Life Through Journals

October 2010 // First Journal

A mixed media art journal painting and collage about letting go of worrying about "perfection", created during a 21 Secrets class and using acrylic paint, ephemera, and ink.

September 2010 // First Journal

A messy paint spread with the words "say you'll haunt me" (Stone Sour) and a mixed media art journal collage about heartbreak with lyrics by Biffy Clyro ("our broken fairy tale so hard to hide / I still believe it's you and me 'til the end of time") and the words "cut off from the world"; the page was created with acrylic paint, ephemera, and ink.

September 2010 // First Journal

An art journal collage depicting my "soul armor" and small squares of art, prompted by Soul Journaling, the page was created with collage material, acrylic paint, and ink.

Birds! (Week 14) Mini Art Journal Challenge • Nov 2010

A mini art journal illustration of a colorful bird with lyrics saying, "the bird is the word!" The piece was made with a playing card, scrap paper, colored pencils, and ink.

What's on your mind? (Week 13) Mini Art Journal Challenge • Nov 2010

A mini art journal collage of a woman thinking about everything going on in her life. The piece was made with a playing card, a magazine image, and ink.

Love love love! (Week 6) Mini Art Journal Challenge • Sep 2010

A mini art journal illustration of a heart with a quote from Sex and the City. The piece was made with a playing card, acrylic paint, and ink.

Ephemera from your week (Week 5) Mini Art Journal Challenge • Sep 2010

A mini art journal collage of ephemera from my week, including a bus ticket and a postcard. The piece was made with a playing card, ephemera, and ink.

I Am (Week 3) Mini Art Journal Challenge • Sep 2010

A mini art journal collage of signs pointing to different roads that say "I am still trying to find my way." The piece was made with a playing card, magazine images, and ink.

Some of my first art journal attempts, 2009.

Three pages from an early art journal. The left page features a dark, textured background with a silhouette of a tree against a vibrant red sky. Red boxes with black text from a personal poem are scattered across the page. The middle page has a bright green background with three photographs: one of a butterfly on leaves, another of a wooded path, and a third with horses in a field. Handwritten text in black is interspersed among the photos. The right page is predominantly white, filled with chaotic handwriting in black and red that repeatedly says "SWINE FLU," with additional words like "SCAREMONGERING."

My first art journal attempt, circa 2009. Lyrics by Elysian Fields.

March 2019 // Moleskine Sketchbook

A moleskine art journal illustration of WWE wrestler Asuka aka The Empress of Tomorrow, the page was created with ink and acrylic markers.