Mixed Media Mayhem - Documented Life Project - Textured Paper

Documented Life Project

May Theme

Touchy Feely (Texture)

May 30

Art Challenge:  Textured Paper

Journal Prompt:  I'm So Not Feeling It!

This week's challenge was indeed that.  Although I love using textured paper, purchased or hand made, the prompt did not inspire me.  I think of my journal as a place for positive declarations or lessons learned, but I did muddle through.

I started with textured paper gifted to me by friend and fellow hoarder, Lowry Smathers, and supplemented with cheesecloth I still had on my desk from the previous week's challenge.

I dyed the cheesecloth with TintIt spray dye, and I used gel medium to form the strips into stylized flowers.

I love to work in my garden, but the heat this summer has made it impossible after 10:00 a.m. "Not feeling" up to work outside, I brought my flowers inside to my journal page.  I used the "stems" as the journaling guideline.

Although my flowers are not fine art, I had fun manipulating the materials to suggest blossoms.