Joyful Purpose

Today is a gift

 

a gift and a reminder from my dear friend Denise

I have been working on my journal pages this morning ...

 

 

A Buddha with Wings ... New Journal Page

more journal pages

More journal pages ....  Featuring my son ;)

Journaling for FUN!

Teesha Moore has been posting these AWESOME videos as of late on her incredible journaling techniques.  I have always admired her journals and her style.  The one thing that really struck me was that she uses them to play to have fun - not to work or create something or have to do something.  I have always used my journals as sketchbooks or art books so this idea was very freeing for me.  And guess what I am having FUN!  Check out my first few pages which (I choose to use my own black and white photos) and my new 16 page journal ala Teesha.

 

Autumn Book ~ Part two

 

After painting my pages for the book I then choose two metal book covers that I made in Stephanie Lee's class that I took at Journal Fest for my covers.

I then used an awl to pierce holes in my signatures to begin binding

then I bound them together using the (great how to video) Coptic Method

Stay Tuned  ..... More to Come

The Autumn Book Series

stay tuned for more  ....

Online Class Open for Registration ~ Animal Spirit Guides

New Online Class

Animal Spirit Guides

Date: Nov 9  thru Dec 9

Fee: $45

* to register click on the buy now button below and you will receive a confirmation and class details*

The class will include *VIDEO* demonstrations

for each lesson.

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A flicker group to add and view the work of others.

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Weekly Assignments

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Resources and Tips

ANIMAL SPIRIT GUIDES
"All things share the same breath - the beast, the tree, the man ...the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports."  Chief Seattle

Many Native people believe that animals present themselves to us in the form of guides and teachers. In this class we will journal about why certain animals are prominent in our lives, what we can learn from them and how we can express ourselves through our art using them as guides.  The techniques we will explore will include using b/w photographic images paint, pen, pencil, color and poetry. 

Please contact me at armfield@att.net with any questions

New Journal for Journalfest

I decided that I needed a spanking new journal to take with me to Journalfest.  So today I set out to make one and VOILA here she is!

Online Classes

It seems as though the economy and time constraints have caused all of us to hunker down and rethink things - speaking for myself this is true.  Online classes keep coming in my path and while they are not the same as going and being present they are a wonderful alternative.  I had been encouraging my dear friend LK to do one for some time now and lucky for me and many others she has.  Be sure to check her out.

That being said I have been asked by many of you if I would consider an online class in lieu of a physical one.  My first step would be to see how much interest I would have?  So I am putting out the proposition....

If you are interested in either "online" class please contact me for the details at armfield@att.net

ANIMAL SPIRIT GUIDES

"All things share the same breath - the beast, the tree, the man ...the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports."  Chief Seattle

Many Native people believe that animals present themselves to us in the form of guides and teachers. In this class we will journal about why certain animals are prominent in our lives, what we can learn from them and how we can express ourselves through our art using them as guides.  The techniques we will explore will include using b/w photographic images along with paint, pen, pencil, color and poetry.

La Canzone del Mare ~ Song of the Sea

“You have heard the beat of the off-shore wind,  And the thresh of the deep-sea rain;  You have heard the song  - how long?"         Kipling

La Mare will be our muse in creating a unique book filled with poetry, photographs, drawings, paintings, and more.  We will walk the shores for inspiration and to capture images of deep beauty. This class will focus on the Sea and all the wisdom she has to offer. 


These will include such topics as~

Digital Photography - layout, settings, and design
Post Production editing - photoshop, iphoto
Sketching from photographs and objects
acrylic painting
water color and pen sketches
preparing background papers
coptic journal construction

Journal Thoughts