Handmade Watercolor Art Journal Featured in Gift List

Thankful that Vianna Szabo Fine Art featured my handmade watercolor art journal
in their gift list for artists. Start unleashing your creativity at https://www.etsy.com/shop/EmersonBindery

Creative Art Journaling: Christmas Eve Magic

In honor of Christmas Eve and in tribute to the Nutcracker 

I present my latest creation:

I miss that magical time as a kid waiting for Santa, listening for reindeer hooves on the roof. It's fun to relive it through your kids, but now as mine is older I miss it again.

I used black gesso for the background with a coat of blue acrylic paint. I stamped a tree in brown acrylic paint in the background and accented the page with swirls stamped with Brilliance gold ink. The words are in Brilliance copper ink.

The wedding photo was taken by a friend of ours, Mark Collie who owns Quiver Tree Photography. It is so beautiful and magical, it looks like something out of a fairy tale!

Creative Art Journaling: Starry Night

 It's been over a year since I made this fabric art journal using upholstery scraps. I have been working on filling it with things that inspire me and experimenting with new techniques. 

The pages are so full now I can barely get it closed. 

Here is a glimpse of the artwork I've been doing inside it...

One of my favorite paintings is Van Gogh's Starry Night. 

I was inspired to try my own interpretation of the artwork

using acrylic paint on gessoed cardstock. 

I added glitter to the night sky and Ranger's Stickles to the moon and stars.

One thing I love about studying art is finding things in the painting I never noticed before. I discovered the rolling hills and the little town under the night sky once I really examined Van Gogh's work. This exercise has given me an even deeper appreciation for this piece.

How Other Artists Are Using My Watercolor Art Journals

When the journals I make leave my studio for their journey to their new home, my hope is that they'll be used and not just sit on a shelf to look pretty.

 When a customer sent me these pictures of what she's been doing with the art journals she bought from me I nearly jumped up and down with delight!

 So pretty!

 I love looking at work spaces, too.

You can find blank watercolor journals similar to these in my shop here.