My friend Bren mentioned Traci Bautista and her journaling. Traci's book "Collage Unleashed" was one of the first art journaling books I purchased in 2007. I have always loved the look of her journaling, it has this messy, colorful, graffiti look to it. I love how Traci incorporates color, image, words, and mark making. I like the free handwork mixed with the use of the more perfect look of stencils.
So I decided to play a bit.
I like the results.
What I love about art journaling is incorporating a new thing one learns with what is already known. The pages then become not a copy of someone else's work, but your own. They may have a bit of the same feel, but they can never be truly duplicated because we each have our own "art print" just like fingerprints.
Traci is also offering daily journal prompts on her blog and her blog is just pure fun to look at.
17 comments:
This is gorgeous!!! It has that Traci influence but it's still all yours. I'm a huge fan of her work, too.
Beautiful Mar......love the colors and the techniques you used.....
Many hugs
Beautiful pages,so much fun to look at all the details.
absolutely yummy
Oh this is yummy, and it's where you shine this wonderful colourful graffiti effect. Wonder what you would come up with if you added some of your brilliant zentangles, magic.
Rainbow candy in book form!
:-)
Yum yum yummy pages, Mary ! Love that stamp too - one you carved ?
You play so brightly and gracefully, Lovely One !
I love this...it makes me smile and it is just great!!! Wonderful job!
I LOVE all the bright colors! Thanks so much for being part of this creative journey!
Artfully...Traci
Definitely your own unique set
of wholehearted fingerprints!
Love, love, love.
-Jennifer
I LOVE this, Mary! I always enjoy your use of bold and bright colors with black. Traci's Blog IS lots of fun, too! (Thank you for visiting me!) Have a happy weekend! ~Kathy
oooouuuuuu..just to yummy for words!!!
Great page Martha!! I love all the colors and of course the texture!!
wow Mary...I love this...the colors..the flow...feels almost like dancing...
All I can say is wow, too! I love this! The colors are fantastic!!! Oh, and the zentangles are wonderful in the previous post!!
Mary
One of the first art journal classes I took was from Traci Bautista. I didn't know a thing back then and it really helped me get started. I like her style too. Great job on the new journal pages. Maybe I will get inspired so keep creating.
Your style is unmatched!!! I AM in LOVE!!!
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