Journal Pages (again)

I hope all of you in the states had a beautiful and safe Fourth of July. I am so thankful to all the men and women who have fought to ensure the freedoms of this country. And I thank God for the freedom He offers to everyone through Jesus Christ.

Journal Pages

My journal art is quite a bit more casual than my 'serious' work. But I enjoy it just as much! It gives me an outlet to try different color schemes, to enjoy creating with no expectations, and to letter without worry of messing up.

Here are some pics of a few recent journal pages.

All Over the Board

This summer has not had a theme or cohesive pattern. 

I have been dabbling in all kinds of things with no real focus. 

Just playing all over the board. 

There is the on going practice following the teachings of Denis Brown's 'Italic Rhythm to Polyrhythm'. The practice time comes and goes. I should be practicing more consistently than I am, but still I am gleaning tons from the videos.

Then there is the woodworking. I have been making custom dinky dip holders. And was able to make a desperately needed flat file for the studio. Once I had the file completed, that lead to the cleaning and reorganizing of the studio. 

(at the height of the organizing chaos)

I have also started an online video class. This something I rarely do, my second one ever. The class is by Mary Ann Moss and is titled Full Tilt Boogie. It is a visual art journal binding adventure. I chose it because Mary Ann Moss takes the total opposite approach to creating than I do. She is chaotic and messy and approaches creating with an anything goes attitude. The chaotic and messy aspect I need to embrace more, so I signed up with Mary Ann. I have fully enjoyed the videos and the binding techniques. I am loving filling my pages with whatever, no concept, no theme, just play!

Thank You- Ludid

I have recently been selected as a lucky winner at the wonderful blog of Turn Up The Sound. My husband checked the mail and was very excited to let me know I had received the most unusual and creative package he had ever seen in the mail.

Thank you for the wonderful notepad and your creative blog. So glad that I found your blogging space.

New Etsy site

I have been thinking about opening an etsy shop for some time. This week I finally fully embraced the idea and have created the MillerLine Etsy shop. I hope you will be able to stop by and look around. There are several prints and journals at the shop, with more on the way soon.

Let me know what you think and if you have any suggestions.

Journal

Hope you all are having a lovely Sunday. I sure am. 

Sitting on the couch, enjoying the fire, enjoying being with my family and playing in my journal. 

 

Journal page

I have been neglecting the blog as of late. The Ponchatoula Trade Days is coming up the first weekend in November and I will be participating in the Art Station booth with 9 other artists. So I have been furiously working on new art pieces, handmade journals, cards, etc, etc.

I did take the time to make a journal entry recently on the rhythm of things surrounding us in my very small journal. It has such nice hot-pressed watercolor paper. The markers, watercolor pencils and pentel water brush just glide over the page. Purple and orange can be such nice colors together. I'm not sure it's a masterpiece but it does make me happy.

evening sketch

This is a small journal entry created while sitting on the couch enjoying some old standards and swing music with my daughter. I thinks it's pretty cool that, at 16, she will sit and listen to some old music with me.