Oh, this is one yummy art journal! There will be no issues with facing down the blank page with this book! This journal will be filled with beautiful paper surfaces ready to ignite your visual journaling, Big Time.
Using acrylic paints in a highly addictive, non-sticky technique, we’ll paint our pages before binding them, adding visual texture and pattern in clever ways. You’ll have a journal of pages painted in your color palette- vibrant or muted, bold or pastel, you choose! This beauty lays flat when opened, for easy journaling, and is designed with fold-out pages for more creative play space inside! For a better look, go to: youtube.com/user/ludwiglk and click on the video titled, Big Time Book.
Big Time Book is bound across re-purposed belts. The binding stitch is fairly simple and quite sturdy. If you have any experience at all making your own journals, you will find this innovative stitch easy-peasy. New to bookbinding and eager to try? This is a stitch you can learn.
Supply List:
- Copies of previous works that have common threads
- 10 sheets of 22 x 30 paper 140 lb, hot press
- 20 yds of waxed linen thread (2, 3 or 4 ply) & needle
- 5-7 tubes of acrylic paint
- 2 7.5 x 11” pieces of chip board, davey board, mat board
- glue stick
- a couple of newspapers (you need these!)
- awl, ruler, scissor, pencil
- a few old plastic reward/gift/credit cards
- water container
Teacher will Provide:
- stencils
- spray bottles
- craft glue
- wooden spoons to substitute for bone folders
- baby wipes and paper towels for use in class
- I will also bring a big selection of thrifted webbing belts from which to choose.
The papers I recommend are Stonehenge or Lenox 100. Both papers currently sell for under $2 a sheet online at Dick Blick, Mister Art, or Daniel Smith. If you have transportation, you can have your paper order shipped directly to one of two package receiving places in Port Townsend. If you do not have transportation and your order arrives there by Tuesday, we may be able to arrange my picking it up for you. Email me for info, before you place your order.
If you would like to order paper from Akamai Art in Port Townsend, but cannot pick up your order, I am happy to pick up your pre-paid paper order at Akamai and bring it to class with me. You’ll need to let me know prior to via email . (They offer a special discount for pre-paid ArtFest orders, and super service.)
Tips for traveling with your paper can be found here: gryphonsfeather.typepad.com/
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