A Tale of Two Pages

This tale is about the “right way” and the “wrong way” to be creative…at least this is how it went for me this weekend.

Saturday in an attempt to kill some time while waiting for some laundry to finish, I decided to challenge myself again to create for the Art Journal Journey theme of Collage~no wings, no leaves, no faces. To begin, I tore a page from a vintage basic electric manual figuring it had some good background to it already. In addition I snagged a couple of random scraps from my worktable and took the works to the sewing machine.

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I then did a bit of journalling along the edge of one of the scraps. Ok…still feeling it…the creative spark was there but dim.

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I added some color…still good. Then I sprayed some black mist through my circle stencil. It was as if the mist put out the spark. Instead doing the smart thing and walking away at that point to regroup…I was still waiting for the stupid laundry cycle to complete so I just kept throwing more crap at the page.

a tale of two pagesI’m still not excited about this one but that’s ok. Challenges are just that…a challenge. Otherwise it would be called super happy fun time.

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On Sunday while cleaning up my workspace I felt that creative spark again. This time I made a deal with myself not to push through if I wasn’t feeling it. I noticed a freebie art paper I had pulled from an old issue of Somerset Studio. So I had a great starting point…maybe an easy way to redeem myself.

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Given the fact that this page has an eye on it it wouldn’t count for the challenge away.

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I didn’t do a tom to the background…I used gelatos to intensify the colors in certain places, some outlining in white gel pen, lots of stamping, gesso through a stencil and heat embossing…but all in a very subtle way. After deciding on some layers of goodies including ink stained babywipes I adding stitching over my layers and around the page in a random fashion.

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Some black paint splatters and added “eyeliner” were my final touch before looking for words. see possibility everywhere was just perfect.

So my lesson to myself was to know enough when to walk away. You can’t force it. I suppose it’s something like writers block…you can stare at a page but you can’t will the words or art to flow.

7 Thoughts on A Tale of Two Pages
    Valerie-Jael
    14 Nov 2016
    10:41am

    Love your pages, they are both fun. And an eye is okay – an eye is not a face! Thanks for joining us again at AJJ, hug, Valerie

    Linda K
    14 Nov 2016
    12:40pm

    these are both wonderful collage pages Halle!

    froebelsternchen
    14 Nov 2016
    12:53pm

    Oh – both pages are just beautiful – I love all the great details! Just perfect !
    Thank you for joining us with two more such wonderful pieces! It’s o.k. with the eye..
    one eye doesn’t make a face…lol!

    oxo Susi

    Bleubeard and Elizabeth-
    14 Nov 2016
    1:14pm

    I actually prefer the first one. I think it feels less disconnected. What can I say? I’m the odd man out most of the time, anyway.

    Erika N
    14 Nov 2016
    7:13pm

    Wow- you are on a roll. I think you have been inspired. Both collages came out fantastic.

    Krisha
    14 Nov 2016
    10:57pm

    OMGosh! I’m laughing hysterically…..yes it would be called something besides a challenge!

    I adore the page with the all seeing eye, how perfect the sentiment is for that page.

    Wendy Kirk
    15 Nov 2016
    9:35am

    Love both of them, great collages. Love all the colours and textures. You are right, it’s a challenge.

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