Journaling Workshop - Entry 3

The workshop was such a fun day with exciting interactions,

 both among artists with each other and with their art supplies! 

Here are some more photos showing the artists at work:

Below are more sample pages done by students

attending the workshop. These works in progress

are great examples of creativity at work.

Above is a colorful page created with acrylic paint and
heavy brush strokes.

When watercolor is added to bubble wrap and then printed,
it adds a very interesting background texture.
The addition of pretty postage stamps and painted
boarders creates more interest.

The page above is a great example of two different
transfer techniques - Photo transfer & Tape transfer.
It is dramatic left black and white, but would also
accept colors quite nicely.

A light watercolor wash was put down as an inviting
background and then layer with both collage,
transfer techniques and text.

More from Visual Journaling Workshop

Below are some more photos from my last workshop on Visual Journaling. Each of the artists who attended did a great job on their individual journals and I want to continue to showcase a few of their pages today and in my upcoming blog entries.

These two pages show how watercolor can be used to create
a dynamic background for additional layering techniques.

The left page features a Tape Transfer on a graphite background.
The right page features paint and collage techniques.

This page shows how a watercolor background
can tie in related collage images and how a play
on words can add humor!

After creating graphic swirls as a resist under a painted
background, feathers were used to print a dramatic
design that captures interest and movement.

Below are photos of some of the artists in action!

Happy Journaling!

Visual Journaling Workshop

On Saturday I taught a workshop on Visual Journaling to members of the Cabarrus Art Guild and their friends. I can't tell you when I have had so much fun teaching a workshop! The group was fantastic! Everyone was enthusiastic, energetic, creative, and ready to experiment.  Here is a photo of the class.

Below are a few action shots from the class:

They created some beautiful journal pages and successfully applied some of the new techniques that they learned. Here are a few examples below:

I will be posting more photos throughout the week. So be sure and check back to see more of the work created at the workshop. Happy Journaling!!