Princess Bubbles Creates

 I was going to say this project is finished.  Now that I am looking at the photo I see a small bare spot that needs some more seed stitches.  It will only take a few minutes to fill that area in.  This project worked up quite quickly.  At least the fun part of stitching it did.  I still have to decide just how I will attach it to my journal.   Covering journals and altered books with stitching isn't a new idea to me.  I have done a fair amount of it.  I haven't done it much on purchased sketchbooks/journals though.  I am having fun with this idea and will look for another one to do.  I will only consider more recent journals though.  There are a lot of old ones that I could do but I don't want to think about covering all of them.  That would not be fun.   I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

LeeAnna  has asked   For February 2 2023: how do you feel about the Panetone color of the year magenta? Color has vibration and can inspire feelings. People respond to or are repelled by certain colors. I went to a workshop on color vibration and what it means if you're attracted to a certain color range. So for today, how do you respond to the color magenta as described by Panetone? Yep, love magenta.  I used Liquitex magenta on this journal page.  I am getting close to the end of the tube so will need to restock.  Ultimately, I think I like all colours as they all have their place/use.  I wouldn't decorate with orange, nor do I wear it but I do use it in my art.   Maybe I am still traumatized by the burnt orange carpet my Mom used to decorate our living room when I was a child.  ugh!!! I like keeping an art journal.  It is such a marvellous playground for this artist.  I suppose I have created thousands of journal pages.  Most of which no one will ever see.  They are just for

 I haven't posted about my highly textural mixed media and stitch book for a while.  These pictures are the front, middle and back of one page.  They could use some more work but they are getting closer to what I want.  I used some gorgeous linen sample fabrics for my pages as the colours were just right.  I am now a bit regretting using so much mixed media on them.  The mediums have made the pages a bit stiff which I don't mind for a book.  However, the linen no longer has the lovely drape and probably would have been better used in a project where I want that drape.   I have been watching some Ariane Zurcher videos on Youtube and she uses linen masterfully.  I believe I have a large piece of linen in my stash somewhere that was gifted to me.  If I recall correctly is not a colour that I would normally use.  Since I have been doing some snow dyeing it would make sense to dye some of that linen so that it is more useful to me.  

 My daily mandala practice is yielding interesting results.  Each one starts with a word of loving intention for the day.  I contemplate that word as I write it on the coffee filter.  I recall that word and try to incorporate it throughout the day.  The word becomes obliterated in the process of art making and I love that.  This is all about the process and there are no expectations for the art to look like something.   I think the way the black ink separated into different colours on this one is interesting.  The black ink really makes the blue watercolour stand out as well.  I can see a dragonfly and a butterfly in this one.  

 I haven't gotten much stitching done this week.  Mostly I have been playing with mixed media journal stuff.  However, I did dig out this old clean-up cloth and started stitching on it.  I always have a piece of cloth on my table for wiping my paintbrushes on.  Once they get to an interesting state I retire them into my fabric stash.  I know they will work perfectly for some projects down the road.   This one is about the right size to cover a box I am using to hold some collage cards I have created.  While looking for some threads for a different project I came across some really cool textured threads that I want to use on this.  I will have some slow stitching time this afternoon before the family gets here for dinner.  Hopefully, I will have more to show next week! I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

 I had so much fun playing with this journal page.  paperdragonflycreativechallenges.  set out the challenge of party time with a bonus for incorporating a dragonfly.   In my mind, party time translated to a celebration.  There are so many things to celebrate in life when we look for them.  I want to celebrate the small things not just the big things.  Life is too short to only celebrate big things.  Besides, small things make me happy.   I am celebrating taking down my solo show today.  It had rave reviews.  I wish it could have been up for a bit longer but oh well.  I will look for other places that can host my 10 foot high installation.  I am very pleased with it and wish for more people to see it!