I’ve been almost art-ing today. Getting ready to do the first two art journal prompts for Shimelle’s 2nd Art Journal Challenge. I have my first page gessoed and I’m killing time while it dries. Shim asked everyone to post a pic of some of their art-ing supplies. Here’s mine:
Sweet Carrie asked about my art journaling…I like to use a wire-bound book that has heavy-weight paper. I usually use 8×8 or 10×10 pages…I buy the journals in the scrapbooking sections of craft stores (M’s, J’s). I rarely write directly on a page with a Sharpie…usually I gesso & paint first (acrylics). Often I add layers of tissue or other papers with gel medium. Then I write with a Sharpie or any other pen that I can find on my desk. If a pen bleeds through, it just means you have to add more layers to the next page. 🙂
I’ve done nothing today but scrapbook and almost-art-ing activities. Laundry, dirty dishes…they can wait, right?