Archive for September, 2008

Artfest here I come.

September 9th, 2008 by maryjojo | 1 Comment | Filed in crafts
Artfest 2009 Logo

Artfest 2009 Logo

I finally got my acceptance letter for Artfest 2009.  Woo hoo!  I am so excited.   I am just thrilled.   I believe I got my first choices for classes.   Most are focused on art journalling which is great because of how new I am to expressing as well as being artistic in a non-musical way.   I AM SO EXCITED!   Woo hoo!  Party on!

Hopefully Jeff and I can foot it over to Port Townsend to see how Fort Worden is as well as the town.   I hear it is beautiful over there.   We’ll have to take a ferry across the bay and up towards the inner tip of the pennisula of Washington State.   I hear there are many many folks who come from all over to this event.   We’re talking European or Australian.   Just amazing.  I feel very fortunate that I got in and to the classes, which if memory serves me correctly, were my first choice.  The courses I got are:

  • Earth Friendly Paintmaking w/Karen Michel
  • Journey Into Journaling w/ Pam Garrison
  • Abstract Theory w/ Tiphoni

Great first year classes I think.  Then, to top it off, I’ll be bunking with someone at the fort in the dorm area.  Talk about being back at college.  It’ll be an experience that’s for sure.  I can’t wait.

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Another weekend goes by…

September 14th, 2008 by maryjojo | No Comments | Filed in crafts, scrapbooking

and another week begins.   It’s amazing how time flies when you look backwards yet it takes forever when looking forward.  This weekend we did a good cleaning of the house.  I cleared out the kitchen of unnecessary items, got the emissions test done on the Civic, renewed tabs for our cars, laundry processed, and dishes done.  So you could say I did a lot this weekend.   Yet I never felt satistified.   Wierd.

I finally got my new easel up.  It looks so pretty and so inviting yet also intimidating.   Why so intimidating?  I have no degree in art and I haven’t really ever tried painting any kind of canvas except for once or twice when I was young.  I should just attempt like anything else I’d like to do.   It’s a matter of try try try. :)

At least I’ve gotten some movement on the wedding album front.  I’m so afraid of not doing justice to the album that it hasn’t gotten done since we were married 4+ years ago.  BUT! I am moving forward on it slowly.  I just got two more pages done.   Pages 7 and 8.  Woo hoo!   I haven’t gotten too elaborate with the design.  I enjoy the simplicity of just a few colors and stamps.   I also started to use some transparency for some wording to keep it even more simple.   I wonder how much time i should spend on these layouts and I want to see a finished project instead of enjoying the process.   Just as if the process is not enjoyable.   Guess I need to find the enjoyment out of it to get the results I’m looking for.

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I do love me some pink.

September 21st, 2008 by maryjojo | No Comments | Filed in art journal
True Love Waits

True Love Waits

Do you feel the pink screaming from my journal page?  Oh.   It should it’s called “Opera Pink” by Daniel Smith.   I first tried the watercolors by DS and O. M. G. I dig how they play on watecolor paper.  So lovely to mix and dance on the page.   The color doesn’t necessarily sit on the page upon first applica, but it’ll move with a bit more water.   Fantastic!   I can add depth and texture by adding water or more color.  It does make great backgrounds for my journal pages.    I call this on the left, “True Love Waits…”, just like the Radiohead song.   The lady and guy images are from a vintage teen mag.   I just love her composure and how she’s drawn on.  I might have to attemp drawing her for future use.   I also dig the eye hooks from my vintage sewing stuff grabs from various thrift store trips.   it took some effort to get teh string on there and some globs of glue goo and now they stay put with the string being taut.   Awesome.

Just Wait

Just Wait

I creates this page before the pink page.  I took my time at it too.  Adding a bit here.  Adding another thing the next day.  That’s why its called “Just Wait” because I tend to try to get to the finish as quick as possible because I want the finished project.   However I took my time.  I’m not sure if I’m done with this one or not but I seem good with it for the moment.

I have another page I’m working on but getting ready to work on flooring of the kitchen comes first.   So moving and clearing is the words for the day.  Might just work on that theme for a page sooon.    BRB.