“I survived because the fire inside me burned brighter than the fire around me!”
I started this art journal spread a while ago but Carolyn Dube used in her Creative JumpStart Video junk envelopes which inspired me to add some collage elements from the inside of junk envelopes as well. I stamped with my Central Avenue Foam Stamps and acrylic paint on top of the envelope pattern and then cut out circles in different sizes – the lines of the stamp providing perfect cutting guidance.
I used a black Fude pen for the journaling and to add some dots here and there and then added some white highlights with a white Signo pen. It basically repeats the color scheme and the circles theme of the collaged envelope circles.
The figure was from a demo in a class in Oregon – Ink drawing on deli paper and then pasted into the art journal with gel medium.
The red and green are giving a great contrast and impact – it is a not so simple but kind a simple looking page – I like it. Here is what I discovered with this page:
- I always forget that in the US a lot of the bank statements have security envelopes with cool pattern inside – great collage material
- I mostly use women when using figures in my journal – it was fun to change that up for this one :)
- I am still in love with the subtle texture scraped gesso over an acrylic painted background provides – It makes me happy :)
There are so many ways you can get something out of Creative JumpStart – wether you are a beginner, an intermediate or advanced Mixed Media Artist. You can take the videos “literally” and do the same project, you can get inspired by the theme, certain materials, use the same techniques, try to substitute materials to see what happens in comparison …the ways are different…but they all have something in common – YOU HAVE TO WALK!
I hope you walk with us :)
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