Ah, yes, this way, please. I love this journal, because I treasure my collection of "body parts" images, snapped by my husband at my request. I use them all the time in my artwork.
I am teaching a journal making workshop here locally next month, on October 2nd. All students (young adults welcome) will learn how to make a hand bound Japanese stab-stitch journal. In addition, we will discuss journaling techniques, and I will get the class started by showing them (this could mean YOU) how to "consecrate" their work. The picture below shows a detail of the binding technique, which I have utilized on one of my own personal journals.
Last Friday was a rare "out of the house" day for me. I get so busy working, that sometimes weeks go by in
artist friend Gail Crum and I made a studio visit last week. We talked art all the way there and all the way home, a total of three hours in the car. We also talked art while visiting the artist studio, of course, and we were joined by another mutual friend for lunch, so I got to talk books, as well. It was a lot of fun. Clare Murray Adams and I have been friends for a long time, and our creative paths have aligned themselves through sheer destiny, it sometimes seems.
Here is the door to Clare Murray's studio:
It was such an inviting and inspiring location. Here is some of what we saw:
Collagraphs:
Zippered rocks and zippered sticks:
and a cool collaborative project Clare is doing with Oberlin artist Rebecca Cross:
And all of this before lunch! More to come in This Way, Please, Part II.
beautiful stuff as always, momma:) your workshop sounds fun!
ReplyDeleteLove the journal! And good to see you in blogland again, even for a brief moment! Lucky you, being close to other inspiring studios..... ;)
ReplyDeleteHope you have a good one~~the journal project sounds so interesting!
XXOO~~♥
Anne
Thanks, Sinker Squid / HB! You know how I love my journals. Anne, this is one of my many journals, but I especially love the personalized cover on this one, even though you can only see part of it here. It uses more "body parts" photos.
ReplyDeleteLove this, Gayle!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a fun day and good therapy for the housebound artist.
Thanks, Ginny! It really is a great way to spend the day, and clear the mind for new inspiration. I love your term the "housebound artist." I think you should patent it. I'm going to post it on facebook.
ReplyDeleteyour journals are really cool - I'd love to hear more about what "consecrating" the journal is :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kimmie. I should do a post sometime with all my journals! After the workshop this weekend, I will post one of my "consecrating" exercises, and maybe I can show some of the student examples. Stay tuned : )
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