the place for experimentation on a small scale

Today I sat upstairs and added some dabs of paint here and some bits of paper there to my comic strip art journal.  The one I took to Palm Springs. 

I call it a comic strip art journal because it measures two and a half by nine inches.  Kind of like a strip of comics in the Sunday paper. 

I had the best time messing around in it.   Paint, ink, paper, pictures, glue, writing - anything goes in a comic strip journal.  It's the place for experimentation on a small scale.

I stole it from my sister's house a couple of years ago.  She made it out of paper scraps to practice a binding technique she was teaching.  I didn't think she needed it.  Besides, I wanted it.   I cut up the cover of an old book I have to make a cover for it. 

I'll show you what that looks like when the glue dries. 

If you have an art retreat planned anytime soon.  Take something like this with you.  It's a guaranteed good time. 

Comments

[tina]

Your comic journal looks awesome. Love the size of it - besides sister probably wouldn´t even notice the lack of one or two of those pratice journals, would she :-) - such a great idea with a left over journal

[Leslie J. Moran]

I'm not sure, but there may be a class in there somewhere! Can't wait to see your cover.

[Rhonda]

Very cool! Love the colors you are using... glad you could go play with MaryAnn and Pam!

[D]

I love it when you show your journals. This one looks so fun! What a great time you girls must have had on your little art retreat.

[celeste]

I do have an artist's retreat coming up in two short weeks!! I'm going to go through my stash of scrapy bits to make a little book...and just might practice my diamond stitch bookbinding on it :) Hoping I can pass through airport security with my bookbinding needles and thread tomorrow. (along with my knitting needles and stash of yarns).

[Annie]

Very fun stuff. Have you ever tried playing with water soluble oil pastels? They are nice to use in books/journals and when traveling....pretty cool.