Sunday 8 September 2013

Bits and pieces


I find I have several pieces that I've finished this week that haven't found a place on to the blog in any other place. I'm just bringing them all together in a 'bits and pieces' post. I think this fits with the Art Journal Journey topic for this month - less is more - and also for the Soartful Challenge which is a single flower with a minimalist design. 


Here I was just having fun with some colour, trying out a technique that didn't work for me, but hey, I had fun anyway. My daughter read what I'd stamped and decided that she should do just that, so the purple splodge at the top right is hers :)


This page is a large transfer of a photo I took at Wakehurst Gardens in Sussex, UK. I used Transfer Artist Paper for it. Not that happy with the writing, but never mind. It was a ten minute page and there's only so much you can do in ten minutes.


And this one... well, I've just bought a book on self-portraits. As someone who hates having their photo taken, doing a self-portrait is not something I would think of doing. I couldn't bring myself to do any more than my eyes this time. And even then I posterized the photo in Photoshop. Still slightly unsettled by it and haven't come up with any words for the page yet. I really like the background, though.

So that's my round-up. What have you been up to? 
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11 comments:

  1. Electra8 September 2013 at 12:07

    Your "bits and pieces" post is delightful, I Love seeing the different pieces. I really like your background in the first and it's perfect for our Soartful Challenge. Thank you for joining us!

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  2. chrissie8 September 2013 at 16:14

    All wonderful pages-the door one is amazing

    Chrissie x

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  3. sheila 778 September 2013 at 18:01

    Your single flower is just wonderful, I like the subtle "bricks" effect of the background and the way you have left a good space at the left with nothing in it, and of course I like the single flower and the text too, all very clever and artistic.
    I like the other pictures here too especially your colourful page with the purple splodge (a collaborative piece!).

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  4. froebelsternchen8 September 2013 at 19:53

    what great pages Tracy! WOW!
    Thank you for supporting Art Journal Challenge again! amazing!

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  5. Faye8 September 2013 at 20:51

    Tracy, what a variety! Your bloom quote is one of my favorites. Enjoyed seeing all of your lovely works..

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  6. Kathryn Zbrzezny8 September 2013 at 22:06

    Thank you for the Bits and Pieces, Tracy! You are so ambitious in all you do and try and learn. Maybe I will do some self portraits, hmmmm. Have a wonderful new week, kathy

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  7. ~*~Patty S9 September 2013 at 00:45

    Nice variety of artwork Tracy.
    I too am enjoying the Less is More AJJ challenge as I find it pretty challenging ;)
    Your Bloom where you're planted turned out great
    oxo

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  8. Annette P.-L. 9 September 2013 at 16:31

    So different pieces of art! But all are beautiful!! Especially I like the first one!

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  9. Diane13 September 2013 at 22:15

    Super-- really like the flower entry!

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  10. Caro´s kreative Welt14 September 2013 at 00:56

    Wowwww, was für schöne Seiten. Klasse!

    LG Carola

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  11. Jeannette23 September 2013 at 18:03

    Wowwww,great pages,love the door,amazing.

    greetings jeannette

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