Holiday Journal from France

Here are some pages from the art journal I started whilst on holiday in France.

Although I wanted to work on my journal when we were away, I found that I 

didn't really have time, what with sightseeing, eating long French lunches and swimming

in the pool. I collected tourist leaflets and ephemera and took photos when we were out. I also made notes in a rough book of where we had been, and worked on it when we returned home.
We stayed in the Lot region, a very pretty area with beautiful old bastide towns,
 lovely rivers and scenery. 

Flip Flop Books

This week in my Mixed Media group we made " Flip Flop " books,

under the tuition on Janina Maher. We all had a kit and produced

two small books in a reversible cover.

It was great fun, and I am really pleased with my books!

You can find Janina at

janinamaher.artweb.com

Holiday Journal

I have set myself a challenge to make a holiday art journal. I'm fairly new to art journalling, although I am familiar with many mixed media techniques. So it's the first time I have done this. Limited by the materials I brought with me - sketchbook, pencil case, brush pens and travel watercolour palette, made me creative in using found objects for my journal pages.

Pages printed with brush pens on plastic bag

Collage of gift wrap paper

Collage of newspaper from plane

Printed leaves

Art journal pages

I have been preparing journal pages with collage, using old, tattered music manuscript.

Black and White Journal

This morning I have been working in my Black and White journal with my mixed media group.

The sketch book was made in India and has textural hand made paper pages. My journal pages are collages, made from a variety of paper sources.

More about Caversham Open Studios

Caversham Artists held their Open Studios at the weekend. It was great to see so many visitors, despite the heavy rain on Saturday.

Jane with her work

Jane's work on display

Mixed  media garden piece

Hand embroidered butterfly

Caversham Open Studios 2017

Caversham Artists Open Studios is next weekend, Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st May from 11 till 5.
I will be showing work in mixed media and collage. The pieces I have created are firstly mono printed on a gelatin printing plate to create a textured background, then stamped using wooden print blocks and found objects. Some pieces are completed with hand stitch. Each one is individually created. I will be exhibiting at Venue 3, 14 Kidmore Road
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