A Secret Project

Tonight I have my last meeting with my first group of students for the UBC Interprofessional Health Mentors Program. When I first began working with them, this day, 14 months in the future, seemed a long way off. It really blew by quickly!

I had the best time working with my students. I believe I learned just as much as they did from our conversations. It was really interesting to share my story about my health journey with people who don't know me and then listen to their observations. It's given me a whole new perspective. 

Anyway, back in January, one of the parts of the syllabus we covered was my life story. I didn't think giving an oral history of my life was going to be terribly engaging for them or for me, so I decided to do a trunk show of some of the things that are significant to me. I took my Paralympic Torch, my medal from the Rick Hansen Relay, my Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and a whole bunch of my art. My students were very taken with the ROD journals I'd made, so I embarked on a secret project to make one for each of them. They are approximately 4 inches tall x  3 1/4 inches wide. I decided to make the cover sort of like a torn bandage and then added a wool felt red cross to the front cover.

Inside the pages are a collection of various interesting papers and I've added ephemera reflective of their professions-Doctor, Nurse, OT and Dentist. It was fun looking for images and bits of text that were appropriate and I hope they will love the personalization. Since I collect vintage medical ephemera, it wasn't too hard finding things in my collection to use.

Here they are all wrapped and ready for giving tonight. It's going to be weird not seeing them on a monthly basis anymore. I am working with a new group already (there was a 3 month overlap) but I will miss my first group, for sure. I can't wait to watch them unwrap their gifts!

There's a quote by Nelson Henderson, that really sums up what this experience has been like for me:

The true meaning of life is to plant trees 

under whose shade you do not expect to sit.

Operation Etsy Restock A Success!

 Hello everyone! I've been holed up in my studio, nose the grind stone & fingers flying, for the past few days, making journals! They are now listed in my Etsy.

At the urging of friends, I've created the very first set of gelli print journals. I do believe I'm the first person to list anything like this on Etsy, so if you see them after today, I will officially be ahead of the curve and perhaps even a trend setter! *grins*

I picked my most favourite prints to include in these journals, which means there are a rich and vibrant collection of colours and textures. The pages are just waiting for your art and words!

I also got a request to restock Remains of the Day journals. These are truly a work of heart, as a significant amount of time goes into making them. I've used a couple treasured fabrics from my stash and a whole whack of ephemera, washi tape and bits & bobs to make them special. Please see the listings for a more complete breakdown about what's inside!

Edit: Holy WOW! The Letter ROD Journal has already been snapped up! That was lightening fast! *Boggles*

While I was at it, I decided to refresh my store banner:

I used a photo I took when I was up in Whistler last summer. I love how this looks! There's something very satisfying about being able to use your own work to design things like this. It makes me happy!

So, there you have it, the mercantile is now open for business! I am hoping to add a few more things over the next couple of weeks, but if you see something you love, grab it because when it's gone, it's gone!

Good {Artsy} Things

Project 365 (January 10th, 2013)

I have so many good things to share with you!

The wonderful and quirky Mary Ann Moss is offering her Remains of the Day class at a winter sale price of $40! (Reg. $60) I took this online class a few years ago and the things I learned I still use on a regular basis today. It's hands down THE BEST journal/mixed media class I have ever taken and worth every penny. Click the Youtube link on the sidebar and you can see some of the journals I've made after taking this class. Mary Ann is also offering Full Tilt Boogie, another journal making class for $48. (Reg. $70)

My friend Tina and a couple of her friends, Celeste and Gwen have launched a new creative community, Tending the Fire. They are working on a new art zine, which will be available soon. Yay! If you want to stay in the loop, visit their website and sign up to subscribe to their blog posts. (It's free.)

My pal Seth is about to launch the latest edition of The Pulse. If you're an artist, this is your chance to weigh in on all sorts of art-related things. The questions are always interesting and revealing. Seth has also booked a ton of workshops around the US, so check the list-he may be coming to a city near you!

Photography genius, Vivienne McMaster has a new self-portrait e-course, Be Your Own Beloved which begins on Feb. 1st. In a recent post, she talked about her own evolution as a self-portrait photographer. One of her strengths as a teacher is that she is so encouraging and supportive about allowing you to begin where you are. You can be a rank beginner and still over the course of her classes turn out beautiful work. This is perfect gentle introduction into the world of self-portraits.

Meanwhile, back in my little corner of the world, my husband and I spent part of yesterday at the Gastown Old Spaghetti Factory being official taste testers for some new menu items they are working on. The food was crazy good and it was fun giving our feedback on each dish. I've never done something like that before, but thanks to watching a couple of seasons of Master Chef, I felt like I had some idea of the type of comments they would be interested in. We got to meet Chris, the manager, who is a super nice guy. If you're out and about in Vancouver, you should pop in for a bite. They're going to have some great new additions to their menu soon!

I am working on the presentation I am giving my UBC medical students next week. During our last session, the topic was my health journey and this time, it's about my life, outside of my diagnosis. This session will help them form a picture of me as not just a patient, but also as a person. I think this is a pretty important distinction. It's always important to me that my health care professionals recognize that I'm not just a set of symptoms, a problem to fix or a disease, but a living, breathing multi-faceted human being with feelings, dreams and a whole life I'm living outside of dealing with chronic illness and disability. I'm looking forward to presenting this side of things. I think it's going to generate some really interesting discussions.

I am also attending a Health Mentors' meeting next week, where I will get to give feedback on how the program is going so far. We're also going to talk about the symposium that my students and I will participating in in the spring and getting more information on what that will entail. I know that we'll be presenting and having the opportunity to hear the presentations of the other teams, but it will be good to get the specifics. We'll have some work to do!

In two weeks, I will be presented with the Queen's medal! I'm very excited and more than a little nervous-I really have no idea what to expect and no idea who will be there. It's all a bit mysterious. The one thing I do know is that I'll definitely have Kleenex in my pocket!

Postal Persuits

The weather here on the west coast has been pretty ugly the last few days. By ugly, I mean sneaux, wind, rain, and hail, and just for added fun, power outages. (Basically just about every weather pattern mother nature can think to throw at us.) It's the kind of weather where the best thing you can do is batten down the hatches and retreat to the studio.

That said, I've mainly just been puttering. Yesterday, I decided to replenish my recycled envelope supply because I'm running low. Every now and again, I go through my old magazines, pull out the pages I want to keep and then use what's left to make envelopes. This batch was made from Stampington publications. Aren't they pretty? So much nicer to send out than a plain old white envelope!

I also made this wee journal for my friend Jan Smiley. Jan is the first person who ever approached me about doing art for her books. She saw my art online, thought it would be a good fit for a book she was writing and sent me an email. I will always be grateful that she did. It meant alot to me and set me on a path I had never considered before. I was even lucky enough to meet Jan in person not long after that. Her husband had some business here in BC, so she came with him and we had the chance to meet and hang out. We've been friends ever since.

Anyway, I wanted to send her something handmade so I put together this journal with all kinds of yummy paper bits. I love that it's small enough to fit in a pocket  or a purse. Jan travels alot, so I thought she might like to have a journal small enough to go along. If I remember correctly, it measures about 3 1/2 inches wide x 6 inches tall x 1 inch thick. I sewed 3 signatures of 8 sheets each into it, so it's nice and chunky. 

It's gotten to the point that I loathe to throw out any bits of paper I think might be interesting to make journals with. Add to that my steady curation of a "journals" board on Pinterest and well....it's becoming a bit of an obsession. At least I am putting it all to good use!

*****

I wanted to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who commented and emailed me with kind words and congratulations about being awarded the Queen's medal.  You sure know how to make a girl feel loved. 

xox

Journal Love!

 Hello! I hope you are enjoying the first days of Autumn! I'm just waiting now for the leaves to start turning-we've had sort of a late summer. September has been pretty warm, so the trees haven't quite begun to transition for fall yet. Any minute now, though!

Meanwhile, I've been keeping busy in the studio. I decided to make a couple of journals and use up some of the yummy bits that I've been saving. One (pictured  above) is an ROD style journal. Don'tcha just LOVE the fabric? It has two things I love-circles & aqua! It's one of my favourites and it's the absolute last piece I have of this print. 

The other is a journal made from the cover of a rescued vintage book* and more lovely doodads I've been saving for a rainy day. Both are one of a kind, lovingly made by my hands and available in my Etsy shop. I recommend popping over there right now if you'd like one for your very own, to avoid being disappointed! Once they're gone, they're gone!

*The Rescued Book Journal is SOLD! The ROD style journal is still available!

Good Things Come In Small Packages

 I promised to share what was in the mystery package, so here goes. As you can see, the tag was added after I took the photo I posted, so as not to ruin the surprise. Funnily enough, Carol commented on that post and I had a giggle, knowing who this gift was destined for.

I sewed her a journal. The fabric print is Viewmaster slides. I love them-being a child of the '70's, I grew up with them and my grandparents would travel and bring home touristy slides for me. My favourite one was from Carlsbad Caverns. 

Anyway, when I saw this fabric online, it was only available from Japan, so I ordered a yard. Then the earthquake hit Japan and we all know what happened there. It wasn't till days later that I remembered that I had a parcel coming from Japan and wondered if the person sending it was okay. Turns out she was and about 2 weeks later, my ordered arrived safe and sound.

When I was choosing fabric for Carol's journal, I looked at my stash and thought "What looks like Carol?" and this is the one that jumped out at me. 

Carol is the epitome of FUN.

Carol's journal a chunky monkey. I created 3 signatures of about 10 pages each, so there's lots of room for her to get creative. It's 4x6 so it's small enough to travel around in her purse, so it will be handy for sudden flashes of inspiration.

Here's a peek at some of the pages. I made them from a combination of scrapbook papers from my stash (I'm a bit of a paper monger) and various pages from art magazines. I also added in some security envelopes (for the windows) and other bits and pieces I had lying around. What I love about making these kind of journals is that you can use up all the cool little bits lying around on your desk. I also added some small snippets of my art. Carol posted about it here.

Tomorrow I'll tell you all about the Al Fresco dinner that I went to last night. It was fabulous, as always.

And one more thing: THE OLYMPICS START TODAY!!
I am *SO* excited, I can hardly stand it! Only a few more hours to go!

There's Something Happenin' Here...

Things have been so crazy lately, I figured I'd do a catch up post. First of all, I've been busy tidying up my blog some. As you can see, the sidebar is much less cluttered now. I've tucked all the info that was there into the "Pages" section and added a few more tidbits as well. I've finally gotten around to posting a bio on the "About" page. It's only taken me 8 years!

 There is also a page housing the links to the fabulous e-courses I've taken and highly recommend-photography classes with Vivienne McMaster and mixed media workshops with Mary Ann Moss. I love them both and you can't go wrong if you sign up for any of what they have to offer. You can click on any of the class icons on that page and be connected directly to the information for that class. Anyway, poke around if you like-it's all there.

You may also be interested to know that there are a great selection of postcards, created from my original photographs available in my etsy shop. I just uploaded a couple more new ones on Sunday afternoon, but this is the first chance I've had to mention it here. Maybe you'd like to treat yourself or a friend to a little mail love? (They are also great for framing or sewing into a journal if you can't bear to part with them.)

Other than that, I've had my nose to the grindstone, working on an interview, writing articles and chasing deadlines for art projects. Saturday, I managed a whole day away from the studio, art supply shopping and lunching with my art partner-in-crime, Penn. She made me a really cool birthday gift, which I haven't had a chance to photograph yet, but I love it! (THANKS PENN!) I'll post pics soon.

Yesterday marked two years since I carried the Paralympic flame through the streets of Vancouver. It's hard to believe that much time has passed and harder still to believe it really did happen. It still seems like some fantastical dream. I am continuously in awe of the amazing things I've gotten to do so far in my life and I'm deeply grateful for each and every opportunity I've had. My friend Carrie lovingly teases me about the never-ending "life list" that I keep crossing things off of. It's become an ongoing joke between us. Every time I share what big thing I am doing next, she mimes a giant tick mark in the air. Little does she know this just eggs me on. *grins*

Oh and one more important thing before I sign off:

Next week, on Wednesday, March 21st, Seth Apter, will be hosting a Twitter Launch Party from 9-10 EST (6-7 PST) for his beautiful new book.

 As a contributing artist, I will be participating, along with many others whose work is included in The Pulse of Mixed Media. On Monday, I will post Seth's handy-dandy instructions on how to join us-it's super simple and I hope you will! It's going to be a good time!

Okay! That's all I have time for for now. *waves*

Fragments Of Me

I'm DONE!! I finally completed my 2012 Sketchbook project and managed to complete it 2 two days before the deadline. (GO ME!)

I made a Flip video of so I could share it with you before I send it off. Please excuse how unfocused I seem-I was very under the weather when I filmed this yesterday with a pounding migraine and it's hard to think when that's happening.

In the video, I mentioned that I have postcards in my Etsy shop. If you're wondering where to find them, just click my etsy link on the side bar, et voila!

I've created a Flickr set for my Sketchbook Project if you want to see the pages up close. You can find it here. It was fun working on this. I did it very loosey goosey-I sewed some pages together ROD style and then just started laying stuff down and adding to it as I went along, with no real plan in mind. It was a good exercise in just going with the flow.
For those of you who are local, The Sketchbook Project is coming to Vancouver in May on the 15th & 16th. You will be able to see it for yourself at W2 Media Cafe, 111 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, BC. May is
shaping up to be a very busy month!

Remains of the Day: 2011 Journal

Okay! I finally have a new Flip video to share with you of my 2011 Remains of the Day journal. It's taken me all year, working on it in fits and starts to get it completed, but I was perfectly okay with that.

As I was uploading this video, I realized there's a ton of ROD journal videos on Youtube now. I find that really amusing because I was the first person in Mary Ann Moss' class to create one and now everyone's doing it. Apparently I have brilliant ideas every now and again!

Anyway, without further ado, here's the latest ROD in my personal collection!

If you would like to see the videos of my other ROD journals, you can find them on my Youtube channel here.

Stack Attack!

Today Seth Apter invited artists far and wide to share their stacks. Mine tend to be of vintage Canadian books (mostly school books that reference Canada in some way on the cover) and Remains of the Day journals (RODs). Here are the stacks of journals, though a few are missing-they were made for friends and have long since gone off to their new homes.

The smallest one on top was the very first ROD I ever made. The second one in the middle is my 2010 Olympic & Paralympic journal, housing all my memories of that incredible time in my life. The third, is the one I'm currently working on.

A peek at the pages of the one I'm working on right now.



There's 2 very full signatures. I'm at the point now where I'm just going back through the pages and adding smaller details. I hope to have it done by the end of October.

If you want to see up close and personal what's inside the pages of my first ROD and the Olympic & Paralympic one, you can-just go to my youtube channel to view flip-through videos of both journals!

And just a reminder that Seth's got a fabulous book coming out in early March 2012, The Pulse of Mixed Media. (I posted about it here.) The good news is you can now pre-order it on Amazon!

Progress Report

 This is the state of my desk at this moment in time. I've been working on my sketchbook for The Sketchbook Project 2012. So far I've cut 11 pages and started figuring out what to do with them.

Here's a peek at the very beginnings of a few of those pages. I go through the bits on my desk and play with them on the pages and when I see something I like, I use a paper clip to pin the pieces on that page. I'll go back later and figure out in what order I am going to sew them down to the page. (It's all about the aesthetics, ya know!) I do this process while listening to music. It's very relaxing.

I'm kinda diggin' the wabi-sabi* of this process-I'm using fragments of art I've made in the past, the techniques I've learned in Mary Ann Moss' ROD class and images I shot in Vivienne McMaster's Wading In self-portrait class. I'm definitely getting my money's worth from the knowledge I've gained from those two classes. I think when you learn something new, you need to keep working at it, to ingrain it to your art practice or those skills will fall away over time. Good thing for me that I've become addicted to sewing paper and shooting self-portraits!

I just took a short break to write this and now I'm diving back in. I'll post a progress report again soon!

*Wabi-sabi is the quintessential Japanese aesthetic. It is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete; of things modest and humble and unconventional.

The Bessie Series For Girls

So this week, I've been dealing with this. And by "this" I mean 3 days of IV steroids, which has not been fun. It never is. I've been pretty wiped out. On the good news front though, I had something amazing show up in the magic mailbox, which lifted my spirits.

Back in January, I posted a little Flip video I made of an ROD journal I sewed for Mandy Fariello, for a private swap. I just received the journal she made me and it was *so* worth the wait!

Her journal came in this cool jacket, which reminds me so much of a black Persian lamb coat my grandmother had hanging in her closet for years. This cover is not made from Persian Lamb, but it is fabulous!

The base of her journal was made from an old book, which I've instantly fallen in love with. I love daisies. I see them growing on the roadside in completely random places throughout BC. My Gramps hated them-he'd always be mowing them down, so it amuses me when I see them-it makes me think of him and his little quirks. For someone who planted so many gardens all his life, it's always amused me that he had such a hate on for daisies!

I have no idea how Mandy cut this cover down to size so cleanly, but she did a fabulous job. Isn't it pretty?

Inside the jacket, was a small strap to hold the journal in. The interior is wool.

The journal slides out of the jacket easily, when I want to work inside.

See how chunky it is? Love it!

Mandy filled it with all sorts of odds and ends. This page with architecture is wonderful. I have a "thing" for architecture. If I were a math whiz, there's a good chance this is what I may have chosen to to do with my life.

I love ephemera of all sorts. See? She even included a map piece of BC!

And old bank deposit slips from days gone by. I like how they punched number shaped holes in them.

Mandy makes these great post box stickers. I am pleased she put one in my journal. She has them available for sale in her Etsy.

More fun! One of the best things about these types of journals is that nothing goes to waste. I love putting disparate things together to create something new. It's so relaxing to make do with what you have. I can spend hours sewing paper. It's like a Zen meditation and really doesn't require much thought. Even on a day when I'm not feeling up to snuff, I can usually manage to make a few pages.

She also included one of her Moo cards. I have quite a collection and one of these days I want to frame some of them and hang them in my studio. I started collecting them when they first came out and wrote an article for Somerset about making 3rd generation art from Moo Cards. I've been addicted to them ever since. I now make "faux" Moos-moos from scratch that I print and assemble myself. Not that I don't still order real Moos, but sometimes when I need them in a hurry, the faux method does the trick!

Anyway, I wanted to share all of Mandy's hard work and to say THANK YOU to her for such a wonderful swap. It's great making new artist friends and being able to share our art with one another. This is a journal I will really enjoy using and treasure always. Thank you Mandy, for making my week!



Remains of the Day: Olympic & Paralympic Edition

From the very first day of my involvement with the Games, I began collecting ephemera, with the idea that I would create a journal with all the bits and pieces. Every day my teammates would see me picking up all kinds of stuff and shoving it in my backpack. On the night of the Opening Ceremonies, I even went so far as to scoop up a soaking wet ticket I found in the street. I don't know who was crazy enough to toss it away, but it dried out just fine and it's sewn into my book now!

I haven't had a chance to complete all the journalling I want to do, but I decided to share it with you anyway. I took it to my team's reunion dinner last month and it was the envy of everyone there. Having seen what I did with all the "junk" I collected, they don't think I am so off the wall now!

January=Sewing a Journal

Just a super quick post to share my latest completed ROD journal. Enjoy!

First Projects of 2011

My friend Penn gave me a 1/2 yd. of this scissor fabric, from Spool of Thread. I love their modern/retro sensibilities. (See what I mean here.) When I was out buying thread the other day, I came across the grey fabric and knew it was the perfect foil for the scissors fabric. I sewed this ROD journal cover as soon as I got home.

I spent the weekend sewing pages for this ROD. It's been a long time coming-my friend Tracy Riffle and I swapped a signature's worth of pages about this time last year. I've held onto them and just now got around to sewing more pages so I can make a complete journal. These are 8 1/2 x 11 sewn sheets folded in half.

The pages I'm sharing are just at the very beginning stage of the process-I have lots more work to do before they will be ready to be bound into the cover.

While I was working on these pages, I learned something: I don't enjoy working big. It's not my thing. I like to work 6 x 6 or smaller. It has to do with the fact that when I work small, the pieces go faster-there's almost no thinking about it-it just happens. When I work on large pieces, it feels like I am always looking for elements to fill up the space. The flow of the working process feels herky-jerky and unnatural to me. It's too much like work-I tend to be more intuitive about creating.

I will finish this journal, it's just going to take me awhile and it's probably going to be one of those things I pick up and put down a few times before it's completed. All of the other journals I've made are sized to fit in the palm of your hand. They're a nice little mitt full and they were fun to make. I think after this, I will stick with what feels right.

The other projects I am working on right now are a small Valentine's exchange with two friends and a handmade book exchange. I've already begun working on them, as Valentine's is just over 4 weeks away and they have to go in the mail to arrive by the 14th.

So, that's where I stand as of 1-11-11.

Before I get back to work, I'd like to share a link with you to My Owl Barn who have generously offered up some beautiful owl images for you to create your very own custom calendar for 2011 for FREE. You get to choose which ones you want, decide the order you prefer and then print them off. They print as 4 months to a page and I suggest printing them on cardstock, so they will hang nicely. I love this calendar and have already printed one for me and one for a friend.

Thanks My Barn Owl!

Dispatch From the North

I thought things would slow down in the studio (and by extension, my life) towards the end of the year, but apparently, I am destined to be busy right up to (and perhaps well beyond) the last days of 2010. Not that I am complaining-I am more than happy to be engaged in things that challenge and amuse me. I just find myself saying "After I get x, y and z done, I will have time to do another project or work on another idea." It always feels like it's feast or famine in the art world-either I'm happily swamped with projects, or nothing's happening. Again, not complaining, just observing. Given my druthers, I'd rather be super busy. I'm someone who likes to be in the thick of things.

I got together with my pal Penn this morning to exchange gifts and this is the ROD journal I made for her. She loves blues, greens and purples. I've had this fabric (a scant fat 1/4) for about 15 or so years, hoarding it for "just the right project". The print is called "Picasso's Puzzle". I thought it was perfect for her, so I finally used it. There was just enough to do both the inside and outside covers.

There are three signatures inside, chock full or stitching and interesting bits. I was pleased that she liked it and she said she'd signed up for Mary Ann Moss' class. As I've said before, it's one of the best I've ever taken. The journals are highly addictive to make and I get alot of pleasure out of making them for friends. I find sewing paper really relaxing. It's sort of meditative. If you go here, you will see how uber cool this can be. I suggest watching it on the "slideshow" setting.

Penn and I and a few friends are going away in the new year for a weekend in Pt. Roberts to have an art retreat. Everyone's bringing their own project to work on and I am taking my sewing machine and sewing pages for some new journals. It something I can do while chatting with friends-no concentration required. I hope to get a stack of pages completed. My friend Tracy, whom I met in the ROD class sent me a signature's worth of pages in an exchange and I'd like to sew enough to make two more signatures, for a journal's worth.

In the meanwhile, I am still working on art pieces for a book, which are due at the end of the month (EEK!) and preparing for the holidays and hosting the 4th annual 12 Days of Xmas exchange which is going along swimmingly-go peek for yourself. Click the button on my sidebar to be instantly transported. *wink*

So, if things are a bit quiet around here in the next few days, you'll know it's because I am just working towards deadlines, opening pressies and making holiday memories with my guys and dear friends. I know some Bloggers feel the need to apologise for not posting from time to time, especially when life gets busy, but I'm not one of them. I think it's silly to feel guilty and apologetic for being out living our lives, instead of being chained to our computers. I'd much rather we get out and do things. That way, it stands to reason that we actually have something to share when we sit down to blog. Non?

I wish YOU, my friends, the happiest of holidays, whichever way you choose to celebrate. Travel safely and have fun! I'll be back before the end of the year-you can count on it!

ROD Journals for SALE!!

So a number of people have asked if I would have ROD (Remains of the Day) journals for sale. At first I resisted the idea of making RODs to sell, because they are the brainchild of Mary Ann Moss, but Mary Ann is a very generous soul-apparently, several folks who have taken her class wrote and asked for permission and she posted to the group and told us everyone had her blessing to do so.

These journals take a considerable amount of time to put together, but the more I worked on mine, the more I realized that I LOVE making them. I just like digging through my scraps and finding ways to give them new life. Sewing paper is very meditative and addictive.

That said, I've been sewing pages here and there in between my own projects for the last couple of months and finally had enough
to make two wee journals!

Without further ado, here are the pair that I completed:

Journal #1 (SOLD!) is in my current colour way obsession, aqua and brown. The closure is made from a vintage brown button with a flower design on it, which echos the flowers in the fabric and a length of pretty aqua seam ribbon.

The journal has been bound by hand and measures 3 1/2 inches square and is 1 inch thick. There are 3 signatures, giving plenty of room to add your thoughts and ideas.

The fabric on the inside of the journal is aqua polk-a-dots, another favourite from my stash.

I've included bits and pieces of my own art, like this collage...


and some of my photographs, along with all kinds of book pages and other wonderful ephemera.

I've even included some vintage images here and there. It's chock full of artsy goodness.


Journal #2 is in this playful alpha-numeric print. The closure includes a bright orange vintage button from my collection with the original threads still in it (I love that!) and some fun fibres in aqua and rainbow colours to match.

Journal #2 has also been bound by hand and measures 3 1/2 inches square and is 1 inch thick, with a trio of signatures. Mmmm!!!

The fabric on the inside is this FUNky circle pattern. I love circles, don't you?

There's all kinds of wonderful bits inside, just like the first journal.

It also includes snippets of my art. Here's a favourite photo of mine, taken in my garden.

There's wonderful old ads and all kinds of fun places to write your thoughts.

More little art bits I made-a marbled ATC from my collection and look at that cool map oval-old maps have such great colours.

Magazine pages (this one features apartment buildings in Vancouver)
and labels and..well that's all I'm going to say because I don't want to ruin the surprise!

So..if you just have to have it (or them!) here's the purchasing info:

The journals are $40/each which includes shipping to the US & Canada.

I will accept payment by Paypal and ship upon receipt of funds.

To purchase journal #2, please email me.