Rain, rain, go away...

"Mercy for Haiti"

"Mercy for Haiti" started out very Teesha Moore"ish" and I added the photo of Haiti photo on the right side, from the Los Angles Times newpaper Sunday. The image of our lady of guadalupe is a packing tape image transfer(image from Flickr). Click on any photo for a

close-up.

"Frame of Perspective"

"Frame of Perspective" was done in Orly Avineri's Art Journaling Class this week. We did an interesting crackle finish for the background. I will definatly be doing it again.

Close-up right "Frame of Perspective"

Close-up left "Frame of Perspective"

These are close-ups of the images I chose for our frame of perspective.

January 2010 Calendar

The January 2010 Calendar is for part of a calendar challenge on "the kathryne wheel" blog. I am not sure if I will be continuing the calendar for the rest of the year but it was a lot of fun to do. I used some favorite papers and some hand-made paper we did in a class with Orly Avineri's Art Journal group.

It is currently pouring down rain in Southern California. I born and raised in Montana, and they certainly have some severe weather up there. I have been in southern California since 1984 and am very climatized to the warm weather we enjoy here. I sort of chuckle every time it rains in southern California we have "Storm Watch (fill in year)" on EVERY news channel. We are currently getting a lot of rain here. There is actually flooding in areas of Long Beach, the ground cannot absorb the moisture fast enough. We are actually getting flooding in our area here. I will be home on "Storm Watch" tonight.

The Traveling Corpse Project...

This is a photo of the front side of my page for "The Traveling Corpse Project"

Now I couldn't possibly show you the actual photo now could I? What would be the fun in that?

Check out the The Traveling Corpse Blog for future posts... What do you think it is???

What?

What?
Originally uploaded by bkasstle

What... a prompt from "A Year in the Life of an Art Journal"

What keeps you from creating art or journaling?

A Model Sanitarium...

A Model Sanitarium

"Sometimes I think I need to have my head examined"

"Hands down"

Here are some photos of my explorations in my XL Moleskine journal. No prompts, just what comes to mind when I am left to my own devices and just let go...

Enjoy... please click on any pic for a larger view. Have a creative weekend & get out and make some art. I spent a couple hours enjoying some 74 degree weather here in Long Beach, CA.

49... Human Interaction...

49... Human Interaction...
Originally uploaded by bkasstle

This my musings on aging. Being in the "happiest place on earth" and feeling isolated and lonely, this one does not feel finished to me I may change it or add more...click on any photo for a larger view. Have a great day.

Let Us Love Winter...

Let Us Love Winter...
Originally uploaded by bkasstle

Journaling for the Quote "Let Us Love Winter...For it is Spring of Genius" from Orly Avineri's Art Journaling Class, the last class of 2009. Click on any photo for a larger view.

Growth...

Growth...
Originally uploaded by bkasstle

From Orly Avineri's Art Journaling Class, regarding personal growth within the last year of 2009.

Words...

Words...
Originally uploaded by bkasstle

Doing some catching up and adding some journal pages from my smaller journal. This is from a prompt from Orly Avineri's Art Journaling Class regarding the love of words and giving thanks...click on any pic for a larger view.

I am working in my new XL journal but the problem is it is too big to scan and it is hard to photograph. More pics to follow.

Happy New Year

Here's to a wonderful New Year!

Hope your's is creative, healthy and happy!

Brian, Ed & our cat posse, Tyler & Hank!

I couldn't take it any longer....

I could not take it any longer... our house is holiday crazy... I had to do some artwork, besides cards, etc...

Orly had been urging me to start a larger journal and it kept nagging in the back of my mind. I took a half hour and played with some Liquitex paints, my XL Moleskin 11 1/2 X 16 1/2 and this is my results... enjoy! It REALLY feels good to work larger! This is the inside cover and first page done as backgrounds. Enjoy and have a wonderful holiday!

Orly Avineri's Art Journaling Fundraser! Please come!

For my good friends Orly and her wonderful son Ilan! A copy of her flyer for her Holiday Art Journaling Fundraiser and Bazaar on Saturday!!! Please come!

Dear friends and family
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Please help me raise the funds needed for my trip with People to People Student Ambassador Program
traveling to Japan this summer.
http://www.peopletopeople.com/
Thank You, Ilan
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Join us this saturday, dec. 12, for our
exciting holiday bazaar/ fundraiser
at our home at 2101 curtis ave. #3 in redondo beach
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---bring your family and friends with you---
come for a few minutes between your holiday outings or hang out with us for a while.
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EXCITEDLY FEATURING
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from 10am to 12:30pm
all you can art journal buffet ($20)
(please bring a blank journal)
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from 12:30pm to 7pm

for sale
one-of-a-kind (really), upcycled,
art journals and other paper arts,
made by one-art-jounalist named Orly,
and by one man-who-crafts named Brian
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celebrate the 2nd day of Hanukkah with us,
nosh on exotic (yes it's possible) Latkes,
with various sweet and savory toppings,
and enjoy a cup of java, courtesy of The Bean Counter
(located in the Redondo Village Shopping Center
at Beryl Street and Prospect Ave)
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I hope to see you on Saturday
Check out my new blog dedicated to the documenting of my exciting journey leading up to my trip http://thejaplan.wordpress.com/
Thank you, Ilan

How Do You Play the Game?

How do you play the game? My journal page for Orly Avineri's Art Journaling Group this week. Our topic was "It's in the cards". The pockets in the bottom left, upper right and bottom right contain my journaling booklets.

This picture contains all my journaling booklets I made to contain my journaling. Click on any picture for a larger view.

Quieting the beast...

The beast... You know the beast... We all have the beast... The beast is that nagging, critical voice in our head that says "Oh your can't create" or "your not an artist" or "that is ugly", fill in with your own critical saying... you get the picture. In my art journaling class with Orly Avineri she talked about that very beast & putting a name to it. We name it so we can tell it to "BE QUIET!!!"

Here is my sneaky little beast and quieting him down... have a great weekend and go create something fun.

Click on any image for a larger view.

Creative Explosion...

From Orly's Avineri's latest art journaling class on "Wild doodling". This week we were joined by ten amazing teenagers. The class was a blast and everyone enjoyed it. This page is titled "Welcome to My World" Click on any page for a larger image.

"Fishes"

"What does the Stamp of Your Life Say"

"What does the Stamp of Your Life Say" page 2.

"Cowboy Dance" page 2.

"Cowboy Dance"

"What are You Hiding"" page 2.

"What are You Hiding?"

Many sides page 2. Includes my hand-cut stencil of myself as a teenager.

"My Many Sides" includes my hand-cut stencil of myself as a teenager.

Welcome to my journal page 2.

Welcome to my journal. 1st page.

Being in Orly Avineri's art journaling class has inspired me to do more art journaling on my own. These are my pages enjoy. Click on any page for a larger image.

My Hand-made Journal.

D'oh! I forgot to actually post pictures of my handmade journal. Here it is! My version of Teesha Moore's Amazing 16 page hand-made journal. Click on any image for a larger view.