Reveal- Louise works in Wendys journal

I have spoken before about how I love to be in a journal swap,

 I love having the journals travelling around between us all, and I love having them arrive to be mine for a short while. It is like having an intimate gallery arrive right into your home, that you can visit over and over while it is here, and can share with your friends and visitors. 

And then it is gone- 

you have done your piece and added your energy and sent it on its way and then you are eagerly awaiting the next one and contemplating the theme.

This journal belongs to Wendy Pepyart 

who is a very talented and creative member of this round of 

The Australian Art Journal Swap

Wendy's gorgeous art journal is a repurposed childrens story book and her title is 'Reveal Your True Self'

Well, asking me, Who my true self is?, 

just about turned me inside out, lol- I do love how these journals challenge us and as Wendy is a very intuitive artist I just got out some supplies and started to play and let my own intuition guide me.

I pulled out some colours that were calling to me on the day and arranged them into a rainbow and then I started to get some ideas.

My thinking went along the lines rainbow, 

colours, 

colour groups,

 different aspects of me are all my true self

- paper dolls!

 I chose six colour themes and six aspects of me,

I pulled out the gelli plate, a brayer, some stencils and some watercolour paper and just played.

Once I had created my 6 dolls, I then played with stamps building up their mixed media texture and finally I journaled on them about who this aspect of me really is.  

Jan's Reveal Your True Self Entry

Reveal Your Tue Self

Well this was a lovely journal ready for some ‘just go with the flow’.

I had jotted down some notes prior to receiving the journal but they just didn’t seem to be what was required. I have always been into craft and drawing and painting and collected ‘scraps’ as a child and did lots of paper doll dress designing and was enthralled when my Mum did drawing classes when I was about 5 and she would come home with still lifes and nudes on large sheets of paper.

So I just got stuck in.

Then I found the quote of ‘What one loves in childhood stays in the heart forever’ and it really rang true.

I layered tissue pictures and some collage and stamps and spray inks and acrylics.

Thanks for the opportunity to do a bit of exploring!

Reveal Your True Self by Sharon

Mmmn.... what do I reveal?  How much do I reveal?

The beach comber 

This is the quiet, observant me

The one who is upset by the fish that has become stranded on a high tide.

The one who becomes wildly excited by a flock of tiny waders

racing along the wind swept shore

The researcher 

who wants to know what that is

and how does it fit into the universe

The collector

who has several drawers full of flotsam and jetsam

set in resin or hung in long strings down her notice board

The artist 

who wonders at the infinite subtlety of nature

and the beauty of the tiny broken creatures as she walks by

A mother, a lover, a friend

Loves easily and is hurt by the unthinking

How much did I reveal?

Do you know me now?