when polka dots attack

here you can see the progression of 2 pages that i started on while i was on the phone with a friend. i wasn't really paying attention to what i was doing, but i did snap a photo before i got on the phone, and after.

this page features: gesso, watercolor, cloth paper (handmade!), aluminum, board, and a cut up coin envelope containing a miniature zine i made. the zine is folded down from 1 sheet of paper. it's a little insert surprise for whomever gets their hands on this journal--namely maralena!






i started going in with doodles in silver pen (one of my favorites!) but stopped when the phone call ended. make of it what you will!

first 3 - maralena's journal

i have been working on maralena's journal, slowly but surely. i started with some pen drawings, and then added color in layers afterward. this is a labor intensive process, and requires several layers of gesso, so it takes a while! you really have to run your hand down the page to appreciate the yumminess!





i have about six or seven more sets of pages with the first layer of gesso down on them. i'm working on the third coat on the next set after those pictured here. i may go up to five. the color blue is really working for me this week, as you can see!

i will soon have my hands on the journal maralena started for me, so i will have to kick it into high gear to get hers to her for the month! it will be fun working on her beginnings for me, and i am sure she will be entertained with my beginnings for her, though i have to admit, it takes a while to get over petting the pages before you can work on them...

(posted by nicci.)