Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Writing in my Art Journal

Recently, I discovered Michelle Ward's blog, where she combines stories about her personal life and peeks into her Art Journal and lots more.

Then, as I browsed her blog a bit more, I stumbled across her Crusade pages, monthly prompts to use in your Art Journal, on tags, ATCs, etc. etc.

This month, the prompt is about writing in your Art Journal. And guess what.. I've been doing that more and more lately. I used to only draw and paint in my Journal, but lately I've found that it's much more fun if I turn my Art Journal into an actual journal, but with art in it..

Here are my latest pages:


I had to do something special with the ATC's I received in the swap I had done with American 5th graders, so I made a little booklet to go into my Journal.


Sinterklaas is the Dutch Santa. He comes from Spain, does not have reindeer but a white horse and travels from Spain to Holland by steamer. He is obviously real, the Easter bunny isn't..



Oh how I love my Art Journal. This time I used masking tape and wrote on it with a sharpie.


At the car boot sale we found a set of Magnetic Poetry, you know, the one that goes on your fridge. I decided to write the 'poetry' I came up with picking a few words out of the box down in my Art Journal.


Day 100 in my Project 365 was a tough one. I could not come up with anything I thought was good enough, which in turn made me feel.. well.. bleeehhhhh! Best to let it out, and what better place than a colourful page in my Art Journal.

I kinda like this combination of writing and colour and collage. I think I'll be writing a lot more in my Art Journal from now on.

(These and more pictures can be found here.)

17 comments:

  1. Eveline - welcome to the crusade! Thanks for coming to play and for sharing the writing you do in your journal. I love how you tied in that little mini-book. Such colorful pages, looks like Spring!

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  2. Thank you so much! The mini book really fattened up my journal, perhaps I should not have used cardboard, but then again: a fat journal is a good journal. ;)

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  3. Cool journal pages! I like the little mini book too. And I love your firm belief about Sinterklaas vs. the Easter Bunny!

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  4. In Holland, you go to the local harbor to welcome Sinterklaas to the country. You see him on TV all the time, he comes to school, to your parents' place of work, he's in the shopping center, he's everywhere. And the best thing: he gets you presents and sweeties. It's hard not to believe he's real.

    I've never seen an Easter bunny, and my parents always knew exactly how many eggs were hidden and where they were... Naahhh, that bunny's not real. Sinterklaas is! ;)

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  5. I love the little book within the journal! Very cool! Your journal pages are all fresh and inviting!

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  6. The layers of your journal are very interesting, the little book inside a book...love it!

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  7. Eveline - welcome!!! Love the journal within the journal. AND yes, fat journals are fun journals. Your work is wonderful, creative, and inspiring. Marlynn

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  8. Of course Sinterklaas is real :-D
    Love your pages, the one you did about the ATCs has such a pretty background. Nice to meet you through the Crusades by the way.

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  9. Your pages look so soft and beautiful..I love looking through the crusde this month! There are so many elements to your pages..really nicely done!

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  10. WOWZERS you pages are awesome! So full of soft and happy colors! They are so much fun!I like how you have a little book in the middle of your big book! SWEET!

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  11. very cute journals. I used to make similar journals for my girlfriend .. filled with colorful things, cartoons and poems.

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  12. your pages are so colorful, personal and fun! thanks for sharing them with us crusaders! hope you join the ride again!? :-)

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  13. Thank you all so much. I've had a nasty cold since my last post, but I will try and post some new pictures this weekend.

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  14. Beautiful pages! I would like to do more with my art journal but I always seem to have a "project" going on that takes me away. I think I'll live vicariously through your pages for awhile :-)

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  15. I love the sassy bunny with the pink scarf! Thank you for visiting my blog Eveline, I'm so happy to discover yours too... tj

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  16. such a fun journal! I really like the spread with the little ATC booklet. I like your colors very much.

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