MessyJessyCreatesArt

www.getmessyartjournal.com This week started a new season over at Get Messy Art Journaling.  The season is about introspection and had several art and writing prompts to choose from.   First, I used Golden fluid acrylics in Payne's Grey to try the ink blot technique suggested as one of the art prompts. Next, I added a magazine image to collage in a representation of myself.  This was also a suggested art prompt. After that, I added journaling.  One of the journal prompts was about your identity.  I made a list of who I am and used Posca paint markers to fill the page with my identifying titles.  I used the quote that was suggested for this week by Aristotle.  Last, I added a border with Posca pen and collaged in the title for the beginning of the season and the page using scrapbook paper and a number 1 tag.  

"A Week in the Life" May 2016 http://aliedwards.com/shop/classes/week-in-the-life-community Every year, Ali Edwards has a project called "A Week in the Life" which I FINALLY got to participate in.  I stayed very simple and documented my day to day stuff.  Nobody's life is perfect.  Often times we see happy people posting happy pictures on social media.  I was very candid in my little book.  I have anxiety and depression, I am working on my marriage, and I have some disabilities. I used a 4x4 2 ring binder album ( http://www.studiocalico.com/shop/sale/amelia-4x4-black-handbook ), 4x4 protector sheets, and black 4x4 squares of scrapbook paper to make my album.  I use my Fujifilm Instax camera and 5 cartridges of film ( http://www.amazon.com/Fuji-96090-Instax-Instant-Sheet/dp/B004U7JYXS?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00 ). I used a combination of Sakura Gelli Roll Pens ( http://www.amazon.com/Sakura-38176-10...