In one of the classes I am taking at Big Picture Classes, LOAD (LayOut A Day) with Lain Ehmann, we are to examine WHY we scrapbook. Here is my response.
I scrap as a creative outlet.
I scrap to capture moments I don't want to forget; both big events and daily life.
I scrap to share our story as a family.
I scrap to share our faith with future generations. I want them to know they inherit a legacy of faith and belief in Jesus.
I scrap because I want to reflect on the gifts and goodness God has given me.
I scrap to remember where and who I came from.
I scrap to share inner thoughts and dreams.
I scrap to leave a tangible way of touching loved ones when I'm no longer here.
If you scrap, leave me a comment as to why you do.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Why I Scrapbook
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Scrapbooking Update
Yes occassionally I blog about my scrapbooking progress here as well as my art. Today is one of those days. You might notice a new "blinkie" on the side bar that looks like this:
My friend Patti and I have been hard at work on our photos and using our LOM system to its utmost. Even if you know nothing about the method you will still understand that in 3 days I:
- emptied 9 storage binders of photos from 1981-2005
- created over 20 more pages for albums
- created one complete album of Randy's adventure in Hokkaido
- staged an additional 20 plus pages for an upcoming class we plan to take the end of this month
- and placed all the remaining photos into categories (4 drawers total; all labelled and organized so yes, I can put my fingers on a particular photo in just a few minutes time!) That means that EVERY UNSCRAPPED printed photo I have in my stash is now living in the sum total of only 4 drawers measuring 4x6x18in. And every one of those has room to spare. Essentially, I am caught up!
That was last week....
This week brings me back to the blinkie. The photos that I mention above are all printed photos. I still have GOBS of digi pictures on my hard drive. I've found I rarely print individual photos these days and only print out complete layouts all ready to place into my albums. That is the general rule and yes there are exceptions. But I digress...
Since the majority of my scrapping and photo keeping is now digital, I invested in ACDSee (an organizational tool) and just completed a class on the program. I've been BUSY adding all my digi supplies to the catalog, adding/organizing/deleting folders and files, etc. I cannot wait to use this system in the near future (hopefully this doesn't confuse you but I have mine set up the same as my LOM system). I still need to work through my photos (Previously used PSE8 to organize them but didn't like that much...LOVE it for editing but organizing.)
I also moved all my scans of my artwork over to ACDSee to organize those as well.
Hopefully I will get all this work done, get a nice workflow going and will be posting here more regularly than I have been recently. Just didn't want you to think I left the planet!
My friend Patti and I have been hard at work on our photos and using our LOM system to its utmost. Even if you know nothing about the method you will still understand that in 3 days I:
- emptied 9 storage binders of photos from 1981-2005
- created over 20 more pages for albums
- created one complete album of Randy's adventure in Hokkaido
- staged an additional 20 plus pages for an upcoming class we plan to take the end of this month
- and placed all the remaining photos into categories (4 drawers total; all labelled and organized so yes, I can put my fingers on a particular photo in just a few minutes time!) That means that EVERY UNSCRAPPED printed photo I have in my stash is now living in the sum total of only 4 drawers measuring 4x6x18in. And every one of those has room to spare. Essentially, I am caught up!
That was last week....
This week brings me back to the blinkie. The photos that I mention above are all printed photos. I still have GOBS of digi pictures on my hard drive. I've found I rarely print individual photos these days and only print out complete layouts all ready to place into my albums. That is the general rule and yes there are exceptions. But I digress...
Since the majority of my scrapping and photo keeping is now digital, I invested in ACDSee (an organizational tool) and just completed a class on the program. I've been BUSY adding all my digi supplies to the catalog, adding/organizing/deleting folders and files, etc. I cannot wait to use this system in the near future (hopefully this doesn't confuse you but I have mine set up the same as my LOM system). I still need to work through my photos (Previously used PSE8 to organize them but didn't like that much...LOVE it for editing but organizing.)
I also moved all my scans of my artwork over to ACDSee to organize those as well.
Hopefully I will get all this work done, get a nice workflow going and will be posting here more regularly than I have been recently. Just didn't want you to think I left the planet!
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Tsunami Doodling
The color blotches were already on the paper and I just began doodling over the top of them in an effort to practice a style similar to ancient Japanese woodblock prints. I thought it was kinda fun but didn't go back to do a more finished piece. Maybe some time in the future I will attempt it. Otherwise its just a great idea and practice piece.
33/100 "Maggie"
This is just a simple linear drawing using some colored pencils for accents. I did this back in March but did not share it here til now. Thoughts?
Monday, June 6, 2011
Artists for Respect!
mixed media painting photography online teaching - Julie Prichard - Artists for Respect! Join Us Today.
Julie Prichard is inspiring us all to do what should be a no-brainer and that is to RESPECT artists and their work. Check out the button on the right and see what others are saying.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
More Back-logged Artwork
Goodness! I just now realized that I am WAY behind in the posting of my 100 Faces series! SIGH. Oh well...no biggie! Here's a bunch in one post. Let me know who you like and who creeps you out! I know I have a few more that I need to scan and share so stay tuned for more!
32/100 - While not my usual style this was fun to do. And it reminds me that I need to pull out my Japanese motif book I bought a few weeks ago and practice!
31/100 This is from a facial tutorial I was following.
29 & 30/100 Even though I'm not happy with how the little girl's ear and facial features turned out I am REALLY happy with the kids' hands on the glass window!
28/100 Found this photo in HanaHou magazine on the flight home and began working on it during the flight...it was too bumpy to finish then.
27/100 While I like to keep this a politically free zone I was intrigued by a photo of our Governor and kept thinking what an interesting face he has (for drawing anyway.)
26/100 Ojisan at Kona Airport - This guy was sitting a few rows away from me at the Kona airport. The funny part was this lady sitting directly across from me (and that I was ignoring totally) must have been bothered by my glancing up and down to sketch because she eventually leaned over into my viewpoint to make eye contact with me! It made me laugh out loud! She gestured wanting to see the sketch and gave me a thumbs up!
24&25/100 "Uncle" and "Facial Features Practice" - I was trying to capture my husband's uncle before he dozed off to sleep. I don't sketch faces very quickly so it was a challenge.
19-23/100 "Da Keiki at Aunty's House"
17& 18 "Twins"
32/100 - While not my usual style this was fun to do. And it reminds me that I need to pull out my Japanese motif book I bought a few weeks ago and practice!
31/100 This is from a facial tutorial I was following.
29 & 30/100 Even though I'm not happy with how the little girl's ear and facial features turned out I am REALLY happy with the kids' hands on the glass window!
28/100 Found this photo in HanaHou magazine on the flight home and began working on it during the flight...it was too bumpy to finish then.
27/100 While I like to keep this a politically free zone I was intrigued by a photo of our Governor and kept thinking what an interesting face he has (for drawing anyway.)
26/100 Ojisan at Kona Airport - This guy was sitting a few rows away from me at the Kona airport. The funny part was this lady sitting directly across from me (and that I was ignoring totally) must have been bothered by my glancing up and down to sketch because she eventually leaned over into my viewpoint to make eye contact with me! It made me laugh out loud! She gestured wanting to see the sketch and gave me a thumbs up!
24&25/100 "Uncle" and "Facial Features Practice" - I was trying to capture my husband's uncle before he dozed off to sleep. I don't sketch faces very quickly so it was a challenge.
19-23/100 "Da Keiki at Aunty's House"
17& 18 "Twins"
Weekly Zentangle Challenges (Catching up)
Though I have fallen behind in blogging and posting I have tried to keep up with my art journaling and zentangles these past few weeks. Today I made time to scan in a number of images and truly realized how far behind I got. Personally and privately its been a tough few weeks but no need to cover it all here. I am planning to post as regularly as I possibly can in the next few days. I will be traveling soon for an unknown period of time but hopefully will be able to post none the less.
Weekly Challenge 10 - The Space Between
I did not work on Challenge 11 but may end up doing one to post here.
Challenge 12 - Something Blue (aka Blue Tsunami)
The weekly challenge is to do something blue and with the horrible earthquake/tsunami that hit Japan recently, we have been inundated with images of wave maps, wave intervals, etc. This simple zen is in response to this disaster.
So without further ado here are my recent zentangles prepared (but not posted) for iamthediva's weekly challenge.
Weekly Challenge 9 "Artoo"
Weekly Challenge 10 - The Space Between
I did not work on Challenge 11 but may end up doing one to post here.
Challenge 12 - Something Blue (aka Blue Tsunami)
The weekly challenge is to do something blue and with the horrible earthquake/tsunami that hit Japan recently, we have been inundated with images of wave maps, wave intervals, etc. This simple zen is in response to this disaster.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Need to do...
Lest you think I have abandoned my little blog, fear not! I am busy in my studio working through some art classes/workshops. I am not working on my regular ongoing art projects though and have let scanning go by the wayside for a bit as well but still have some new journal pages and a few sketches in my moleskine to share. I will get to it and post some new pieces soon.
And in other news....I just unpacked and installed my new Wacom Bamboo tablet that my sweet husband bought for me! He is awesome...its a larger version than my last one and it even came bundled with PSE8. I wish it was PSE9 but this is good too. I have missed having a tablet and am excited to get this one setup and begin using it! In the meantime here is a layout I did last year using my old Bamboo tablet while taking a class at JessicaSprague.com
And in other news....I just unpacked and installed my new Wacom Bamboo tablet that my sweet husband bought for me! He is awesome...its a larger version than my last one and it even came bundled with PSE8. I wish it was PSE9 but this is good too. I have missed having a tablet and am excited to get this one setup and begin using it! In the meantime here is a layout I did last year using my old Bamboo tablet while taking a class at JessicaSprague.com
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Box of Happiness
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
A Heart (for Artoo)
Weekly Challenge 8 - a heart, originally uploaded by Trish Nonaka.
Its taken me a few days to get to this but I wanted to spend time thinking about little "Artoo" while I was working on it so didn't want to be interrupted. I found some quality time today to do it. They challenge was to create a heart and to incorporate two previous challenges within the design. I added Week 6 (Ixorus) and Week 4 (Starry Eyed) which can be found deep within the "Tink" patterned area.
I hope the little guy is feeling much better now and is fully recuperated soon!
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