Hello! Today's post is going to show you one of my latest art journal pages. This page uses art from my latest ephemera book, Dragonfly Delight that is now available on Amazon.
Dragonfly Art Journal Page
What was used:
Dragonfly Delight Ephemera Book
Washi Tape
Tattered Angels in Dried Lavender
Old Book Pages, and Paper Scraps
Exacto Knife
Scissors
Elmer's Craft Glue Stick
Like many of my art journal projects I didn't have a plan, am I the only one that is this way? You start a craft project with no idea how you want it to turn out? Is it just me?
I knew I wanted the woman to be the main focus of the page. My mother, who passed away in September, adored this particular illustration. This was the first time I had physically worked on an art project since her death. Throughout the process of creating this page, I kept her in the forefront of my mind, selecting ephemera and colors that I believed she would have chosen if she were right beside me.
I removed the pages I wanted from the Dragonfly Delight ephemera book with an exacto knife. Here is a little tip for when you do this, make sure to open the book far enough back to see the white edges in the center. This will make removing the pages easier.
I selected all the old pages with brown hues in mind. I selected one particular piece of old paper because my mother was a woman of God and she loved singing so I picked out a page from an old hymnal titled "Oh, Home, Sweet Home". I felt it was fitting since, I know she considered heaven her home.
One of the images from the Dragonfly Ephemera Book was from a very old catalog featuring fine silver soap boxes and puff boxes. My mom actually had a puff box that her mother gave to her. I remember seeing it as a little girl and that is why I picked this particular piece of ephemera.
With all the papers picked out it was time to glue them down. I used an Elmer's craft glue stick to do this. Once the old pages were glued down, I started laying up with washi tape and the ephemera from the ephemera book.
Once everything was glued down the way I wanted it, I splashed Tattered Angels "Dried Lavender". This is a glimmering purple color. I picked this color because it was purple and purple is the ribbon color for Alzheimer awareness, the terrible decease that took my mother.
This particular page means a lot to me. Art truly is therapeutic. Remember to create everyday and even more then you are traveling down those more bumpy roads of life.
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