some Journalfest love...

My sweet friend, Carla Dixon, in Roxanne Padgett's stenciling class.  Very fun. 

We ended up covering books with the fabric we painted.

We then put a few signatures into and ended up with a completed journal. 

A couple samples of Roxanne's stenciled fabrics.





My book is the lavender one (center). 
It ended up completely different after I painted more on it.  I'll post another photo of it as it turned out...

I set up a little work station in my room and ended up working at night

and in the early morning before the birds get up!  :-)

The view out my window was so awesome. 

A rainbow greeted me shortly after I arrived. 

I could hear the waves too.

That's a submarine...

 The front of Roxanne's book.  I like the eye ball !

On day 2, I took Roxanne's faces class. 
I haven't ever really ventured into faces -- too intimidating. 
Now, I can't stop drawing faces and have done many of them painted on fabric
and machine stitched on them like crazy.
A really fun process.

Day 3 was with Ingrid Djinkers.  I still haven't finished my book I started in her class.  I enjoyed her and really liked her style, but I guess I don't know how I am going to use the book, so I guess that's why I'm not motivated to finish it...

It was so sad to hear that Journalfest will not be next year or maybe ever again...  :-( 

It's amazing how in the last two years my art and style has really grown. 

I loved being in that beautiful place with so many talented wonderful women. 

It's such a loving and sharing environment.  Happy place.

Hopefully, I will be able to find something else that will help fill and inspire my creative heart.

Shelly

xx