Inspired Images Traveling Journal

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Pages 41-42

(kirsten) I added some swirls to the water, and thought about calling this one done, but I think it needs a little something more...
(beth) A little decoration on the fish and some water for them to swim in.
(kirsten) I used a newly hand-carved fish stamp to print these little guys swimming across the page.

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Pages 39-40

(kirsten) A sleeve needs an arm, right? umm... yeah.
(beth) These sewing illustration bits were a good color match and I thought would start making an interesting combination.
(kirsten) I wanted to add a word to this spread - and "real" was just the first thing that came to mind.
(beth) It was just time to begin with acrylic paints again.

Pages 37-38

(kirsten) I filled in the background grass and plants a little more, and added some textured paper at the bottom to add more depth.
(beth) Some patterning at the back with dibs and dabs.
(kirsten) I was inspired by Beth's beautiful brush drawing and the irises blooming outside our front door. This time I used watercolor pencils and crayons with just enough water to make it look "painterly".
(beth) I thought I'd try starting a page with a drawing this time, but the image that came to mind didn't involve much drawing. It's an artist's paint brush.