Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Jumping Back to S

On my reverse alphabet art journaling pages, after doing H, I went back to S.  I found a pre-prepared (is that a word? lol) page in my journal that had the black bird on it.  It immediately reminded me of the birds we watch out our big window overlooking the rock wall and the valley.  When we have a stiff breeze sometimes the birds, these black crows and the hawks, "wind surf" and SOAR almost on eye level to us.  The seem to just sit in one place as the wind holds them there.  The look like they are having so much fun, just "hanging five" in the sky.

And here is my metal tape after applying some homemade red alcohol ink and then lightly sanding to emphasize the lines.  It is now added to my "pink folder" journal.  I have a two inch roll of tape too I am going to play with next so the journal may have more added to it!

I loved this process.  Sort of zen doodling with a pointed instrument.  I want to try a more formal edition soon.



2 comments:

Anna Micciulla said...

Carol, I love the color! Can you share your alcohol ink recipe? Dang... I gotta go find some wide tape...
The wrinkles really add a lot of character to the piece!

Janet Ghio said...

Both of these pieces are marvelous Carol!!

Come join me in my nest. Rest online with me. Talk with me. Play art with me! Follow me where ever my flights of fancy take me! Forgive me for my mistakes, enjoy my successes. And please, feel free to comment or to follow me!