'WOYWW - 05/30/12 Starting H. Potter Art Journal!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and Welcome,

I've been tidying up my art studio - amongst other things. Now I'm back for a hot minute.

For WOYWW this week, I'm continuing to play in a new art journal. It's a blank book with a Harry Potter cover. I've always been fascinated by owls and have a small collection of owl sculptures. So I couldn't resist this blank book when I found it!

New Art Journal 'Harry Potter' -

 with checklists for next steps.

Usually, I  to put a sticky note on each journal so that

I can instantly know where I should begin.

Also it feelsl great to check off a step!

I've already torn out pages as a first step. So tonight I laminated multiple pages together using YES! Paste -  with a flexible plastic putty knife from the hardware store. (The edges were cut down with Tim Holtz 'Tonic' scissors, so that the putty knife can fit into the YES! Paste jar.) After interleaving each page woth wax paper, I put the art journal under a heavy iron while the pages dry. Next step will be to 'under journal' (from Pam Carriker) with pencils and crayons to create some resists before aplying acrylic glazes.

I really enjoy starting the prep  workfor a new art journal. The pages are pristine and possiblities for the future artwork seem unlimited!

Do you work in art journals? What are your first prep steps? Do you laminate pages?

Thanks for stopping by. Would love for you to comment on this post - or any of my other posts. Please stop by often - a new Giveaway will be coming late summer to celebrate 100 Followers!

See more artist studios here at WOYWW.

Peace,
LuLu

'Happy Memorial day - and Art Journal Page Spread!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and welcome,

I'm back for a hot minute to show a background spread in one of my giveaway journals.

Haven't been around here lately. I've been sick for months coughing from bronchitis, hubby had knee surgery and now I'm having computer problems! So I'm using hubby's laptop to post this to my blog. My desktop computer is s-o-o-o old that my Internet Explorer version is no longer compatible with blogspot.com. Hope to upgrade by the end of this month.

Meanwhile, hope all of you have a great holiday weekend!

Thanks for stoping by. Please take a moment to comment, and become a Follower if you aren't already. Please come back again soon when everything is back to normal! A new giveaway is coming soon - to celebrate 100 Followers! Stay tuned!

Peace,
LuLu

"...and the Winner of 2012 Spring-y Giveaway is...."

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy,

The 2012 Spring-y Giveaway winner is Nickalli! Congratulations Nickalli! Please email me your postal address to receive the goodies in the mixed-media prize package!

Thanks to all Followers who participated.

Please check back often - my 100th Follower Giveaway will be coming later this year!


Peace,
LuLu