MIXED MEDIA MONDAY - Documented Life Project - Week 1

While I am not as artistic as some people, I do have my own style. I had an epiphany while doing this piece. I am not suppose to be as artistic as them... I am to be ME. So with that acceptance out of the way, here is my Week 1. This is the redo of the background I did not like. The previous background wound up as the base for Week 2 - which is almost finished.

CHALLENGE:  Book Paper
PROMPT: Be Your Own Goal Keeper

With those two things in mind I started with my base

I tore book pages into strips....

Created a basket weave for texture...

Added color using gelatos.

I downloaded a clip art of Scales of Justice since my word for 2015 is Balance. Then I added stacks of 'books' representing things I want as part of my balanced life this year.

The letters/ numbers are from a chipboard stack... using the positive and the negative/ gold and silver. 

One recurring item that will be included in all of my pages is the definition of a key word from that week. I am cutting them from an old paperback dictionary, adhering to cardstock for durability then coating with dimensional glaze. This week, the definition is for Balance.

Balance: 

: the state of having your weight spread equally so that you do not fall

: the ability to move or to remain in a position without losing control or falling

: a state in which different things occur in equal or proper amounts or have an equal or proper amount of importance

I should have Week 2 finished next week as well as Week 3 and hopefully Week 4.
Creative Blessings!

MIXED MEDIA MONDAY - Get Organized Challenge Week 1

Today marks the final day to do the assignment for Week 1 of the Get Organized Challenge with Tiffany Spaulding over at TheScrapRack.  Although Tiffany sells The Scrap Rack, she doesn't say you HAVE to use her product. She is all about EDUCATION. She truly wants everyone to be organized and ENJOY their CREATIVE JOURNEY.

I met Tiffany over ten years ago when her system was still just breaking the market.  I used her 4-system concept to organize my tools and supplies when we made the move from IL to MO. And I've taken her class three times. But something is different this time...

I am DOING the assignments. I am DOING the steps to finally put my studio back to the way things were before I began sharing the space with my daughter when she moved back home with my first grandchild. Something about 'sharing' that space kind of sucked the creative energy right out of the space. I'm looking forward to putting things back to rights and doing a thorough sage cleansing to restore balance and positive energy again.

So why do I need this Get Organized Challenge? Because my ACTUAL creative space measures approx. 75 square feet. That is the space that includes the work table, SU area and the upcycled entertainment center. I am expanding that work area a bit by relocating my Die Cutting area as you'll see in the following slide show. I'm shuddering as I share this but this is part of the journey I have embarked on:

Week 1 - slideshow

So with these pictures out for all the world to see, let's move on to Week 2. We're going to be talking PAPER.  Thankfully, mine is pretty much where it goes. There will be some minor changes at the end of the course when I add my very own SCRAP RACK!