There are several journals and books that I work on at one time and this week, I added another to the mix.
Sometimes, I just need a break from whatever I am working on. For me, altered books are a kind of palette cleanser.
This past week there was too much busy-ness going on to focus on any project. Gluing, cutting and moving images around was a perfect solution. I was able to get several pages started while working on meals.
There was no particular theme for this book when I first started it but the pages took on an Alice in Wonderland theme. The book I tore apart had several cute bunny images and they found their way back into the book.
With a four page sets left to this book, I hope to finish it next week. This altered book has few pages with only 10 page sets total. I may use this as a journal or make up a little story to write in it.
After the pages are built, I will come back and add in more details.
Another ongoing journal is a daily sketch type book that I usually don't share many of it's pages. It is a book where I doodle while talking on the phone and play around with ink and pencil drawings.
Yesterday during a phone consult for a company I used to work for, I was able to get in quite a bit of doodling. Lucky for me, I wasn't paying for that long distance phone call. Doodling is my equivalent of saying "Uh Huh, Uh Huh".
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The "Alice" journal is so beautiful!
Posted by: jennifer lorton | December 26, 2009 at 02:02 PM
Once again, I envy the randomness of your visual journal and I love the images you have used. Thanks for sharing. Have a good weekend!
Posted by: Brooks Ann Miller | December 26, 2009 at 02:30 PM
Love this... so inspiring.
Posted by: Kristy | December 26, 2009 at 03:13 PM
Oh MY! The Alice book is going to be awesomely wonderful!!! I love it now!
Sometimes, phone doodles are the best art. Maybe it's because there truly isn't a lot of thought going into it, just free and easy and they turn out beautifully!
Posted by: Star | December 27, 2009 at 12:06 PM
What a lovely theme, very delicate and dreamy.
Kat in AZ
Posted by: Kat | December 27, 2009 at 12:10 PM
Amazing looking journal!
Posted by: Seth | December 28, 2009 at 12:27 AM
Great book. I enjoyed all the different pictures. Your blog was fun to read.
Posted by: taylor | December 29, 2009 at 08:38 AM