3.25.2014

Journaling

I seem to have a love/hate relationship with art journaling.  I love the idea of it and am inspired to look at people's journals.  I hate to actually do it.  Well, not all of it - just the writing (journaling) part.  I like buying the sketchbook or journal, cutting out images or playing around on the computer to make blank pages to start with.  But that's as far as I seem to get.  I don't like putting my thoughts down on paper and I'm sure there's some deep psychosis behind this, but it's definitely a pattern.
Which leads me to this post.  I went to Italy last year and decided to take some of my photos and make some "blank" pages (yet again) to see if it pushes me to print them out and start writing.  I even went so far as to keep a similar feel to the pages, leaving plenty of room to write, but somehow I'm not overly optimistic..............












3.15.2014

Happy St. Patrick's Day

I can't believe it's been so long since I've posted something.  So, in honor of St. Patrick's Day here's a collage done in Photoshop Elements (and yes, that's me.  A long time ago in a world far away.........)

9.15.2013

These images and background paper are also part of the Tangie Baxter's Caravan 2013 .  I spent a fair amount of time adding things even though part of me felt it didn't need anything else.  Was it too simple?  In the end, I decided to go with my first reaction and leave it alone.  The quote (flipped backwards) is "Art is never finished, only abandoned"
Some of these images are also from Tangie's Caravan 2013.  (the map piece and the gel transfer of a DaVinci painting) This months Port of Call is Italy. The photo  of the Duomo is from an old book and an olive tree from a kit called Tuscan Sun through Deviant Scrap.

6.20.2013

My Home is My Castle swap

Marion Bockelmann is having her annual swap and the theme is "My Home is my Castle"
Having just returned from Italy, and wanting to go back, that was my inspiration.






ITALY

We just got back from Italy - first time to Europe and it was amazing!
Venice
Monteriggioni
Siena
Pompeii
Rome
Burano
Pienza
Florence