Well the May birthdays continue, and today it's my birthday. Rather a strange one, but the highlight had to be my best friend coming over with a card and presents, and a lovely catch up in the front garden, at a distance of course. She is an NHS physiotherapist, and is working very hard to keep her patients well.
Yesterday I made another page for Mia's Flower theme at Art Journal Journey
It started with a layer of teabags, then I scraped on some white gesso. I used collage papers to create my flower, then added doodles and asemic writing journaling. I finished with a wash of orange acrylic between the petals, and some pink and white paint splatters. In hindsight I wish I hadn't added the gesso layer.
Hope you're having a good weekend, thanks for visiting,
Alison xx
Happy birthday, dear Alison. Hope you have had a wonderful day. Glad your friend came for a visit! Your journal page is gorgeous. Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Alison!
ReplyDeleteI love this page. It's gorgeous!
I had to look up asemic writing writing. Fascinating. I'll have to give it a try.
Eileen xx
Glad you've managed to enjoy your birthday and even seen a friend! Good times.
ReplyDeleteLove the journal page.
Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteCool creation with tea bags and great detailing/paining/drawing.
Very well done!
I hope it was a fabulous birthday, even in these strange times. I love the flower and how you used the T bags. I had to search for any sign of them-and I found it. Thanks for joining us at AJJ. This is such a cool flower for Mia's challenge. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteI wish you all the best and happy birthday and nice that you could celebrate it with your friend. Your journal page is so beautiful and creative!
ReplyDeleteGreetings Elke
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Alison!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your page! What a great idea to use tea bags to shape a flower! Great inspiration, my dear friend. Thank you so much for joining my challenge at AJJ. Kisses!
Belated happy birthday Alison and great you got to see your best friend.Great journal page love all the doodling
ReplyDeleteCarol x
Many days late, but I hope you had a Happy Birthday.
ReplyDeleteIt is a beautiful page, thank you for linking with Mia's theme at Art Journal Journey.
Yvonne
Belated Birthday Wishes Alison. Hows lovely that you got a visit from a friend. And what a useful friend to have - I could just do with her at the moment for this back pain.
ReplyDeleteI love your large flower and am always thrilled to read you have employed tea bags in the making of a journal page. I love my tea bags.
Enjoy the sunshine.
Hugs, Neet xx
Happy birthday wishes! How lovely to see your friend, it just have been wonderful to see her and catch up 😀. I'm loving your page too, the large flower is gorgeous! Hope that you are enjoying the sunshine and had lots of fun on your birthday! Hugs, Jo x
ReplyDeleteBelated birthday greetings for last week - hope you had a lovely day despite everything. I have to say I rather enjoyed my lockdown birthday back in April.
ReplyDeleteLove this windmill flower (and I see the echo from the ICAD too!).
Alison x