Art Journaling: To Dreamland with Shari Carroll
One of the things I like most about art journaling is the process. I also love how my ideas morph as I am creating. The morphing is not visible to you so I’ll try to explain it a bit.
I started with strips of paper to create a border which I was going to paint with more vibrant colors and use bold words for journaling in the center. But once I had my strips glued in place they looked more like a cityscape to me. I went with the city scene feeling and dulled down my color choices with muted tones. I added white gesso to the top to fade the papers to resemble a sky. My new thought was an escape from the mundane…taking flight to the sky!
I added white vines of leaves for the butterflies to have a place to go. This was feeling right to me to escape and fly away with my dreams. BUT…. it also resembles books where the stories can take you off to dreamland as well.
Either way… the elements on this page along with the word strips work together to take me away to my journey.
I have filmed the process of this page which you can view below or on our YouTube channel HERE.
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Does your work change as you are in the process of creating? I’d love to hear about it. Thanks for coming by, I hope you find time to create something magical this weekend! enjoy!
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Love watching your whole creative process, Shari! This page turned out so beautifully!
Awsome page Shari, love the way your page changes while working on it.
Yes my craft sometimes changes also on the way, sometimes deliberately to cover up a mistake or because I don’t like what I see and sometimes in the flo of creating.
Thanks for showing your creative process.
Love this piece. You mentioned the strips look like a city scape. When I saw it I saw book spines which also goes with the Dream/journey words! One pretty piece of art with different viewpoints.
Beautiful creation!
Oh yes, that happen so often, my final product also end up different from the one I first had in my head! LOL!
Beautiful! Sometimes I do start out with one idea in mind and then it will change entirely because of some paper or embellishment that I notice as I am working.
stunning piece of art:)
Beautiful creation Shari, I love how it all flows together with such a dreamy look!
Hugs, Sherry x
Beautifully textured piece. Love the fall colors.
Your imagination blows my mind! I cannot follow it and see where it is going, but I love the end product!
Wow, I love this! The mostly neutral colors with the various layers is so well laid out to provide a great frame for the central journaling. This design is a real keeper. tfs
Another gorgeous work of art – lovely!!! Yes, I often change direction as I’m creating! Sometimes I make a sketch but most of the time I have an idea and go for it! It’s always fun!!!
Another great piece of art, Shari. I thought of the strips of paper as book spines, also.
lovely…
Very lovely! My projects always take a bit of a different turn about 1/3 of the way into it! tks!
Wow a beautiful page. Love your videos.
Beautiful dreamland journaling.
This is so beautiful Shari! I love the butterflies.
BEAUTIFUL!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)
Awesome project, Shari!! I know what you mean about projects turning out completely different than what you started doing. Sometimes happily!!
That is so cool – a cityscape of books!
Oh my goodness!! I love this. Such a wonderful palette
Awesome! Yes, my cards are always changing. I never end up with what I started thinking about.
This is so beautiful and delicate. I love this design!
This is beautiful! And, YES! My vision often morphs as I create. Sometimes my final product is nowhere near the vision I had, and other times it is exactly what I wanted to make or set out to create! Both options are just fine!!
Beautifully subtle shabby chic. LOVE it! xxx
I love Shari’s style.
Everything about this is so beautiful! Dreamland – whether a city or a book. My ideas take so many detours it’s amazing I ever get anywhere!
Beautiful! I’m a slow crafter because it takes me ages to decide on all the elements of a card/project. I have to try ALL the colours, images, embellishments and combinations before I find something that looks perfect, and even then I can change my mind at the last minute.
Beautiful page!! Thank you for the video and inspiration!
Great page Shari–I love the use of the crayons on this–adding a bit of dimension.
Amazing what Sheri does with journals I love every time she shares one with us.
Wow, I love the combination of colors and elements.
Gorgeous page, loved watching your creative process. Beautiful inspiration to create my own art journal. Thanks for sharing your work.
Stunning! And I so love the sentiment ❤
Thanks for sharing!
This is pretty. I am forever changing in the middle of creating, my mental eye does not always match what my hands make!
Beautiful! I love how you ended up with books!
Beautiful interpretation of a city scape!
I totally saw this as books, but then that would be my inclination. ;) My work definitely takes new directions as it goes from mind to page!
Love seeing new ideas and techniques! Keep on creating and Happy Crafting!!!!
Just beautiful! I love Shari’s creativity!
Oh my !! This is sooo gorgeous and creative !
What a truly beautiful creation. Is there nothing that Shari cannot do?! Very inspirational ?
Beautiful!
This looks so good; combining stripes that looks like books (I love reading) and the beautiful butterflies and colours; top card!
Ohhhh this is absolutely gorgeous!
Yes my cards do change as I’m making them, they rarely turn out as I’d imagined them!
love the butterflies
The vintage butterflies are a great addition to this piece of art.
as I did not read dear Shari
I was thinking it is BOOK on the book shelf or so
but it is city scape
Clever Idea
and looove much the butterfly you added
adorable and so artistic
Love love love
hugs
Monika
I so enjoyed watching the process of this art journal page. I especially loved how you colored and shaded the paper strips, to me they looked like a cluster of books on a shelf or even a cityscape.
I look forward to your art journal posts every month, they are always wonderful. Thank you so much for these, I hope you will continue to share them with us in 2018!