Funky Art Queen

I dug through my old cedar chest yesterday and found all of my journals.  This is a picture of most of them.  I did not include all of my calendar books and idea books.  Good gracious! I did not know I had so many! So many of them have tons of pages that need some love.   I decided to work in the one in the front with the hand on it.  It is an old art book I picked up at a garage sale once.  I gesso the pages and layer, layer, journal, layer! Here are two pages that I completed yesterday.  Or, I should say, here are the reasons I did not get all my household chores done! LOL I have another couple of pages ready to work on tonight to bring in the New Year.  I hope you all have a safe and happy new year.  2013-Bring it!

  Oh and I have this diagram:  Step One: OK-Here is everything I have.  I do have some ink that I ordered "Gamblin Etching Ink" BLUE! It does not seem rusty much.  Just a little where the nuts/bolts are (the impression screws) but I can turn them.  The I have not tried to move the roller hooks.  So do I clean it? I found some instructions somewhere last year on line by Jack Gifford "secrets of a Kelseyman" and it instructs how to clean with a bit of a process but doable.  1 gallon vinegar, 1 qt lemon juice, one guart of oil (what kind of oil), 1 can of laquer thinner, and a pump type oil can, large square container, heavy plastic garbage bags.  See how I got bogged down. LOL I don't have "furniture" for it. Oh and I purchased some letter stamps. I will take a pic of that. No special paper. I purchased some last year when I was getting started and ended up using it for other art. LOL I figured out how to take off ...

I was going through old blog posts and found the one about the Desiderata Poem and I was once again inspired by this poem.  I decided to use that as my inspiration for my current creative journal.  Here is the poem again: It has such a good message about life in general. I will add the other pages as I complete them. Desiderata Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of...

The above: Compliments of my good friend Donna Baker Gosh, I just can't let go of the Funky Art Queen! I'm really missing that part of my life lately.  Lately, I have been dabbling with my creative journals.  Seems like I kind of lost my mojo-they just don't seem as vibrant or fun.  So I picked up a few books lately about creative journaling and I'm kinda feeling it again.  As I am typing this post, I have several pages started with the first couple of layers of paint/color.  Actually, I have quite the mess on the kitchen table and my husband will be not so pleasantly surprised when he wakes up and comes into the kitchen.  I actually finished every page in one journal that I have been working on for two years.  It is the first journal I ever finished! I have so many that I got half way through and got bored with and abandoned the poor things.  Maybe some day I will begin to attack those.  I just get so caught up in the fact that the...