A peek in Penelope's Journal + some collage sheets for you

Whoop! Here we go, here's what I got up to with the handouts from the September classes:

This is a page from the very fabulous Legendary Landscapes Colouring Book that was kindly donated to the class by its creators, Witek Radomski and Carrie Wong. I decided to use a portion of the page for my cover.

Here's what my cover looked like when I finished. I started with the Marabu Crayons we have in class, as well as overpainting with the water-soluble crayons and rainbow pencils. Then I added the year and the month using a lettering stencil.

The inside front cover: I wrapped some of the front cover page around the edge onto this page, and then added some quotes from page 7 of the handouts and some collaging and writing. 

For this page, I started with my usual "cover the page with images and lined paper" approach and then just started writing, partly inspired by the images themselves and partly just stream of consciousness. I often don't know where my writing will end up when I start ~ and I often write something interesting that I wasn't expecting. One of the bonuses of creative journaling.

For this page, I started by covering it completely with a selection of papers in a limited colour palette: red, orange, yellow, black and gray. I relied on my intuition for placement and direction. As you can see, I seem to have a preference for grid-type layouts, but I also try not to let them rule me too much. And then I just start writing again. It's important not to get too attached to what you write ~ just write! Learn to live with the uncertainty of what might come. It's always worth it.

The paper I glued on this page was leftover from our session in the spring when I was demonstrating scraping and stenciling. Yeah, I'm really cheap like that - if I've done something to that piece of paper, I'm probably going to find a use for it, even if it's only a background to start on. I wanted to show you this page because I wanted to show you I CANNOT DRAW and I don't let that stop me, and neither should you. Did you notice the writing on the bottom of her skirt? 

And now ... some collage sheets for you. I made these as demos in the class, so I thought you might to like to have them to printout and use in your journals if you like ...

That's all for this month ~ phew! So many words! Pace yourselves accordingly ... see you in class!