Lyrics travelling journal

Liz made a beautiful journal to travel the world,

 collecting lyrics and art from countries near and far.

This is the page I made for Liz

 it is based on the song 'Great Spirit' by Medicine for the People.

I played with bright silk dyes and inks and textures and tried to make a beautiful page and also to capture a little of the beautiful energy of the song. Adding in an Owl Spirit as I have such a connection with owls.

Liz signed up to an art journal round robin with 16 other artists all dedicated to a smooth and regular exchange but sadly that is not how it worked out. From the start we had troubles with the lady who started the swap pulling out, the others rallied around and we got ourselves organised to continue and then we had quite a few journals go missing over the course of our swap so four lovely ladies including Liz will not be getting their beautiful handmade with so much love and energy art journals back. We have all done lose pages for them though and even replaced pages already done in the lost journals. 

It is a sad thing to lose your journal and I really do hope that where ever they are someone sends them home one day. I have also lost on of my journals in another swap the International Art Journal Swap  begun in 2010 and there are many lovely women still waiting on their journals from that swap besides me as well. 

Bygone Era

I worked in Beth's traveling art journal

 when I was away traveling...

Beth and I are part of the 15 Artists-15 Journals- 15 Months 

 journal round robin, being run over at Milliande's 

I really enjoy being a part of these

 collaborative art journal swaps.

It is so nice to see and hold the pages

 the other artists have done

 and also to try and interpret the journal owners theme.

As I was traveling I had limited art supplies

 but I like to set myself challenges like that.

Halloween in Wonderland

I have been working in Loren's 

lovely travelling art journal 

"Halloween in Wonderland"

 from the

  15 Artists, 15 Journals, 15 Months

 journal round robin 

running at

  Milliandes Art Community for Women.

Loren's theme was a bit tricky

 but I enjoyed working in it very much. 

Its been quite a while since I posted

 in my blog and so much has happened.

My family has moved away from my beloved river but our family home is still there and the kids and I will be regularly visiting. We just got back from a month up there and it was so good for my soul and the boys loved it as well.

I have been doing art in that time but I have had  technological issues that made blogging too hard, hopefully these are all sorted now and I will once again get into the habit of sharing my creative adventures.

Sacred Moments

I have been working in Vera's

 "Sacred Moments"

Traveling Art Journal

This theme was a bit challenging for me

because I tend to find the sacred in every moment,

 as we have just passed summer solstice

here in Australia,

I chose that sacred moment,

of breaking dawn

on the longest day.

The writing on the left of this page

 is a quote from

"Life as a Verb"

by Patti Digh.

and reads

"We inhabit ourselves without  valuing ourselves

unable to see that here, and now, 

this very moment is sacred, 

once its gone- its value is incontestable"

by Joyce Carol Oates.

Vera has made a unique journal,

she has a crotchet spine

and the pages are all sorts of thing,

paper bags, recycled envelopes,

 tarot cards, and even cardboard packaging. 

It is a fun and funky journal.

Art and Culture

   This is my entry into Lizzie's beautiful 

"Art and Cultures" journal.

Lizzie is from Kidderminster in England,

and her journal is a really beautiful handmade creation, with clever pages that fold out.

As an Australian I have grown up with the culture and art of the Australian Indigenous people

. My work here is heavily influenced by contemparary aboriginal artists and especially the works of my lovely friend Alison Williams~ Contemporary Indigenous Artist, Aboriginal Elder, Wild Woman and all round awesome person. 

Please have a look at her gorgeous works at 

Indigenous Interiors