tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74160627159106095862024-03-05T20:59:40.514-05:00Angelia's Art JournalsCelebrating Life, Love, and Creativity with ColorAn'Angelia Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767458190753340841noreply@blogger.comBlogger402125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416062715910609586.post-88242553838802871122013-12-06T08:17:00.001-05:002013-12-06T08:17:11.155-05:00I'm Still Here<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Self Portrait as Sugar Skull" Acrylic on canvas 18" x 24"</td></tr>
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An'Angelia Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767458190753340841noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416062715910609586.post-3795117110269127992013-05-14T23:09:00.001-04:002013-05-14T23:09:55.269-04:00Tuesday Tips and Techniques: Photo EditingCan't find time to play in your journal but you've taken lots of photos? You can still let your creativity flourish by being creative with photo editing. <br />
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Here are some of the photos I played with over the past two weeks using free, online photo editing programs.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Multiple functions in<a href="http://ipiccy.com/" target="_blank"> iPiccy</a> helped to re-create this photo of Nadia.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This photo of fruit taken at the West Side Market in Cleveland looks even more luscious cropped and colorized using iPiccy.</td></tr>
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I've used other free, online photo editing programs such as <a href="http://pixlr.com/" target="_blank">Pixlr </a>(which is what I've used most frequently over the past few months) and<a href="http://www.picmonkey.com/" target="_blank"> PicMonkey</a>. Each program offers different items that I enjoy using, and I'm just beginning to become familiar with each of these sites. I'll try to do a more in-depth review of each specific site in the coming weeks. Do you have a favorite online photo editing program that you enjoy using? If so, tell us all about it in the comments section of this post!<br />
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I hope you're finding lots of time for creativity whether it's in your journal, at the easel, with your camera or - just in your head!<br />
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An'Angelia Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767458190753340841noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416062715910609586.post-91250839536838725352013-05-13T15:12:00.000-04:002013-05-14T22:17:18.489-04:00Monday's MusingsI've been having a wonderful time with family. Mike and Nadia were home from California for a week's visit, and Nick & Heather were married! We spent every moment that we could together, enjoying each others' company, and it gave me so much pleasure to see my sons together again. It's been over a year.<br />
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We spent a lot of time "in the streets", including a day exploring Cleveland landmarks such as the <a href="http://www.westsidemarket.org/about.html" target="_blank">West Side Market</a> and <a href="http://www.ohiocity.org/" target="_blank">Ohio City</a>, lunch at<a href="http://www.slymans.com/" target="_blank"> Slyman's </a>and the <a href="http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Coastal_Main_Menu/PublicAccess/Cu_East9thStreetPier/tabid/22780/Default.aspx" target="_blank">East Ninth Street Pier</a>. We spent an afternoon at beautiful <a href="http://www.presqueisle.org/" target="_blank">Presque Isle</a> in Pennsylvania, and we had breakfast at <a href="http://www.maryyodersamishkitchen.com/" target="_blank">Mary Yoder's </a>in Middlefield.<br />
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That hasn't left much time for playing in my journal, but I have taken <i>hundreds</i> of photos in the last two weeks. I've also been playing with these photos on several online photo editing sites that I'll review at a future date. <strike>Here are some of my efforts.</strike><br />
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Well, apparently I'm NOT going to share any photos with you right now. It seems I can't get any other photos to load so I don't know if it's a blogger problem or what. I'm trying not to flip out. Really.<br />
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Have you ever played with poetry tiles or magnetic poetry before? I think it's both fun and thought provoking to arrange and re-arrange these little word tiles into poetry. There are several sources of online poetry tiles to explore, but why not make your own to incorporate into a journal page? <br />
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I created my tiles in the Paint program by first making the little "tiles". Then I entered the text, and lastly, I filled in the background with a light gray to further isolate the tiles. I took my laptop out on the deck and randomly typed words that came to me as I abandoned all my senses to the beautiful afternoon.<br />
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To get you started on your own poetry tiles, I'm offering my set for you to download and use as you would like! I printed my words as two 5" x 7" sizes for my 4" x 5" journal. If you're using an 8" x 10" or larger journal, I suggest printing them out as a full page. Don't see a word you would like to use? Make some of your own tiles to add to them! It doesn't matter if the font or size is different - it will just make it more interesting.<br />
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I hope you're having a fabulous day, and I hope the promise of spring is blooming among your flowers too! If you create a page using these tiles, be sure to share a link to your work in the comments section of this post. We would all love to see what you do with them!<br />
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With a little decorative tape and previously prepared background papers, you can have additional, accordion fold pages in a flash!<br />
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Here, a strip of animal print Duck Tape cut creatively, binds my accordion fold pages to today's page in my journal.<br />
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Now I have 9 pages to work with today - that's plenty of room to experiment with ideas for the Skull & Skeleton show upcoming later this fall.<br />
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FINALLY . . . I'm back....again. Hopefully to stay awhile. I was sick...............AGAIN. No, I'm not kidding. I can't make this stuff up -seriously! I'm cautiously optimistic that I'm going to stay well for awhile now........it's been just over a week. So.....I think I'm just going to ramble between the photos of my daily journal. I've left the images small so it doesn't take all day for them to load. If you want to see larger images, just click on them, OK?</div>
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Once I commit, I'm in for GOOD. No matter how pressed for time or crappy I've felt, I have created a page every single day. Here are my pages for the month of January. </div>
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I like this smaller format. It's perfect for experimenting. I never spend longer than minutes to an hour on each page. I allow one page per day except for the center of each signature. You'll see what I mean.<br />
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This has been the weirdest two month stretch I've had in quite a few years. I'm not accustomed to being sick and feeling so awful. <br />
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Did I mention that I stopped smoking after my birthday week? Yep. I'm happy to say I'm now a reformed smoker. OH.....here's what I mean about the middle of a signature. I use both sides for one day.<br />
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So what do I journal about each day? Sometimes it's an event from the day, or sometimes it's just a passing thought. Below on the left, it's about Ro and me going to the beach (a warm day in early January!) The right side of the page is about the new Bowie album coming out next month. "The Next Day" is the name of the album.<br />
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I've been recording each day's date on scraps of paper that I've torn into "faux tags". It's not an original idea. I was watching videos of a store owner/art journaler, and she was stapling "real" date tags onto her daily journal. I adored her work. I wish I could remember who it was (her link is maybe on my old computer?) I'm thinking she lived in the southern US. If anyone knows who it could be, please leave a comment, OK? I would love to look at her work again. <br />
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I did get to judge the Lake/Geauga High School show again this year. The work was FABULOUS! (Incidentally, I got sick for the second time after attending this little outing) We celebrated Nick's birthday at <a href="http://meltbarandgrilled.com/" target="_blank">Melt Bar & Grilled</a> on the following Sunday. Did I mention that the new restaurant opened in Mentor and is now a mere 15 minutes away? Mmmmmmmmmmmmm.....<br />
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So......in an effort to get healthier, I have attempted several things for the winter. One is juicing. The other is Zumba. I haven't been able to stay well enough to commit to either one! If you want to know the truth, I felt better when I was wolfing down burgers and smoking cigarettes. Talk about discouraging! <br />
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Anyway, giving up isn't my M.O., so don't even worry about THAT! After a little more research I've discovered that part of my "sick symptoms" could very well have been detox symptoms from nicotine withdrawal and/or juicing. I was mentally and emotionally fine with all that change at one, but maybe it was just too much for my body to handle?<br />
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Meanwhile, in the back of my mind is the fact that I haven't done any Tuesday Tips and Techniques this year. I'm working on a plan for those so stay tuned. I'm thinking I'm going to talk about color theory. I know....it sounds boring, but I think I can present it in a way that makes it exciting.<br />
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I've also been thinking about my Blogiversary coming up in less than a month. It will be THREE years. Yep...insert "flying time" cliche right here! I'll be doing some type of giveaway. Details soon. Speaking of details.......I just love this "flying ME". No matter how crappy I feel, I try to remain optimistic.<br />
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I really enjoyed making these little tag and snowman details, too. I made the snowman from a toilet paper tube painted with white craft acrylic and a length of yarn around his neck for a scarf.<br />
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I immediately saw these faces (and the bird) on these pages. I brought out the details with a black Inktense pencil.<br />
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I use scraps of stuff laying around on my table and in my art bags. The color disc at the bottom is scrap from the new Game of Life that Keith recently bought for us. It was fun to play it again after all these years. Don't you love board games?<br />
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It's interesting to me to look back at the pages and see how much more elaborate they are when I was feeling well. The faces "appeared" in the paint. By the way.......I REALLY like these Inktense pencils.<br />
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I'm obsessed with circles. I make them all the time in one way or another. Circles just make me happy! <br />
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OK..........I'm about rambled out but it's been nice to finally catch up with all of you. I've been mostly keeping up with your blogs even though I haven't much felt like commenting. I'll be visiting in the next day or two. I'm finally feeling more like my old, social self!<br />
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I have some other exciting news to share with you, but I'll be back int he next day or two. It's not like I have to tell you everything in this one post, right? <br />
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Meanwhile, keep creating, keep journaling, and KEEP HEALTHY! To those of you on the east coast, I hope you're safe and warm and finally digging out from the storm. <br />
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And me? I'm celebrating that I'm feeling better and I'm happy to be in a full-blown, creative fervor!<br />
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An'Angelia Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767458190753340841noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416062715910609586.post-75474190221356828632013-01-26T15:39:00.001-05:002013-01-26T15:39:15.608-05:00Weekend JournalI haven't done a lot of posting, but I have completed a lot of pages in my art journal during the past month. Here's a sampling of what I've been doing.<br />
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Intuitive art journaling offers fascinating insights into the subconscious. I wasn't the least bit surprised to see this mask and armor appear as I approached each day like I was "headed into battle". <br />
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I'm in a skull and skeleton gallery show this autumn, so once again, it's no surprise to me that a skeleton would make himself known to me.<br />
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When I'm working in my art journal, I like to begin by writing thoughts, phrases and words. Sometimes I just use a regular ink pen. Sometimes I use a brush and craft acrylics. Often times, I'm listening to a lecture or music while I'm working, and that's where some of the phrases and words come from that I use in my work.<br />
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An art journal is the perfect place to experiment with new media. I recently purchased a set of Inktense pencils (which I LOVE!). Experimentation is all about the journey and not the end result.<br />
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What better place to determine how acrylics, Inktense pencils, and Neocolor II water soluble crayons interact with each other than in my art journal? The 9"x12" portrait landscape is perfect for me.<br />
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It seems that I was channeling Klimt for this page!<br />
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I threw some oil pastels into the mix, and how much fun were those? It's great to pull out those art items that have somehow gotten pushed aside. It's easy to get into an art journaling routine. It's a trap! Rotate your supplies periodically.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed the tour through some my "experimental" art journal pages. Remember the smaller, "Winter" journal that I made?<br />
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I'm happy to announce that I haven't missed <i>one day</i> of art journaling in this page a day book! I'll be showing you these pages in the near future.<br />
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Artella is hosting this great opportunity to share some of your artwork in the spirit of Secret Santa. The basics: Send two pieces of artwork to your Mystery Muse during the month of February, and receive two pieces of artwork from your Mystery Muse, too. Registration is open through January 31, 2013. For more information and to register, just click on the image below.</div>
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An'Angelia Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767458190753340841noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416062715910609586.post-2424663105688093232013-01-21T17:24:00.000-05:002013-01-21T17:24:03.951-05:00Monday's MusingsJanuary. Not my favorite month, and I'm afraid that February and I have an even more disagreeable relationship. One might suspect that a dislike for the snow and cold are the main culprits that make these months so <span style="background-color: white;">distasteful to me, but not at all. </span><br />
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January and February are about fighting the demon named Depression, and conditions are optimum for him at this time of year. (<i>Yes, Depression is clearly a male energy!</i>) He knows that my defenses are weakend; the songbirds are gone, there is no smell of earth, and nothing blooming in the garden. There are no leisurely walks on the beach. There is no warmth from the sun. He knows I am vulnerable, but I know he is there and I dress myself in full armor.<br />
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<br />An'Angelia Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767458190753340841noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416062715910609586.post-85591378540757870892013-01-19T12:58:00.001-05:002013-01-19T12:58:08.044-05:00Go Fly A KiteGo Fly A Kite! That was the art challenge offered by April Cole at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheStudioAprilCole/" target="_blank">The Studio</a>, and it was a challenge that spoke to the little girl in me. I can still recall the magical feeling of seeing my first kites riding on the wind, and being amazed that an unseen force could carry those beautiful, colorful diamonds so high up into the air.<br />
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When I think of kites, I think of those first warm, windy days of March. I think of big, puffy clouds and I think of being by the lake. I remember being a young girl, laboring with my best friend to make newspaper kites that never made it off the ground. I recall that I have <i>never</i> been able to get a kite off the ground.<br />
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I've spent a lot of time looking out over the lake, and sometimes I'm fortunate enough to watch others successfully fly kites. April's challenge sparked my memory and I suddenly remembered that I purchased a kite about 10 years ago. I looked for it and found it still carefully tucked away in it's still unopened package. I'm determined to take it to the beach and fly it this March.<br />
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As I sit here on the sofa wrapped in quilts and doped up on cold medications because I'm sick <i>AGAIN</i>, I fill my mind with thoughts of warm, March breezes and the billowing clouds that accompany the arrival of spring. I imagine myself standing near the shore guiding my first kite into the wind, and I allow myself to think that good health and spring are both just right around the corner.<br />
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To see more of April's colorful and inspiring artwork, please visit her blog<a href="http://aprilmariecole.blogspot.com/search?q=kite" target="_blank"> HERE</a>.</div>
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An'Angelia Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767458190753340841noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416062715910609586.post-29415562743367503712013-01-15T12:00:00.001-05:002013-01-15T12:00:49.254-05:00Monday's Musings<div style="text-align: center;">
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My word for the year is "evolve". I didn't select this word as much as it selected me, (but that's another post entirely). I guess it's only natural to take stock of one's life from time to time. Apparently I slowed myself enough to turn and look behind at where I've been, and I also strained my eyes to see if I could glimpse the future. Those are not activities I'm accustomed to, but if my word is "evolve", well.....you get the point.</div>
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Anyway, synchronicity being what it is, I've been humming and/or singing David Bowie songs (Yes - I'm a huge fan since the early 70s!) over the past couple months - specifically "Seven" ("...seven days to live my life or seven ways to die..."), and "Changes" ("I still don't know what I was waiting for and my time was running wild - a million dead end streets...." "....so I turned myself to face me..."). They somehow seem to go along with this "EVOLVE" that I can't get out of my head. Here's where synchronicity comes in: I'm browsing Facebook, and to my absolute delight, I see that David Bowie has released a new single, "Where Are We Now?", from his new CD, "The Next Day", to be released in March. </div>
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It's his first release in a decade, so I'm really excited to see him back and eager to hear the rest of this album. I'm not one to keep up with celebrity news, but when I did a little research to see where he's been for 10 years, I discovered that he had a heart attack at some point. I also discovered that he's 66 years old as of a week or so ago. Why is any of that important to me? </div>
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I consider David Bowie to be a creative genius. He's been an ever-evolving, outside-the-box, no holds barred, exploring, chameleon whom I've greatly admired over all these years. He must constantly ask himself, "what if", and he doesn't seem to have any reservation toward experimentation. His music has been a great source of inspiration to me. Do you know that he also painted and did some print making? <a href="http://www.bowieart.com/default.asp" target="_blank">http://www.bowieart.com/default.asp</a></div>
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Also, as they say, "misery loves company", and this image of David Bowie looking a tad like the grim reaper struck a chord in me. In a way, I find it far more bizarre than the Ziggy Stardust image, and almost a little disturbing. I listen to "Where Are We Now?", and I look at this image and think that he must be looking back at where he's come from and looking into the future to see where he's going. Maybe it's taken him 10 years to do it, and I guess that helps me to justify my own 10 week creative silence. Don't expect me to return looking like the Grim Reaper though!</div>
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Well, it's a week into the new year, and I'm <i>still</i> trying to get it together. I'm still pondering exactly what "evolve" means to me and in what direction I am to venture.<br />
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There's another part of me asking questions and awaiting answers. Maybe it's just the time of year. Even the most beautiful days of winter don't agree with my psyche. <br />
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Anyway, I thought I'd pop in long enough to wish ALL of you a wonderful 2013. I also want to thank all of you for your kind comments, and I will answer each and every one of them. I have a lot of catching up to do....<br />
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Wishing all of you a delightful holiday season filled with joy, laughter and love, and wishing you a new year filled with rich possibility, good health, and an abundance of creativity.<br />
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Thank all of you for your kind messages of love and concern. I'll be back to blogging next week, and hopefully I'll even have some new pages to show you. I've been playing "catch up", but that's meant baking cookies, cleaning house, and most importantly, spending time with the family and friends that I love so much.<br />
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To those of you who celebrate - "MERRY CHRISTMAS", and as always................<br />
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An'Angelia Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767458190753340841noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416062715910609586.post-59297789091692005832012-12-13T10:20:00.000-05:002012-12-13T10:20:09.866-05:00I'm Still Standing - BarelyYah. The latest in a string of unfortunate occurrences. There has been no journaling. No classes. No catching up on blogs or email. No shopping. No baking cookies. No fun.<br />
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<br />In between restless snippets of pharmaceuticaly induced sleep, I contemplate my creativity and hear "evolve". What that means, I'm not sure, but I hope you stick around for the journey.<br />
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I hope you're doing well, and I hope that whatever the holidays mean to you, your desires come to fruition. Hugs and kisses.........<br />
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<br />An'Angelia Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767458190753340841noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416062715910609586.post-68835575423895569972012-11-20T14:44:00.001-05:002012-11-20T14:44:55.008-05:00Tuesday Tips and Techniques: Use Your Printer!When we were on vacation in Missouri, Suzi and I had our afternoon at Hobby Lobby. <i>(Of course we did!)</i> I was watching my pennies, after all, I still had lots of shopping opportunities awaiting me in California.<br />
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On one side of the book, I wrote down all of the "Momisms" I could think of, and on the other side of the book, I wrote down all of the things that I could think of that make me happy.<br />
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I took digital photos of each page, and now I have them on my computer ready to print out at a moment's notice. I can alter the tint, reduce or enlarge sections of them, and basically alter them in any way I choose. <br />
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So take advantage of your printer and put it to good use! You'll save time, effort and money, and you'll have papers that are uniquely your own!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I </span>have always been one of those people who absolutely LOVE birthdays. I have Mom to thank for that because she instilled th<span style="font-size: small;">e specialness of birthdays</span> in me by e<span style="font-size: small;">xample</span>. She always did everything in her power to make us feel extra special on </span>our birthdays. She would bake the cake of our choosing, and she would also prepare the birthday dinner of our choosing. For me, the cake was always the same - chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. My brother almost always requested spice cake with caramel frosting, and with his birthday being a week before mine, it was double yumminess! My sister was not so predictable in her birthday cake selections.</div>
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Mom's gone now, and I'm happy with my 3 tiered, no-calorie, virtual, journal cake! Birthdays hold an even more special meaning for me with each passing year. It's a time for me to remember the too many friends that died before their 50th birthdays. It's a time for me to feel grateful for another year with my friends and loved ones after surviving breast cancer.</div>
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So yes - I LOVE my birthday. It reminds me of how special I was to my mother, and it reminds me of how much I have to be grateful for. Today, I'll be having birthday lunch at the new (and closer!) Mentor Melt with Keith <i>(who has the whole week off from work!!!),</i> Nick and Heather. And Heather is making truffles for me - <i>far</i> better than any cake in my opinion (but what I wouldn't give to have Mom bake one for me...) And that's today's musings.</div>
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An'Angelia Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767458190753340841noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416062715910609586.post-52239087030433736802012-11-17T11:11:00.001-05:002012-11-17T11:11:44.658-05:00Weekend JournalMy big project this week was creating my winter project. My winter project is the first installment of what is going to be my year-long project - a daily journal that will be four volumes grouped by season. This is volume one, "Winter", which will include January, February and March.<br />
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Now that I know what I'm doing, I'm going to make a video tutorial of my next volume, "Spring". Meanwhile, here are the stages of what I did to create this journal. 2013 is just a few short weeks away, so remember, it's not too early to prepare!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gel Medium applied to the cardboard and pressed onto the paper</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paper torn to size and more gel medium applied to fold the paper to the inside covers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I forgot to take photos of the binding! I used a scrap of red polka dot fabric and sewed the signatures to the fabric using embroidery floss.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I applied gel medium to both the fabric and the spine of the journal and pressed the signatures in using jars to hold everything in place until it dried. You can see some of the polka dot fabric between the signatures. I left lots of space in this journal so that I have plenty of room to add tags and other 3 dimensional items and still have the book close properly.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I added more brown paper to the inside covers to hide the binding fabric</td></tr>
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I added a layer of gesso to the outside cover and let it dry. Afterwards, I mixed black and pearlescent blue craft paint together to get this nice, shimmery, metallic gray color as base color for both the outside and inside covers.<br />
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This nice paste paper that I made at Barb's is shimmery and wintery to me - perfect to give a finished look to the inside covers.<br />
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Now, on to decorating the cover! I have no idea or vision in mind so I'm just going to go with the flow!<br />
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I think I need to add another layer of pearlescent blue. I want this cover to be shimmery and sparkly like winter snow.<br />
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I'm thinking of bare tree branches against the cold, gray, winter skies, and a little white to brighten things up and suggest snow.<br />
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Hmmmm.....what about some snowflakes? I discover that I don't know how to cut them out. Google to the rescue! Not too bad for my first attempts - especially considering their small size. (My journal cover measures 5" x 6") I add some sparkle paint to the snowflakes (cut from copy paper scraps)<br />
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I then decide to add more branches and write "Winter" using black dimensional paint. And of course, I decide that the entire cover needs a layer of the winter sparkle paint!<br />
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I'm still debating on how to finish the spine. I'm thinking that I'll add fibers and dangling items at some point. I'll keep you updated.<br />
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What can I say? I can't get enough of making these Styrofoam stamps, and my journaling class is having fun with them as well. I'm hoping to <i>finally</i> remember to take my camera to the next class so you can see what they're doing!<br />
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I test my stamps inside my journal, overlapping images and selecting different colors. They make great background pages and I'm often able to "find" things in them as an added bonus.<br />
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And here's a completed journal spread. As the holidays approach, I'm reminded that it's a sad time for many people. If you're one of those people, try to remember: "Just because you feel alone doesn't mean you are."<br />
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An'Angelia Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767458190753340841noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416062715910609586.post-73873131042076834112012-11-13T17:39:00.000-05:002012-11-13T17:39:33.211-05:00Tuesday Tips and Techniques: Playing with Paper Three<h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This is one</span></span> <span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">of my favorite techniques for making background papers. <span style="font-size: small;">Here's what you'll need: </span></span></span></h3>
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<li>Card stock pre-painted with acrylic paint. (artist or craft acrylics will both work)</li>
<li>91% Isopropyl Alcohol (I bought mine at Walgreens)</li>
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Paint your card stock (or other heavy paper) with craft or artist acrylics. You can use a solid color but I prefer mixing the paint right on the page. ( Using metallic and glitter paint yield striking results!) Let it dry.<br />
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Get your alcohol ready by pouring a small amount into the cap. A cap full is plenty for one or two sheets of paper.<br />
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Set your alcohol nearby. Now mix craft acrylic with water in an approximate 60% paint, 40% water mixture. I use an egg carton. Apply the paint to your page with a brush. Work quickly because you don't want the paint to start drying. If it seems like it's drying too fast, add another brush full of water.<br />
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While it's still glistening wet, begin dropping alcohol into the wet paint. I do this using my index finger to flick the alcohol onto the page. I also sometimes sprinkle the alcohol directly from the cap by tapping my finger on the cap. Experiment with the application!<br />
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The alcohol reacts with the acrylic paint, and the paint spreads out away from the alcohol. Here I've used a contrasting color for the top layer so there would be more contrast, but for more subtle texture, use similar colors.<br />
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You'll have a stack of yummy, textured paper in no time with this technique!</div>
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Some days, it's more important to make art in the kitchen!</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adas Polo (Persian rice & lentils, dates, raisins and chicken)</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Watch Over Me", mixed media/acrylic 24" x 18"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Shaman's Tale", mixed media/acrylic 11" x 14"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Hope and Faith", mixed media 12" x 12"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Tree of Life", mixed media/acrylic 11" x 14"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"A Mother's Love", mixed media/acrylic 11" x 14"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Inner Knowing", mixed media/acrylic 12" x 12"</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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It was good to work on canvases for a change. I'll be completing more canvases in the coming months.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">ART SWAP </span></i></span><br />
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Another really fun thing I did in the last couple weeks was to make 10 inspiration cards to trade with April Cole. If you haven't seen her <a href="http://aprilmariecole.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog</a>, you need to check it out because you're going to LOVE it! Here are the cards I made for April:<br />
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And here are the wonderful cards that I received from April. I
enjoyed this swap so much that I'm going to host a swap myself very
soon, so stay tuned. Thanks very much, April! <br />
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It's been a while, but remember my travel journal? I'm still continuing work on my pages for our California journey. It's been slow going due to technical difficulties like my printer running out of ink, resizing photos, using a new laptop, etc., etc., but I've finally have the first few pages almost complete.<br />
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California Day One<br />
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I still have lots of little details to add to these pages - as well as the other pages in my journal. I didn't realize how time consuming this would be, but I also didn't realize how rewarding the finished product would be!<br />
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I'm going to be showing lots of little details, because I know "The Californians" are eager to see these pages! Hopefully you'll get some ideas for your own travel journals too, like this little add in booklet. <br />
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This is one of my favorite details! I wonder what's behind the door?<br />
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This little detail was well worth the effort. It tickles me every single time I open the door!<br />
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The blue mosaic wall at the Sawdust Festival opens to reveal photos I took of the cards that I bought there. I met some fabulous artists there and saw some fantastic artwork too!<br />
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Business cards glued back-to-back make great tabs! "Thai Bite" is on this side, and "Zona's" is on the other side.<br />
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I have photos of my steak breakfast and mimosa for the big empty spot. My captions and other details must still be added.<br />
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We had so many great adventures on the California leg of our trip that I'm sure I'll be working on this journal all winter. I hope you enjoy seeing it!<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">PRE-WINTER</span></i></span><br />
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Well, in my mind it's official: Autumn is over with and we're now in the state of limbo that I refer to as "pre-winter". All of the beautiful leaves have mostly left the trees now, and it's mostly cold and gray now.<br />
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Our second puzzle of the season has been completed - an autumn scene as a last-ditch effort from me to hold on to the season. <br />
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Not to worry, though. There's beauty to behold <i>every</i> day if you're paying attention. Enjoy the beauty in your day, and have a fabulous weekend!<br />
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<br />An'Angelia Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767458190753340841noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416062715910609586.post-16108770537401253822012-11-07T21:12:00.001-05:002012-11-07T21:12:47.031-05:00Tuesday Tips and Techniques: Duct Tape JournalToday I'm sharing a technique by one of my favorite art journalers, Diana Trout. I've seen this technique mentioned on some of my favorite blogs recently, and I wanted to make sure that you didn't miss it!<br />
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You know I'm big on re-purpose and re-cycle, and this project is perfect for all of those wonderful paper scraps that you have tucked away or stacked all over your work space. If you're like me, there are maybe<i> several</i> stacks!<br />
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If you're not familiar with Diana Trout, definitely take the time to view her other wonderful videos. <br />
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I'm going to show you my take on this technique in the next couple weeks. That will give me some incentive to clean up my messy piles and make room for brand new messy piles in the new year!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #45818e;">CELEBRATE * LOVE * CREATE</span></span></div>
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