Hello All.
This week Michelle/RaspberryBlueSky's art journal theme is Mindfulness.
To begin, I enjoyed some mindfulness moments gluing down some collage on my page.
Then I used my fingers to add some acrylic paint colour. I added some fingerprint marks, and some very loose swirls and asemic writing. I'm still being extra careful with my tennis elbow.
I added some watery white paint drips, then stamped my hand-carved pebbles to create a cairn, topping it with my hand-carved bird. I finished with some pieces of torn teabag paper, and white paint splashes.
This page reminds me of summer holidays spent hiking in the Lake District, and seeing the beautiful rock and pebble cairns people have built. I always like to add a pebble to them as we pass by. I'm linking my page to Alison's Summer Countryside theme at Art Journal Journey, and to Try It On Tuesday's Feathered Friends theme.
Time to rest my arm again now.
Thanks for visiting today,
Alison xox
Beautiful pages Alison! Love the way that little bird is perched! Thank you so much for joining both Alison's Summer Countryside theme and Try It On Tuesday, Hugs,Chrisx
ReplyDeleteBoth beautiful pages Alison,love the collages page and you hand carved pebbles
ReplyDeleteCarol x
Fantastic page Alison. Mindfulness is a great help to relax and concentrate. Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteGluing paper scraps is so relaxing, isn't it? The final result looks great. I can see why you think of the rock Cairns from your design. Hope you're having a great week. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteFantastic art work!
ReplyDeleteWow, Alison, the difference between the first photo and the second is amazing. I had a hard time believing it was even the same page. I love the little bird and the cairns you created on this page. It is beautiful and perfect for Alison's theme at Art Journal Journey, too.
ReplyDeleteFabulous art journal spread Alison! And good luck with the elbow! Thanks for joining us at Try it on Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteGreat mixure of paint and paper (and pebbles...). Love you used your hand carved stamps and part of a tea bag. It definately has the feel you were going for and is lovely and very cool!
ReplyDeleteI did it again-frown-but thanks for joining us at AJJ also Alison.
ReplyDeleteGreat collage page, love your hand carved stamps
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Try It On Tuesday challenge
Joan
Just wonderful!!!
ReplyDeleteOh wow, what a difference some paint makes to a page. I love your journal page and, today, funnily enough, someone had built little cairns on the beach with some of the stones
ReplyDeleteHugs Neet xx
Its a fabulous collage background for your journal page page. Thank you for linking to AJJ and to TioT's its great inspiration for both themes.
ReplyDeleteYvonne xx
I rather like the collage in the first photo with all the interesting bits and then to see it in the second photo was fascinating too, I could hardly think it was the same page. I love the way you used your hand-carved pebbles with the bird on top.
ReplyDeleteSimply delightful - I can feel the calm and serenity in this page. I love the pebble cairn and the bird perched on top, and also those lovely white droplets streaking down the page. Lovely, lovely, lovely. Thanks so much for joining us in the Summer Countryside again at Art Journal Journey.
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Fabulous page! I always want to try this technique but for some reason I can never bring myself to paint over the collaged papers ...lol 😉. Maybe one day! Loving the transparency of the paints with the collaged papers showing through and your design with the little bird is perfect! Thank you for joining in the fun at Try it on Tuesday and sending you happy wishes! Hugs, Jo x
ReplyDeleteWell, I could have gazed at your glued down background for awhile! I love covering the page that way before beginning. I've been known to create some very cool pages using masking tape in a similar fashion, quite textural. Your finished page is gorgeous and makes a fine summer countryside entry, I think. XOX
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