Saturday, October 31, 2015

Art Journal Every Day - Pages from Radiant II

Hey there friends!  One reason I'm excited to get back to blogging, is so I can join in on Julie Balzer's "Art Journal Every Day" project again.  This week, I have two pages to share with you - both inspired by lessons in Effy Wild's "Radiant II-Art Journaling" workshop. 

Each lesson in the Radiant II workshop is actually two lessons.  First there's the lesson provided by the guest instructor.  And then there is another lesson where Effy does her own take on the guest teacher's lesson.  I hope I explained that okay.  Anyhoo, for me that is so valuable, because it demonstrates how you can learn from another artist, and still come up with something that is entirely different and uniquely you.

Anyhoo, this first page is inspired by Effy's take on Dyan Reavelry's lesson on hidden journaling.  I'm really happy with how it turned out.  I used hidden journaling in two ways on this page.  One is the journaling on top in silver...


and the other one is hidden behind the silhouette...


This page is inspired by Felicia Borges' lesson.  It involves a background resist technique with acrylic paint and distress stain (you can see it in the background - it's the hot pink and dark blue.).  The lesson goes on to explore a unique take on portrait-making; but I got so enthralled with the resist idea, that I went off in a whole different direction, trying different resists and layers; and then I ended up with this...

 To find out more about the Radiant II - Art Journaling Workshop, click here.

To find out more about Julie's "Art Journal Every Day" series, click here.

I wish you are a super-duper Saturday my friends! 

8 comments:

Sharon Fritchman said...

WOW, Michelle! You are doing an amazing job with both of these classes. Thank you so much for sharing the information about them, too. You are the BEST!!! HUGS!

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

WOWWWWWWWWWWWW! These are gorgeous! LOVING the vibrant colors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Annet said...

Love the hidden journaling behind the silhouette!

Özge Başağaç said...

I am so glad i visited your blog. These pages have tons of techniques to try.So inspiring.I loved the patterns, the bright colours.I think i'll start journaling right away now, when i have so much to do :)Thank you for sharing...

JillGA said...

These are really great! It is fun to see a completely different take off of a class that was originally taught to convey ideas on portrait making going astray of the intended purpose. These are my favorite kind of pages and are usually the most fun to create! Thanks for sharing these with us, Michelle!

anne g-i said...

Very cool! You mentioned how Effy does her own take on the guest artist lessons well I love how you participate in so many different classes with so many artists and still make them all uniquely you; they always have the Michelle vibe.

Marit said...

I like both pieces but I really LOVE the top one, with the hidden journaling. Fabulous!

Michelle LaPoint Rydell said...

Thank you so much for commenting everyone! I really appreciate your kind words so so much!