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Imagination
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. — Albert Einstein
A few new journal pages…
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Journal Art
Monday, December 1st, 2008It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted anything from my journals. Mostly I’ve been doodling, of late, mandalas, ribbons and trees are my favorite subjects. I tend to use mostly pens in my journal rather than paints and/or altered art because I like to carry them with me, catching a few minutes […]
Little Red Book
Friday, November 14th, 2008I recently finished up a new blank book using this scrumptious piece of red leather for the cover. I had purchased a lot of leather pieces on ebay a while back and gave myself the assignment to use one of the pieces in my next journal. I decided to make a little book […]
My Hometown ATC
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008One of the women on our letterboxing list was hosting an ATC swap themed “My Hometown” requiring that at least one hand-carved stamp image be incorporated into the design. I don’t get involved with a lot of swaps, mostly because I’m such a procrastinator and I usually wind up burning the midnight oil the […]
*Sing* ATC
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008I don’t know why I do this every year… I hit the New Year with this burst of enthusiasm that finds me committing to swaps with reckless abandon. I suppose it is somehow connected to the whole resolution thing… good intentions… but I always end up kicking myself as due dates […]
Egyptian Treasure
Friday, January 25th, 2008The Grand Rapids Public Museum will be hosting the National Geographic MAPS exhibit from February 2 - May 11. This interactive exhibit on loan from the Children’s Museum in Indianapolis encourages children and families to imagine and explore with hands-on displays, activities and computer simulations such as navigating an Egyptian tomb or following the […]
Makin’ Books
Friday, January 11th, 2008For Christmas Randy got me an awesome antique book press. Take a look… is this cool or what!
{ Look What I’ve Got }
I made journals for my girls for Christmas, so the book press, which I actually received a week early on my birthday (because that’s the day it arrived at the house), […]