Prompt a Day

As many of you know, I took a couple of classes last month with Kelly Kilmer. I did enjoy stepping outside of my box during her classes. In fact, I decided to join her Prompt a Day during the month of March. I have really enjoyed doing these and decided to share with you some pictures of what I have created.

A little journaling is part of the prompts and I find that it was easier than I thought it would be. I don't have to write a lot, just some thoughts. I like it!

As you can see, these are a big departure from my usual artwork. But I really enjoy doing these. It has been fun using up old scrapbook papers, using magazine pictures, and loads of paint. Arranging the collage elements has a learning experience. Good ideas! I have also experimented with the new Claudine Helmuth paints and I like them! The journal I am using for the Prompts is one of the two I made with Kelly during class.

Journals

Sorry I have been absent for so long. With that said, I am going to share with you the journals I made with Kelly Kilmer week before last.This is the cover of the first journal we made. I love this cover. Can you guess how I made the "garden of flowers" on this cover? Inside this journal I mixed colors and painted the pages using an artist's paint brush -- it is a trusty left over from my tole painting days. I was not real happy with the way these pages turned out, but, hey, this class was for learning techniques.I did get a couple of pages collaged and I think this one turned out pretty good. Never thought to use pink and orange together, but it worked for me!This is the cover of the second journal we did. The cover of this one is made from wonderful shiny paper (although you can't see that in the photo). The edges were covered with tape. Actually the tape holds together the folded outside edge of the journal so that there is a pocket on the inside of the cover. I love the bird tape and the silver flower tape. Kelly had a big bag full of different types of tape we could use on our covers.

This is the inside of the journal. You can see the taped pocket on the left side. We used stencils to create interest on the pages we painted.

In this journal I used a different brush -- a cheap 2" wide bristle brush that I found in my husband's can of brushes he used. I liked this effect much better. I am going to buy a couple more of these brushes since they are pretty much disposable when they get too stiff and worn.

I have not done any journaling in these books yet. I think I should. I have signed up to take a journaling class with Quinn McDonald at Mystic Paper this Saturday. I am also going to sign up for Kelly's "Prompt a Day" to see if that will help me get over this "funk" I have been sinking into lately.

Creative journals

I spent two days with Kelly Kilmer and made two big journals from scratch. I had a ball and I love the journals. Although I must admit that there isn't much in them except for painted pages on the signatures. I hope to do a page a day and finish each journal as this year progresses.

Here is Kelly explaining some fine points to the class.This is really "outside the box" for me! Lots of puddles of acrylic paint and gel medium! Lots of color mixing and application to the pages in the journals. Fun, messy and great therapy! I am now ready to try my hand at finishing the journals and filling them with my own personal journaling. Something I have not done, ever! I am going to give this a try! Make it personal! That is now one of my goals for this year. I will show you the journals tomorrow.
I LOVE this fountain that is in the round-about just in front of Frenzy Stamper in Scottsdale. How pretty is this?! Geraniums blooming, beautiful horses, the sound of water in the fountain! I have been to Scottsdale many times, but never wandered over on the west side of Scottsdale Blvd. Lots of galleries, lots of cafe's tucked in corners, jewelry stores, wonderful things to explore. Wished I had more time and money!All I can add is "Yee Haw!"