Small Travel Journal



I made this small travel journal for a friend going overseas. The cover is 5” x 7” with an acrylic painting I did on 140 lb. watercolor paper.

From scrapbook papers, I made four pockets. Two are high and sewn with linen thread (a first!).

The other two have double-sided paper held with eyelets.

Inside is 80 lb. paper to write up the adventure.

Spreads in the "Lost & Found" Journal

When I made my "Lost & Found" journal, I challenged myself to use usual and unusual materials in the page spreads. All have acrylic paint.

This one has two tea bags--staple, string, tag, and tea removed--adhered to the page; it has great texture. 

This became a landscape, perhaps a crossroads, with an exciting (fiber) sky.

Here are five pieces of aluminum foil floating in a watery world. I like the details the crumpled foil holds.

This is an abstract eclipse with painted corrugated cardboard on the edge.

There is always a sense of discovery with paint and paper. You never know what will turn out, especially when you don't plan out your design.

A Little Teaching & A Little Painting

Recently I spent a lovely afternoon in a fellow artist’s studio, showing her and her friend how I make my little art notebooks. Jennifer Martin wishes to make some larger versions featuring her wonderful photographs.

So, we played with paint for a while and then created some 5” x 7” notebook journals. Here's the one I made. 

The next day, I realized that I had missed playing with paint…so I did.

Misty Mountains above the Lake
9" x 12"
acrylic on paper