Mini-Journal No. 4 - 04

Mini-Journal No. 4 - 04

 

I had not thought about how much real estate the tiger uses in this piece until I had put the spread away and am looking at it with new eyes today.  I like it.  I think that because of how bold it is

I just finished mini-journal no. 6 a few minutes ago.  One might think that six is enough but guess what?  I found some ephemera that will be perfect for mini no. 7 last night.  So I guess I have not finished with mini-journals yet.

Mini-Journal No. 4 - 03

Mini-Journal No. 4 - 03

The valley fold of the mini-journal has been a worry for me.  I have spent a lot of time thinking about it.  Part of me decided to just go with what happens when opening and closing the journal spreads.  I started to say, “It is what it is.”  However, I have grown to not like that phrase.  So probably, “Just go with it is better for me.”  You see ephemera that goes over the fold ends up with tears with usage.   Since I have thought about it a great deal I came up with a solution in mini-journal no. 6.  Putting washi tape down first  over the fold line gives it more support.  I am also thinking of printing ephemera on synthetic printer paper for more support. 

Mini-Journal No. 4 - 02

Mini-Journal No. 4 - 02

 I used a graphic in this piece, 9th ST.  The font was very bold and with the pen work it became muted.  The giraffe was originally going to be part of a spread that included ghost giraffes.  You might remember the ghost chickens of a previous spread.  The size of the mini-journal seemed limiting for giraffes but no.one can work.

Mini-Journal No. 4 - 01

 

Mini-Journal No. 4 - 01

Here we go, mini-journal no. 4.  I guess you can tell that I love making these little journals.  I am presently working on no. 6.  This is one of my favorites because of the faux washi tape technique.  I am so glad Roxanne Coble thought of it.

Mini-Journal 03 - 04

Mini-Journal 03 -  04

 

Lots of things are happening in this spread.  First, I took an image of the man that you see and uploaded it into iColorama and did some magic with the application to get the painterly look that I wanted.  It takes several steps to do that.  I just happened upon the image of the mirror and thought of Dorian Gray and also I thought of Sleeping Beauty.  So this is the result of all that work.

Here is also the video of Mini-Journal No. 3...  

Mini-Journal 03 - 03

 

Mini-Journal 03 -  03

This must be how dice people celebrate New Year’s Eve.

Mini-Journal 03 - 02

Mini-Journal 03 -  02

 I did a little work in photoshop to colorize the female figures.  That was fun.  There is a bit of dullness to this spread.  To keep it from sticking when closed I used talc on the page.  Next time I am going to try wax.