Art Journaling in a Rhodia Reverse Book
What is art journaling? It is a simple combination of art and writing in the same book. There are no rules except for those that you set yourself. “Art journaling has a long-standing artistic tradition. Artists through the centuries have kept notebooks in which they sketched, practiced, experimented, and recorded themselves.” via Dina Wakley. Continue Readering »
Friday Link Share
7 Ways to Turn Your Journal from Whiny to Empowering at Kaizen Journaling
Julie’s Gadget Diary 04-18-12 at The Gadgeteer
12 Ways to Attack Any Challenge at Inc.
Up and Down at Flickr Blog
Courage and Creating at Creativity for Life
7 Tips For Increasing Your Writing Productivity at Business 2 Community
20 Ways to Kill Your Writer’s Block Forever at Lifehack
Getting messy at nordljus
Travel Week: Flying With Fountain Pens (and other options) at The Well-Appointed Desk
My Collection at Plannerisms
How Cartoons Can Jolt You Into Being Creative at Thoughts on Theater
What exactly happens when you send a letter to the L.W.A. P.O. Box at Missive Maven
Altered Book: Things I Collect at Daisy Yellow
graphite archive at La Vie Graphite
Note: Journal Addict has become Kaizen Journaling
Image up top courtesy of Bonnie Jean Woogler. It shows off her new favorite pen from Chance Pens.
Art Journaling on Tumblr
One of my favorite blogs is Art Journaling – a photo blog on Tumblr. I can scroll through the images forever & ever… so much inspiration, so much feeling of connectedness through all the different peoples art expressions. When I started to journal, I’d occasionally draw in my books but now I do it a lot more- to the point of dedicating whole journals to the cause. I especially have fun painting and coloring the backgrounds in which to return at a later date when the creative bug bites.
Have you ever tried art journaling? If no, take a look at some of the images on this site and let me know if they leave you feeling inspired….
Want to learn more about art journaling? Check out these sites:
Art Journaling as a Creative Process
New Tools: Koh-i-noor Woodless Colored Pencils
Our friend Gail Young recently sent me an e-mail about these Koh-i-noor woodless pencils which I have yet to try. Her thoughts?
- Soft but not smudgy.
- Blend beautifully. Continue Readering »
Art Journal Inspiration from Daisy Yellow.
Daisy Yellow blog has long been an exciting source of art inspiration for me. Tammy’s art, and the infectious way she shares it via her various projects and creative prompts makes it easy to jump right in and start creating. In the following video, Tammy demonstrates and discusses creating a two-page art journal spread in an Exacompta journal.
Pastel Chaos in the Exacompta from Tammy on Vimeo.
This second video shows Tammy flipping through a half-filled Exacompta sketchbook, and I’m sure you will quickly see one of the main reasons I am drawn to Tammy & her work.
Flip-Thru Exacompta Journal from Tammy on Vimeo.
Not familiar with the Exacompta sketch book? You can read my review on my personal blog.
Good Night Irene… Now grab your journals!
It’s probably not news to you that last Tuesday, almost the whole of the east coast of the US felt a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that originated in a small town called Mineral, Virginia. While earthquakes are apparently not as uncommon on this side of the US as one might think, it was due to the shallow depth of the quake and the hard rock much of the east coast sits on that many of us lost our minds when our houses started to rock & roll. My mind quickly raced between paranormal activity, neighbor’s washer thumping, Continue Readering »
Link Share Friday!
10 Science Fiction Books that Changed the Course of History at i09
Consolidation at Unposted
dotWebbie Review at A Penchant for Paper
vessels at Le Vie Graphite
Pen Collectors of America at Whatever
Scenes from Tibet at Flickr Blog
Rhodia Bloc No. 120 Rainbow Notepad at Pocket Blonde
The New and Improved Monthly Giveaway at Office Supply Geek
Week in the Life ~ Sunday at Nordljus
Exacompta Sketchbook Review at The Well Appointed Desk
Farewell Exacompts Sketchbook 1 at Ontheroad
Fun Making Pocket Shrines at Art Full Musings
August Carnival of Pen, Pencil and Paper is Here! At Peaceable Writer
Original Art above “Spin” by Stephanie Smith, your Rhodia Driver. All Rights Reserved.
Ever try watercolor paints? Here’s a few tips to get you started.
When I was first wanting to try watercolors, I somewhat skipped over the student grade paints which are more binder than pigment, and bought the artist grade paints I read would work best in the long run. Since the artist grade paints are higher quality, (more pigment than binder which means better coverage, better mixing) I think they are easier for a beginner to use- but they will cost more. I believe there are quite a few people who have tried then given up on watercolor paints because they didn’t seem to act as expected – and that’s likely due to the paints being used – not due to operator error. Continue Readering »
st|ART: Tammy’s new e-zine with a focus on art
I consider myself to be a creative person and often feel if left to my own devices that I’d forget to eat, pay my taxes, and sleep. I mean that when I get in the zone, I get in the zone. I will sit and create for such long stretches that my legs will cramp up and I get dizzy from not eating. I always thought I was alone in this madness until I started reading Tammy’s blog, daisy yellow. I’m not sure how she does it, (though I highly suspect superpowers may be occasionally called into play) but this woman appears to run circles around me when it comes to creativity. Her blog is a plethora of everything I love. Art, art supplies, beautiful photos, tips, and a whole lot of creative encouragement. All in all, Tammy simply rocks! So when she sent me a note telling me about her new e-zine st|ART, I wanted to make sure all of you knew about it as well. If you are wanting to venture into the world of art journaling and need some guidance, Daisy Yellow is the place to be and st|ART will most definitely keep you inspired!
Big thanks to Tammy for showing us how she worked on the name of her zine with Herbin’s Bleu Pervenche in a Webbie!
Friday Link Share
Size isn’t everything (Rhodia Inspired?) … at The Well Appointed Desk
Art Journaling Without Rules at daisy yellow
A Tale of Fate at 365 Drawings Project
Rhodia No 38 Dot Pad (AKA The Monolith) at Writing and Scribbling
Inspirational Logs Booklet (by mizjadeadams) at Art Journaling
Collecting Points at La Vie Graphite
42 Fiction Writing Tips for Novelists at Writing Forward
Writing Less, Drawing More? at Strikethru
Journal Pages at Judy Wise
First thing I bought in Amsterdam? Paper! at Missive Maven
The Addiction Explained at Penned House
Journaling Benefits for Cancer Patients at Journaling Saves
Letters, Lists, and Letteras at Little Flower Petals
A Magic Dinosaur at Feed Your Soul Art
Daniel Smith Watercolor Sampler at Spiritual Evolution of the Bean
More Vintage Drafting Leads at Lung Sketching Scrolls
How to Erase Colored Pencils at Art is Fun!
Rhodia No 38 Dot Pad (AKA The Monolith)
Art Journaling: How to Create an Affirmation Mandala
People often ask me how to create a mandala of their own and one easy way I know to do it is with words. This is a mix of my personal affirmations but you could make one with anything that has meaning to you. A prayer, a famous quote, or simply a single word repeated over and over. (Such as peace, hope, breathe, strength, etc. ) You could try writing it with different colored markers, or change the size of the letters as you write- there is no wrong way to do it so just have fun with it! This one was created in a blank Rhodia Webbie. The page was first painted with black gesso (an acrylic based primer) and then I used a white gel pen to create the mandala.
Image © Stephanie Smith All Rights Reserved
Friday Link Share
I hope you all have a wonderfully inspired weekend. Here are a plethora of links to get your creative juices flowing.
Writing Tips for Crafting Compelling Sentences at Writing Forward
Five Hundred and Fifty Five at Judy Wise
Journaling is fun…right? at Journaling Journeys
Top 10 of 2010 at A Penchant for Paper
Inked Swirls at Daisy Yellow
Catching up with my heartbeat at Original Bliss
Link Love: Creative Blogs (New to me II) at iHanna
Cream of Broccoli Soup with Bacon and Cheddar at A Thousand Soups
Paying Attention at The Happy Painter
Review: Post-It Flag Pen at The Pen Addict
Four pencil and paper-clip ‘bugs’ at What I Made
From the Mailbox: Testing Pencils at Pencil Revolution
Rubber Stamps: Typewriters, Ephemera, Etc. at Strikethru
I can’t stop buying (or mixing) ink! at Paper and Hand
Custom Nibs and Expectations at An Inkophile’s Blog
Beautiful Abandoned NYC Subway Station at Web Urbanist
10 Uses for Spare Notebooks at Notebook Stories
Chop Chop I Have my Own Chop at Whatever
Getting the most ink into your fountain pen at Ink Nouveau
Graffiti Art at mescrap studio
Rhodia Reverse Book at Pocket Blonde
New Pens and Inks at Drawing with a Squirrel
Biffybeans Mandala Art in a Clairefontaine Sketchbook
Friday Link Share
Artist’s Love Maps at Janice Cartier
Dreams and Journal Writing at Writing Forward
Secret Rooms… at Web Urbanist
Book Tables at The Steampunk Home
Best Office Supplies of 2010 at Office Supply Geek
Classroom Friendly Pencil Sharpener at Pencil Revolution
Journaling Interview: Colin Edwards (Journaling for 54 years!) at Journaling Saves
Happy Holidays! at Drawing with a Squirrel
Creating the Space for Journal Writing at Journal Addict
My Newest Art Supplies Cart at Lung Sketching Scrolls
Notebook Addict of the Year at Notebook Stories
The New Edison Minas at Whatever
The Ink Blotter: A Dirty Little Secret at Inkophile
Interim Journal at Spiritual Evolution of the Bean
Mongol Pencils… at Pencil Talk
On Choosing a Word of the Year at Lisa Call – Textile Paintings
Calling all Bloggers – Interested in reviewing some Exaclair products?
Many of you already know how generous my boss Karen Doherty is with sending out samples for review. If you don’t then I will tell you. We love when bloggers review our products – good, bad or indifferent. The comments that you provide help us to know what you want, and if any improvements are needed. (Such as creating a blank Webbie.) Continue Readering »
How much space do you need?
If you use a lined journal, how important is the width of the line spacing to you? Do you prefer it to be a certain size? Before I gave up lines for the blank page, I wanted my lines to be about 5mm apart. Less than that and I’d write big anyway, obscuring the lines & making a mess of things. Larger than 5mm and I felt lost and like I was wasting paper.
