Good as Gold

After a break, I decided to get back into visual journalling. I use visual journalling as a way to explore inner worlds of imagination and awareness through mark making and written word. Mark making can be incredibly meditative. Journalling prompts me to think about why different pictures and words make me feel different ways. I love the way teacher and fellow art journal creative Sara Shields describes their process. Check out their youtube channel for inspiration @Sara Scott Shields

I have been really drawn to gold lately. In art gold is often associated with illumination, compassion, courage, passion, prosperity, wealth, love and wisdom. Interpret however you please.

PHOTO GALLERY: ALL THAT GLITTERS

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Below is a list of my favourite materials that I used while making these multi-media journal pages:

• Sakura Pen-Touch Paint Markers
• Metallic Gold Sharpie
• Gold & White Washi Tape
• Uni-ball Signo Broad UM-153 Gold Gel Pen
• 2B & 4B Graphite Pencils
• Extra Strength Scotch Tape Runner
• Scrap Paper & Magazines

Resources:

Check out Sara Shields incredible art journaling process though the link below for inspiration and explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGUj6Ilfjis&ab_channel=SaraScottShields

Feature photo by FLY:D on Unsplash, gifs by @buttersquibs on Giphy , photo gallery by Ashley Moore of Creating Anew – Photo 1 titled “Gaze” is a graphite sketch of a female and male character with gold and pink embellishments. In the bottom right corner reads “the beginning”. Photo 2 titled “Night” is a collage of starts and patterns with a poem that reads, “the infinitely extending lines of the vast fantastic night” cut from a magazine. Photo 3 titled “From Within” is a large black handprint dripping with gold. Photo 4 titled “Her” is a graphite portrait of a woman with big gold hoop earrings and a gold nose piercing. Photo 5, the final photo is titled “Longing” and features a blackout poem that reads, “dreams of the ideal smiling faces, something real”. The background is made up of wood texture, gold tape, and hearts.