The Beginning - My First Art Journal

Finally I threw caution to the wind and began to art journal.  I started with minimal supplies, old acrylic and watercolor paints, a collection of pens I got for Christmas, old scrapbooking material as well as some junk mail and magazines that were cluttering up my house.  I did purchase some Gesso and fiber paste to get myself started and began creating.

Here is the first page in my journal:

I've done a couple others I will post in the future.

Thanks for stopping by!

ICAD Challenge

I started this blog as a way to record my art journey, then I promptly ignored it!  Ignore no more!  I've been doing a lot of creating lately through a challenge called ICAD - Index Card A Day, put on by Tammy Garcia at Daisy Yellow.  The challenge is to create a piece of art each day in the months of June and July.  I've been having a blast and learning a lot from the other participants.

Here are the first 7 cards I created:

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

Inner Artist Out

The last thing I thought I had have time to do is start a new blog.  However, here I am with my first post on a brand new blog.  I have discovered tangled art (also known as doodling) and now art journaling and I want to share.  I'm proud of what I'm doing with the creative side of myself.  I finally feel like a "real" artist for the first time.  

A few years ago I discovered Zentangle® art, but didn't do much with it until the fall of 2012.  I received a Zentangle® kit, extra micron pens in different colors and sizes, colored pencils, and paper as gifts and I have not looked back.

The art of Zentangle® has let my inner artist out and it feels amazing!