious lovely colors and layers!! OMG!
beautiful!
WOW! What a difference. I like that some of the original hairdo peaks from the back, and the spirals are continued to the right of the figure.
thanks so much for the great interviews! I've found a bunch of new blogs to visit ;) Looking forward to more!
gorgeous! It was fun to see the process of how your journal page changed. I need to remember to do that more often :) I lOVE your interviews you are doing. Most I know, but it is fun to read more about them and to see who inspired them.
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