Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Wednesday Art

 Hi everyone. It's already the middle of the week again, and we've made it into the double digit days of the month. August, please slow down. I love autumn, but I am in no rush for winter to return.

Today I have some art to share. First let me show a piece for Chris' When We Were Young challenge at Art Journal Journey. I think most people can relate to this experience.

It's that time of year, or almost that time of year, when kids are getting ready to go back to school. Right now there are so many back to school ads just about everywhere I look. When I was young, I was always excited to go back to school, except the year I started high school. That year I was terrified.


I started by inking my page, which looks a bit splotchy, but also works because it doesn't interfere with the images I chose to use.

I die cut the apples with an ancient Spellbinder's die.  Back to school used to always be September (at least here in New England), which of course is also apple season. I wonder if that's where the saying "an apple for your teacher" came about.

I  had the math flash card in my paper stash. The black and white stamped images on the bottom of the page are from an ancient stamp set by October Afternoon, and the 2 stamped phases on the top of the page are from another older set by Oxford Impressions. I drew, colored and fussy cut the pencil which seemed to be what the page needed, especially based on the quote. 


And then I finished the page with some number and alphabet washi tape.
I also have a second journal page to share today.


 I am linking up this page  to More Than Words. I've been meaning to join this challenge for awhile now, and finally, I've managed to get a page made that works for their challenge. This month they are asking you to use a map of some kind and also the word adventure.

You can see my map is the globe.

I started my page with some tissue paper and a page from an old book. Then I added some Art By Marlene images. They ended up being too bright for where I wanted to go with this page, so I lightly brushed some grey paint over the whole page.  While it was wet I wiped much of it off. Then I sprayed some white ink on to give my page for some extra motion and details, since travel and adventure often require a bit of movement. (Unless of course you are armchair traveling.)

Finally I cut out this great lady from a Stamperia cut out book and added the ric-rac because it reminded me of waves. And from the look of her dress, some of her world travel will probably be on the ocean.  I also think she might be looking into the future with her spyglass, and perhaps she even has a time machine to take her to the time of air travel.

I am also going to link up this page to Creative Artiste Mixed Media blog challenge #85. The theme is anything goes as long as you use various types of media on your page.

That's it for me today. Have a great rest of your day.


21 comments:

Iris Flavia said...

I already dislike Autumn...
Great page and... or but... we go to school all our life, no?
I just learned a new program, we keep learning, and that is good :-)
(Just bad when the teacher is missing, darn it! LOL)

Valerie-Jael said...

I love both of your pages for today. The second one is fabulous, so unusual. Have a great day, hugs, Valerie

R's Rue said...

So lovely.

Angie's Recipes said...

Both pages are excellent. Today is the first school day here and I could tell the bus I took was pretty packed.

ashok said...

lovely

Christine said...

Wonderful thoughtful
Pages today

Divers and Sundry said...

I like both of these. Schools are in session here now with regular post-covid protocols, so we'll see how that goes.

CJ Kennedy said...

Why do Summer months rush by and time stops during Winter? Back to school was always an exciting time. New pencils, crayons, and shoes. Seeing school friends again. I think you captured that feel in your page.

Aimeslee Winans said...

Two wonderful pages, Erika! Today was the first day of school down here and I'm like, it's only the 10th. Even I was shocked and I haven't thought about school since dear daughter graduated in 2006. I wish you good luck but I deleted MTW from my challenge worksheet because their rules are too stringent for me. There's a participant minimum for each region and because they take entries from multiple social media, you have no idea if your region got enough participants. I don't care about winning anything but I got to thinking that region thing doesn't seem fair. So, just know that. Took me awhile to figure it out, but again, that is just me and how I roll. I'm at the point in the journals I'm trying to finish where it's getting hard to conform to a specific theme or topic anyway. XOX

Meggymay said...

A fabulous pages Erika, you will guess I am on a catch up and apologise for not commenting on each post. I love how you related the first page to schooldays
Yvonne xx

Neet said...

Two delightful pages Erika.
Love the idea behind the first one relating to childhood. Yes, the first day at a new school can be daunting and I used to feel sorry for the new kids in their oversized uniforms (bought to last).
I remember being embarrassed by my shiny new satchel when I first went to the Grammar School and so I slid down the school slope on it to scuff it up a bit.
A great page.
Hugs, Neet xx

pearshapedcrafting said...

I love both of your pages Erika! I love the school days page! (I have one for later this month) Great washi tape, this is a perfect page for my theme, thank you! Hugs, Chrisx

Helen said...

Absolutely love all your elements on this adventurous art journal page Erika! LOVE that globe and that lady seeking adventure! Perfect! Thanks for joining us at More Than Words! ((HUGS)) Helen

craftytrog said...

Two fabulous pages Erika, both so different!
Hope you're having a good weekend,
Alison

Andree said...

A fabulous journal page, full of interesting details and lovely art work. The added textural details work perfectly to complete the page.
Thank you for joining in with our August challenge "Anything Mixed Media Goes" at Creative Artiste Mixed Media. Good luck x

Ina G said...

Lots of lovely MM creativity here with both having lots of eye candy and colour. Thanks so much for sharing at Creative Artisite MM this month.

Matilde said...

Beautiful pages! Thanks for sharing and playing with MoreThanWords this month 😊 Hugs, Matilde ❣

Ann Chuang Crafts said...

Great colors and lots of nice texture! Thank you for your lovely entry at More Than Words Challenge Blog! Hope to see you again soon!! HUGS!
Ann DT

Sharon Fritchman said...

Both pages are absolutely beautiful! Thank you for joining us at More Than Words this month!

Dotstolines said...

Lovely page with all the details and a great take on the challenge! Thank you for playing along. - Sunila, More Than Words DT

Empire of the Cat said...

This is great Erika, love the background and your globe. Thanks for joining us at More Than Words - Elle xx