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Friday, November 13, 2020

Mini-Journal 03 - 01

I decided for mini-journal no. 3 to only do four spreads. It turned into a sweet little mini. This is the first spread in the book. There is a lot going on in this spread which I leave to you to narrate. I can make several connections between the left and right side of this spread. What are your thoughts?

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Mini-Journal No. 2 - 08

When I first started creating the mini journals I made a mistake in journal no. 1. I should have had eight spreads but ended up with only seven. So the last prompt for the Roxanne Coble workshop was to make ghost somethings. I decided to make ghost chickens, hence the white chicks in the spread which is the last spread in mini-journal no. 2.

Here is the video of mini-journal no. 2

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Mini-Journal No. 2 - 07

This mini spread definitely developed as I went. It was a divided figure but you probably never would have known that. I spilt her body with her upper body and head on your left and her right side and arm on the your right side. The green and yellow was then added between the split. In my tossing of magazines I found the perfect head for this spread. So the head you see is not the original head on this body. I love the busyness of this spread. There is a lot going on but it works for me. Now that I look at this spread after several weeks of not seeing it I think it has the feeling of an Indian woman wearing a sari.

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Mini-Journal No. 2 - 06

I debated about outlining the two Asian figures to bring them forward a bit. I have been outlining with a micro pen lately but I found that the texture of the the background sometimes made me slip a little. I might still try a graphite pencil to see what I think.

Monday, November 9, 2020

Mini-Journal No. 2 - 05

A question came up yesterday about the prompt for that spread. All the spreads from now on except for one in this journal yet to come are all my own spread ideas. In other words, there are no prompts per se.

I have had a bit of an issue with the valley folds in this journal. Any ephemera that goes over the crease is not adhering well. I had to fight it and re-glue sometimes successfully and sometimes not so. I have decided to go with it and say it is what it is while I mull over the problem. I did come up with a solution which you will see in mini-journal no. 6 but we aren’t there yet are we?