Creative Journey Continues

I've been keeping quite busying making new pieces and working through assignments from Misty Mawn's online mixed media class, Full Circle. So far it's been a really fun and challenging experience. Misty has been great at introducing new mediums and ways to create journal entries. I'll post some of the artwork I've created on a separate page. 

Now for the exciting news:)

My artbook, Verdeations, made it into the Grosse Pointe Art Center's The Green Show. Green is one of my favorite colors and I learned a few things about it.

• Green is the most restful color for the human eye. Maybe that's why you can't be stressed out when sitting in a forest:)
• Research found that laying a transparent green sheet over reading material increased reading speed and comprehension.
• There are more shades of green than any other color.
• And green is the heart center of the body!

I think the descriptive words I found for the color green -- hope, balance, restoration, nurturing -- all influenced the direction of the book. I had a good stash of random phrases that fit perfectly for this theme.

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To see all the pages and read the found poem inspired by the art, 

click HERE.

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The color wheel is movable:)

I dyed some white waxed linen thread to match the book.

To add the beads to the covers, I attached a thin looped ribbon.
I sewed through the loops to secure the beads along the edges.

I think this is my favorite spread, especially the text.

 

I repeatedly typed color names on a sheet of gesso-painted paper
to impress the letters into the paper fibers.
A pastel stick rubbed over the top highlighted the text.

I used matte gel medium and stencils to create the texture on the covers.
Rubbing oil pastel on top emphasized the hightlights.

I entered one other piece that wasn't accepted, The Heart Takes Stock. This one will be going on my wall. It makes me happy:)