Art Journal useful links

[Clare]

found this posted by little lucy the other day so have copied it over here :)

I've been getting prompts from Shimelle (the art journal taster). If you are an all round artistic person (like me), it's quite easy. You basicly take a word a week and reflect your thoughts around this word. I haven't finished my entries but I have prepared my pages (which is what seems to be the best thing to do first). Don't worry about how you decorate your pages. Fill your journal in by random order if you want. Prepare (make notes) for your journalling seperately.


and these are the links she posted.

www.writtendown.com

http://www.livejournal.com/community/embodiment/

http://kelspace.typepad.com/photos/art_journal/index.html

http://www.teeshamoore.com/latest_news.htm

http://www.aisling.net/journaling/journalingarts.htm

http://www.art-e-zine.co.uk/newstuff.html - great all round source for all things altered

http://www.art-e-zine.co.uk/susancohen.html

http://www.bellarosapaperarts.com/JournalPages.htm

http://www.johncopeland.com/

http://www.karenmichel.com/art-journals.htm

http://thisismeangib.typepad.com/my_weblog/






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[GeordieGirl]

Just posting so that I can find you all again, can't stop my tea is nearly ready!!

[soojay]

Thanks Clare ..off to look

[ScottishFiona]

Try this one too - it's a good one!

http://thisismeangib.typepad.com/my_weblog/

[Jane]

Thnaks Clare, that's great, Fiona I have added yours to the top thread

[Clare]

Fi her pages are fab, thats the sort of thing I will be doing more of, paper based pages.... rather than lots of painting and drawing (which I cant do LOL) so its fab to see someone elses styles! thanks :D

[Alibri]

Subscribing to this thread, so I can have a looksee when I get a chance ... :)

[little_lucy_13]

thanks clare! angi b's site looks wonderful (added to my favourites!)

[DanityDoll]

yup just adding the thread!!!

[song]

Just bookmarking!

[Nannyannie]

found this posted by little lucy the other day so have copied it over here :)



and these are the links she posted.

www.writtendown.com

http://www.livejournal.com/community/embodiment/

http://kelspace.typepad.com/photos/art_journal/index.html

http://www.teeshamoore.com/latest_news.htm

http://www.aisling.net/journaling/journalingarts.htm

http://www.art-e-zine.co.uk/newstuff.html - great all round source for all things altered

http://www.art-e-zine.co.uk/susancohen.html

http://www.bellarosapaperarts.com/JournalPages.htm

http://www.johncopeland.com/

http://www.karenmichel.com/art-journals.htm

http://thisismeangib.typepad.com/my_weblog/






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Thanks for the links. I've copied them to my favourites list and will look at them tomorrow. Getting quite into the art journalling.
Nannyannie

[Marigold]

have just come across this thread and have got really excited by it all! love the idea of creating an art journal and i am going to advertise a workshop starting next thursday in my scrapbooking shop and see if any of my customers would like to start one too! thank you to everyone who posted links too - had a look at some of them and they are very inspiring.
marilyn

[peachey-kins]

just bought a book for an art journal and dont know where to start!!!

[Clare]

one of the link in this post has been taken over by some very unsavory people since this was posted way back Jan 2006 (a UKS member just brought this to my attention tonight) - I have edited my post and removed it but its still in the quoted post by Nannyannie above - I would suggest no one clicks it as its really not pleasant. I have asked a mod to edit nannyannies post to remove the corrupted link.

[LydiaRebeckah]

Sounds really interesting - I'm studying art so I thought it might be similar but its obviously not, I'll check it out!

[tigerlady]

Is there an art journal SG or something similar to Art Journalling please?

[Dyan]

We run regular Art Journal classes at our studio once a month on a Sunday and we also have just started a beginners Art journal class during the week as well. To see the details click - HERE (http://shop.afth.co.uk/workshops-122-c.asp)

Also I put quite a few of my pages up on my blog and have a step by step journal pages - HERE (http://dyan-reaveley.blogspot.com/2009/02/step-by-step-journal-pages.html)

Hope these can be of use.

[MandieH]

This has been really useful for me, just beginning to keep a journal so it was good to find some references. :)

[kerry1901]

Hiya
I dont know whether I am being very thick about this as it is a bit late, but I am trying to work the idea of a art journal out. It seems really interesting, but I am slightly confused. Is it like a normal journal but you just do arty things into it. Is that correct?
Any feedback would be great thanks
Kerry xx

[kerry1901]

Sorry dont know whether the above post is in the right place! x

[Clare]

Hi kerry :) Im no expert but these are my thoughts on art journals - an art journal is really whatever you want it to be - it can be a kind of diary or something like a diary/journal full of thoughts etc - or it can just be a book of experimental things you want to try out, with or without a theme - I saw the most gorgeous 'birds' journal at a crop recently which was full of different techniques and media but every page had to have a bird reference. Lots of people do alphabet journals and do a page for each letter of the alphabet - there are loads of examples of art journal pages on the net too. I haven't done one in a while, but I have an ongoing non themed journal that I can just go and play in if I want to get a bit creative but dont have a specific project in mind. My pages tend to be just anything I fancy playing with at the time, and sometimes i add a quote or a 'thought for the day' or a list for that day - often a daft one like current top 10 fave sweets! :lol: or songs from my iPod etc or a list of things I want to achieve.

Really - an art journal is a personal thing and you can make it however and whatever you like :) hope that helps a little?

[lee]

Hi been looking for art journalling and journalling just posting so I can find this again

[Dyan]

There is another step by step journal page on our blog - HERE (http://dyan-reaveley.blogspot.com/2009/08/step-by-step-art-journal-spread.html)

Enjoy!

[KIRSTICOO]

Joining in the chat as we did Art Journalling with Dyan from Art from the Heart last weekend - it was fab... keen to keep it going now...x

[Maria in France]

Hmm, I really fancy trying one of these but I dont really know where to start. Do I make the book first or make pages and just bookring them at the end?

[hopberni]

I thought you might like to look at this
http://www.kporterfield.com/journal/Illuminations.html and this
http://prima.typepad.com/prima/2009/...-journals.html

[KIRSTICOO]

I have downloaded a day by day tutorial for art journalling here (http://sarahwhitmire.blogspot.com/). Loads of good ideas about how to start and how to make background pages and prompts too... Just click on the picture at the top right titled Soul Journalling Prompts...x

[Dyan]

We are running Begginer Art Journal Weekends in Feb and March 2010. Feb is already full, but we have spaces on the March weekend. See details - HERE (http://shop.afth.co.uk/frisatsun-567th-march---beginners-art-journal-weekend---730-10pm-9-5pm9-4pm-3914-p.asp)

Dyan xx

[Dyan]

We have another beginner Art Journal weekend at the end of April/start of May for those of you who missed out on the ones in Feb and March - HERE (http://shop.afth.co.uk/workshops-nall122curpage-2-122-c.asp)
We also have intermediate Art journal weekend in May - HERE (http://shop.afth.co.uk/workshops-nall122curpage-2-122-c.asp)

Dyan xx

[hopberni]

Have just found this site:
http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/product.php?productid=26750&cat=0&page=1
52 weekly prompts for art journaling - can be digi, hybrid, or art/paper

This set of 3 videos are interesting
http://www.youtube.com/user/tangiebaxter#p/a/u/2/FpZ-tv5TsjM

[chrisG]

Have just found this site:
http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/product.php?productid=26750&cat=0&page=1
52 weekly prompts for art journaling - can be did, hybrid, or art/paper

This set of 3 videos are interesting
http://www.youtube.com/user/tangiebaxter#p/a/u/2/FpZ-tv5TsjM

Have just looked at the Vids Bernice - OMG how I wish i had a PHAT journal like that one - so lush :wub:

Thanks for the link

[hopberni]

Have just looked at the Vids Bernice - OMG how I wish i had a PHAT journal like that one - so lush :wub:

Thanks for the link

I'm going to have a go. I'll let you know how I get on!

[Jane]

i signed up for the Art Journal Caravan because I wanted to try digital and then print it out afterwards. There's loads of prompts and some great pages in the gallery. I have only just got Photoshop CS4 and still finding my way round it so learning loads and taking ages on each one!
There are my cover and first three from the prompts.

I also did an online course with Dina Wakley, Graffiti of my life and learned loads of techniques on that, especially using spray inks and different ways to use my acrylics. The pages are in an album on my blog but I haven't written on all of them yet.

If anyone can get to Dyan's classes I would go, she taught me loads about painting and different mediums and got me started with collage etc

[chrisG]

OMG Jane - your pages are GORGEOUS!. I love how you have your photo in the paintbox and that diary page is :wub:

I understand the concept of digi - and i'm sure my hubby would be delighted for me to do digi - no more mess! But i'd miss the smooshing around with paints and gesso and bits of paper and the tactile dimension of my pages - do you not miss all that?

Is it possible that the digi elements could be used for a hybrid journal?

I also did the Dina Wakley 'Grafitti Your Life' - brilliant techniques although my binding ended up a bit naff (lessons to learn - dont use vintage papers - they dont take up to sewing!). I have just started another journal using the same techniques and Dina's trademark 'Lady' silhouette.

I keep saying i'll go do a class with Dyan - she's not a million miles away (about 2 hours on the train) but it's just finding the time. I'll have to wait now until the start of the holiday year as I've no more hols left at work.

Thanks for sharing your pages Jane - BTW Congratulationson your new Grandaughter, she is beautiful. (Opportunity for loads of scrapping pages I guess)

[Jane]

Thanks Chris, I would never give up actual materials, I love all of the mess and the unexpected results, far more exciting. I only started the digital because I was snowed in for a few days and all of my stuff was in my studio. I'll certainly print out some of the files to use in my 'real' journals.

I had problems with the sewing too, I pulled too tight and ripped the paper but after that I put sellotape down the middle of each page to strengthen it. I want to make another one but I would fold pages rather than make the signature strips, I didn't like them not matching up to my pages, they looked all disjointed.

[chrisG]

Ditto - although mine was more to do with the sheet music I used original and rather brittle so it didn't withstand much tugging to make it tear - LOL - now why didn't i think of selotape? (makes sense now that your've mentioned it). Re the signatures - thats exactly what i've done this time round Jane - far too much phaffing about with the siggy strips and I haven't got the patience LOL.

Great to see your you've not given up the actual messy side. :) I hope you're going to continue to 'WOW' us with your pages throughout the caravan journey. Amazing pages so far.

[bonjen3]

Jane did you take an Suzi Blu online class? if you did was it worth it? I'm thinking of signing up for one

[Jane]

Yes I did sign up for one, I didn't think it was worth the money. The videos are far too long, too much waffle and you have to search through loads of repeated stuff to get to the actual instruction. I didn't finish it because I just got fed up with wading through all of the video clips.
I had a friend when I was working my dog, he was a brilliant dog trainer and certainly knew his stuff but to gain one minute of good advice I had to listen to two hours of bullsh+ and in the end I just didn't have the will or the time. This course reminded me of him and the loooong hours spent trying to concentrate on the bits i needed to know.

[chrisG]

but to gain one minute of good advice I had to listen to two hours of bullsh+ and in the end I just didn't have the will or the time.

Mwhahaha ... think we all know a few of those sorts! :D

[bonjen3]

Thanks Jane, I don't think I'll bother then, I don't mind having to listen to a "bit of waffle "but not loads of it. I'll have a look around for something else

[Jane]

check out her youtube clips to give you an idea...

Somebody mentioned another similar artist but I can't remember her name - possibly Ursula somebody?

[lindadragonfly]

bookmarking so I can read later!

[Dyan]

Taking of Dina's gret online classes. We have the pleasure of Dina teaching 2 of her art journalling classes at AFTH in March - HERE (http://shop.afth.co.uk/workshops-122-c.asp)

Bookings don't go live until tomorrow, so don't worry that it says out of stock.

Dyan xx

[chrisG]

ARGH - I want to cry - I've no holidays left at work and with a 9am start i'd have to stop over which would mean 2 days off work (not that i was thinking of throwing a sicky or anything like that!) oh what a dilema

[KIRSTICOO]

ARGH - I want to cry

:(Me too...xoxo:(