My Art... Healing the Soul!: October 2013

Saturday, October 26, 2013

The Gift of Imperfection

Hi everyone!
It has been some time since I last posted here, but I am back ad hopefully things will get back to normal soon.
During this past week I've been working on a class with Brené Brown: The Gift of Imperfection, and boy has this been a journey.
The Gift of Imperfection is based on the book of the same name (you can find it HERE), where the author helps us to use courage, compassion and connection in order to live wholehearted lives.
We had the journal assignments and I just let go of all my fears of not creating the perfect page and allowed myself to be imperfect in my art, and I have to say that I absolutely love it. It was so inspiring and so freeing, no need to judge my work or ask if others would like it.
I'm imperfect and I'm enough!

Permission Slips

Perfection Pledge

Courage is a heart word...

This three journal pages are the beginning to a wholehearted awakening!
For my first three pages in my imperfect hand-bound journal I used: Dylusion ink sprays ( Bubble Gum Pink, Squeezed Orange), Distress Ink ( Shabby Shutters, Worn Lipstick and Vintage Photo), Mini Pomegranate Stencil, Pearlescent Watercolors, Pelican Watercolors, Tombow Pens, Scor- Tape, Archival Ink, Unity Stamp Set ( Now & Always) and Faber Castell Pitt Pen.
Can't wait to see what this new week brings.
Keep dreaming!

Big hug and lots of positive energy!

Julia

Sunday, October 06, 2013

100 Years of Tombow Celebration!

This is so exciting! I am part of the 100 Years of Tombow Celebration!!!!!
As part of this amazing experience Tombow is making a donation in my name to the Council of Arts Education, a national nonprofit dedicated to promoting and supporting art education and quality art programs nationwide.
I was so surprised when I received the invitation to participate, it came at a moment of deep soul search and while I was questioning myself if I should continue with my art or should I put all at hold and keep my professional life as chemical engineer as my priority. Many plans had been made for an art studio and teaching, and then all of the sudden I was rethinking everything and looking deep inside myself for answer that didn't seem to want to come to me.
When I received this invitation, I felt that I could do something that could touch people and bring some insight to their life experience.

The project that lead to this invitation was my Happiness is... art journal spread, created for the class called Sweetlings Mini by Effy Wild. Effy is an amazing teacher and has a fabulous soul and free spirit.

The artist in me was reborn through this experience and I can't thank enough, the Tombow family, for this amazing gift!

Here is my creation, a mixed media project:

Message: Let your Dreams take Flight

Tombow was so generous and they sent three products for me to use in my project:

Dual Brush Pen Set, 6 Retro

Stamp Runner, Dot Pattern Adhesive

Irojiten Color Pencils Dictionary, Rainforest - Vol. 3

Here is the process:

Colored watercolor paper in a random pattern.

Added some water with a brush for blending, markers are water based.

Water droplets made this beautiful feathered borders, loving it!!!!

Added some designer paper to create the effect of grass.

Added some texture to the background with stamps.

Made a simple sketch of a girl holding a kit.

Colored the face and arms with acrylic paint and Tombow coloring pencils.

Dressed my cute gir in a bright yellow dress.

Drawing with the markers.

Filling in the leaves with coloring pencils.

Adding centers to the flowers with the markers.

A little detail to my butterflies.

Added details to my girl with a Signo white gel pen.

Some shading with Gelatos.

Some details of the finished art journal spread:

Thanks Tombow for this amazing opportunity!
Would like to share at:

Keep dreaming!

Big hug and lots of positive energy!

Julia

Ghost Girl Class!

Hello everyone!
This has been an amazing day! Drawing pencils, Dylusions ink spray, stencils... yes, I am part of Ghost Girls Class and I'm loving it!
Guadalupe Brizuela (Guada) is the teacher, and she is a very talented artist and her teaching skills are amazing.
You can find her Blog HERE!
My first project or Ghost Girl was an amazing experience, I learned to use and combine mediums in a different way.
I am not in love with the mouth, need to work some more on it, but the eyes I love!!!!