Visual Journaling Heaven
Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 12:51PM 
Journal pages in progress.
Major break though over here. I've struggled with art journaling for a while. I tried and tried, but couldn't find my groove. While working on artwork for my book and spending a great deal of time thinking about signature style and the importance of working instinctively, I began to realize that I was trying to create a style instead of letting my style evolve and happen on it's own.
I purchased a new Moleskine a week or so ago and decided to use it as a visual journal... a place to paint, play, plop images down with a glue stick, rip out fascinating pictures from old magazines to practice image transfers and other techniques with.
I'm working on multiple pages at once, randomly painting pages and randomly matching colors with images and I'm feeling drawn into my studio to add bits and pieces here and there.
I'm in Visual Journaling Heaven right now!
Mucho love,
Carmen
Reader Comments (22)
I love your use of colors! very vintage feeling to them.
mmmm.....these are so dreamy! Heaven indeed!
These are so beautiful, Carmen. So you. Love them!!
Big hugs!
gorgeous! i love the top one and the last one....how are these done? thanks, ginger
soft and dreamy! loving it!
Oh my goodness...these are Amazing! Lovely visually, but I keep getting drawn into a story behind them as well. I'd love to know how these are done!
I've been inspired to try this myself lately. I like the freedom of not having to be good in a journal, but then I wonder why I would do it. Yeah, I have creative hang ups.
These are so dreamy...........Love them..
I am so excited for you and your book.
Katelen
I love your pages, they are great.
I love this style. It's your own!
...dave
www.illustratedjournaling.com
Thanks so much everyone! ♥
@ginger & lisa - I think I'll share more of what I did sometime this week, so check back!
@katelen - thank you! I'm looking forward to bringing everything together in my book. The contributors are amazing!
@Connie & Dave - saying these are "me" makes my day! They feel like me!
yep, you got it!!! Just play, it will naturally evolve and become yours!!
These are wonderful!!!
Those are some gorgeous works of art! I love the idea of Visual Journaling and plan to try it myself.
And tag -- you're it! Blog it Forward is all yours. I can't wait to see what inspires you!
love,
Carla :)
beautiful! enjoy your journey!
I like your style! The layers and colors..and your transparent arting! yummo.
Great pages! I am fairly new to the Art Journaling world, and I am just starting, slowly to play and discover my style of it myself..
www.toliveinspired.wordpress.com
Visual journaling heaven is great place to be! <3
I love the direction of your work right now. It speaks to me in whispers.
love the pages carmen!!
yes, play play!
don't think about it... the best stuff happens on it's own.
xo
elke
very nice images, I have several books on the go at the same time and they are all different.
oh yeah! isn't that interesting when your *inside voice* tells you that you're trying to force something that's supposed to be happening a totally different way! good for you for letting it flow the way it's meant to go!
Beautiful Carmen! Looks like you're having fun. Thanks for the inspiration. I found out about you via Kelly Warren!