Jill’s additions in my book.
My response…
…and on the following spread.
And Jill’s reply.
And in Jill‘s book:
Jill’s work.
My reply…
…continued onto a new spread.
And Jill responded with a dreamy goddess in the sky…
…with a hand pointing to what I see as castle towers!
And so our conversations continue… even if my blogging seems to be at a standstill!!!
Just that for various reasons my creative activities have slowed recently. Plus I just haven’t felt up to blogging. Anyway, here is the latest exchange on the visual dialogue in my altered book.
Jill's response...
...and her next spread.
My response...
...and the next spread.
Due to the binding becoming strained by the growing thickness of the book, I had to remove a couple of pages and make some repairs before returning the book to Jill. So there are fewer pages to play in. Which is a shame as I’ve really been enjoying our dialogue. The good news is that there is still plenty of room in Jill’s book for us to play for quite a while yet. In fact I have just about finished my next spread in her book. But more on that another day!
And my ‘chat’ with Jill continues… in my book, this time.
The little man found a strange diving board...
...and has dived into the sea... 
S and T zentangled ATCs
My Sketchbook 2012 for the Art House Co-op has now been digitized!!! See here.
Also, a couple of Alphabet Zentangled ATCs for the SwapBot series. I’ve so been enjoying doing these.
I’ve also worked in and sent back my Visual Dialogue book, see below for pics. I have Jill‘s book here, too, but need to take a photo so will publish that later in the week. Am so enjoying our renewed ‘play’ in the Visual Dialogue books, it’s such fun when the books arrive in the post to open up the parcel and see what Jill has done
My additions to Jill's changes...
... and additions to her spread...
... plus the start of a new spread.
And we’re getting back into the swing of this nicely!!! So good to be ‘talking’ to each other again via our books
Here’s what Jill did in her book:
Jill's spread
And my reply:
My reply.
And Jill’s response to the pages in my book:
Jill's additions to my spread...
...and continued over the page.
And here are the latest pages in my visual dialogue with my friend Jill (see the visual dialogue 1 page to view all the work in my book so far).
Jill's last spread...
...with my additions.
and the latest partial spread that I've posted to Jill for her to continue
Front cover of my new Textiles Sketchbook
Having had several new textile-related books for xmas, I’ve decided to start a textile-only sketchbook. Just over 8″ square the one I’ve chosen is made from Khadi paper. So it should be strong enough to withstand stitching and rough handling. Before I started working in it I decided to make it feel and look like a book for textiles, and have thus covered it using various fabric scraps, some lace and patterned tissue stuck down with a PVA/ water mix. Stitched around the edges, with fancy buttons for the ribbon tie and a couple of embellishments.
The back cover.
As you’ve probably gathered, I’m hoping to explore textile arts in 2012, including embroidery and general stitching, lace-making, collage, quilts, patchwork, wall-hangings and cloths. I’m also determined to finish my ArtHouse Co-op Sketchbook – with only 3 more pages to do, I’m pretty confident that it will be ready to post in plenty of time (deadline is the end of January).
See you in the New Year
Week 15 "stickies"
Heart journal prompt was ‘stickies’, any type including (I think) collage as well as embellishments. My spread used bought papers plus crumpled dress pattern tissue painted with acrylic inks. Then various bought sticky embellishments. Not my best spread but my thoughts have been on writing this last week, not visual imagery!
Why? Because I signed up for NaNoWriMo and have thus been writing since Tuesday! More about that here on my Rohinval blog.
I’ve also made two more zentangled ATCs, although I need to scan them in so will show them later. But if you wonder why this blog is quieter than normal during November, you now know why!!!
Week 14
This week’s prompt for the Heart Journal was for two main colours or tonal. I sort of ignored the tonal and went for yellow and black, lol. Well, I decided I needed cheering and yellow is a cheery colour, plus I felt like doodling. So black pens on yellow acrylic ink it is!!!
I’ve also been ‘doodling’ in the Art House Co-op Sketchbook. Two of the following pages (the bed + chest; and the mug) are drawings from the original layout. They are the last to be carried forward into the new-look book – everything from here on is completely new. An assorted collection of drawings and another Holga photo. And I’m still having fun!!!
A photo and a drawing.
My 'happy' mug and a drawing inspired by Aubrey Beardsley.
Two urbanscapes - one real, the other complete fantasy.
Front cover
For some while now I’ve felt daunted by my sketchbook for the ArtHouse Co-op project. It was as if I was blocked from doing anything more in it. I’d decided to fill it with drawings done in and around my home, within the monochromatic theme. For a while it seemed to be going well. But then my enthusiasm waned and I realised the ‘mini-theme’ just wasn’t working. So yesterday I finally bit the bullet and pulled the book apart, lol.
First step was to cover it with fabrics using bondaweb and machine-stitch before adding the title with acrylic ink and pen. Satisfied with the new look I went through the old pages and discarded several that I was unhappy with. I replaced them with pages made from other paper and rebound the whole using thread.
It seems to have worked. Last night I not only drew the new page 1 but I also completed a zentangle page. And I have printed off some black-and-white photos taken with my Holga camera a while back to stick onto some pages. I’m also planning on taking my Holga out today for a play whilst the sun is out. I haven’t used it in a while, so am pleased the new direction of the sketchbook has nudged me into action. Even if I don’t use any of the photos I take it will be fun to play again Pictures of the finished spreads as they are now:
Inside front cover and page 1
Pages 2 and 3. The photo was taken about 2 years ago, in Bexhill.
Pages 4 and 5, including last night's zentangle.
Pages 6 and 7. The photo is the view through my window, taken a few months ago.
Oh, and this, apparently, is my 200th post on this blog!!! Yay!!!
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