This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending a grid journaling workshop by artist Kellee Wynne Conrad. She was in San Jose for the week, and offered a couple of in-person classes at the wonderful A Work of Heart store and art studio. Kellee was teaching the class Grid, Gridder, Griddest, where we start …
Tile sketch workshop
Last month, I attended a thumbnail sketch workshop, done my Tansy Hargan, of the UK. She did a tour of California, and offered classes from San Diego up to San Francisco. Since I’m a fan, I jumped at the chance to learn from her. If you haven’t heard of her, I found her on Instagram, …
A Fabric junk journal
Since I began making junk journals, I’ve been thinking about incorporating fabric in to a project. I kept saying “someday”, and in the meanwhile, looking for inspiration from others to make my very own fabric junk journal. My inspiration There are so many wonderful artists on Instagram. I love the fabric junk journals by Sophie …
Postage stamp art
In the last few months I’ve been playing with postage stamps, using them in collages and art projects here and there. I love the idea of postage stamp art by creating beautiful pages in a notebook with stamps. Pamela Gerard, a very talented artist and a friend of mine who is very interested in working with …
The Process of making a journal cover
I’m not sure if I’ve shared much about the process of making a journal cover. I do them all pretty much the same way, so I thought I should write a bit about it. The Process I start with cutting down some heavy weight card stock to the size I want. I don’t have specific …
