Guest Post: Chandra Newton
I sent out 6 packets of stickers to 6 different artists and throughout the summer I will share with you what they have created.Chandra writes,
"When I received the package of
stickers I immediately tore into them. The first stickers to catch my
eye were very industrial. Some numbers. Some geometric shapes. I
envisioned an industrial/graffiti style page. I set to work
straightaway.
I got the background painted, set down a couple of
stickers and I hated it. I couldn't see past my perceived mistakes.
So I
put my journal aside and picked up the package of stickers yet again.
The first set of stickers to catch my eye were four pink squares stacked
atop one another. The first thing I though of was a paint strip. I
liked it. So, I laid them on my page in the same manner. Of course they
are slightly more askew than they were on the paper backing. But, that's
okay. Next, I pulled out a sheet of reinforcement tabs. A theme and
color scheme were beginning to take shape at this point. I had to use
the pink ones. I decided to lay them from the bottom up, staggering off
the page. This reminded me of bubbles rising up from the bottom.
Thinking of rising bubbles, I grabbed my floral/gear like stamp and some
pink ink. I stamped haphazardly across the page. Using my non-dominant
hand I drew lines along the edge and bottom, as a sort of border.
This
page is simpler and more pink than anything I normally do, but I like
it. Despite its simplicity, it feels complete. It suggests movement and
growth. It reminds me that I don't have to be perfect to move forward.
It reminds me that (like this opportunity) it's okay to try new things;
to step outside of my comfort zone once in awhile.
--
Chandra Newton
poesraven@operamail.comThanks so much, Chandra for sharing your lovely journal page with us!
Check out the other posts in this series about using your stickers and tapes in art journal pages:
1. Sticky Inspiration2. My new stickers & some pages with them
3. Using patterned tape in an art journal page
4. Guest Post: Marly Martinez
5. Tape Lines artwork
6. How to Create Your Own Stickers Using Picmonkey
7. Sticker Art Inspiration
8. Cutting out shapes from tape
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