MessyJessyCreatesArt

http://willowinglove.blogspot.co.uk/p/life-book-2016.html This week in Lifebook 2016 with Ivy Newport Theme:  Patch it up and Make it Shine! In this lesson, we wrote down all of the negative things that we wanted to leave behind in 2015.  Then, we patched it up, making it shining and new, for 2016. For my page, I actually had a lot to leave behind, as 2015 was not kind to me.  Therefore, I had many layers of collage and paint and gesso before I ended up with the art journal page you see here.  I came across this magazine photo and it screamed my name.  I love the lace in her dress and repeated the pattern in the flowers you see using modeling paste.  Along with some charcoal, Art Anthology paints, and some glitter, I made my new year shine!

This week we got TWO bonus lessons in our Life Book 2015 group!  Yippee!!!  This one was from Violette Clark  http://www.violette.ca/   She created a little version of her own cottage on paper and added little paper notes that meant something special to her to the rooftop.  In my version, I added lots more texture and layers and a house that opens up to have a large space in which to journal.  This was a quick and fun little art journal page to brighten up your day :-)