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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This is really beautiful. Love the books. Cheers.
Shari, I’ve only art journaled with markers or crayons or colored pencils, never knowing where it is going to take me. Haven’t ever “journaled” with paper. Love your work.
Beautiful art journaling project!!!
Love your work & the process to finished piece. I get too set on what I ‘intended’ that I can’t easily let ideas flow like that.
Pretty, Shari – I looked at your cityscape and saw books – and the “dreamland” works for that too!
Love seeing what you create
Very nice journal page!
It always amazes me how when you first start out I’m never sure where you are going or how it’s going to look like, but I always know it will be spectacular, sensational, unique, wonderful, beautiful and simply gorgeous!! You always make me go WOW I want to do that!!! Thank you so very much for all of your wonderful inspiration!!!!!
Lovely piece. I have to try my hand at mixed media.
you can;t go wrong with butterflies, ever. very cool and pretty as usual
Love your project and it’s so fun to watch your process.
This approach would make a lovely card front! Can’t wait to try it!
Shari, isn’t it interesting how quickly our thought process changes (morphs) from the beginning of a project to something totally different by the end of it and how we often like it better? This art journal page is wonderful and I am always amazed at the number of techniques you use in each project and they always turn out so beautiful. Well done, as always!
I start out with an idea for a greeting card
and make changes as I go along. I may
finish the card and then realize this
could be better and then I make another
card with the new ideas or tear the old
one apart to update it. I do a
lot of designing in my head (in the middle
of the night when I should be sleeping).
Cuts down on the amount of sleep I get
but I do get some of my best ideas.
thanks for sharing a great page.
Beautiful with the butterflies and the cityscape.
Such a stunning AJ page! Wow!
Shari … your creativity always inspires me … what a lovely piece!
Great piece! To me the strips look like a library of books. Thanks for the video!
Great project, I wish I had such creativity. I always have to have a picture or sketch to inspire me.
Wow gorgeous!! You make it look so easy! Have been wanting to try making art journal pages!
This is a beautiful art page, Shari. When I’m working on a project, it always seems to take me off in another direction while I’m working on it. Sometimes I like the end results, other times, not so much. Either way, I love the process and enjoy those moments with “stuff”.
Wow! Shari, beautiful piece! The title is perfect for the softness that conveys. Fabulous work! TFS
Just gorgeous! You’re so creative, Shari–love seeing what you come up with!
Beautiful page, Shari!! It is always amazing to see your work. Love the scribble sticks.
Isnt it funny how things come together. Our brain does something all its own. I love how this turned out. The whole idea is just spectacular. Awesome discovery.
Fabulous project, love it!
I always love watching you work on a project. Your creativity is unbounded and you inspire me every time. Must dig out my art journal and make something. Xo
You continue to amaze me. The whole process is wonderful. Thanks for inspiring.
Really Beautiful page!!!!
Wonderful page!!
Love your layout and the muted colors.
Beautiful art journal page. Thanks for sharing…
I love your art journal pages, very inspiring! Love the butterflies they look like they are flying off they page! The leftover paper look like buildings and I love the depth that you got with Scribble Sticks and Big Brush Makers, very cool!!! Thanks sharing!
Lovely creation!
I really love this. I agree- my art has a mind of it’s own sometimes?
Lovely! It is a very inspirational piece and combines two of my own personal loves – butterflies and books. Well done!
Beautiful project! Thanks for sharing it!
Lovely journal page. You’re so very talented Shari!
Like the Butterfly journaling creation.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Funny, but I did not see a cityscape when I looked at your page. I saw books. (being a retired librarian does that to you!) Loved the whole concept! Lovely.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and how this evolved! I don’t do art journaling (but love to watch you do it); but there are times when I think a card is going to be one way and then it ends up completely different.
Love these creations.
The art journaling is beautiful. Love how it turned out!
This is gorgeous and I love watching you create. My work most often ends up looking different from what I envisioned. That can be good or bad! LOL!
That is so Beautiful, I have to say that my work does change as I create I think that is just part of the process of creating. TFS.
This is really cool! Thanks for sharing how it came together :)
This is fabulous! I can see both books or a cityscape. Thanks for sharing!
Sooo cool!
What a beautiful journal page Shari! I love how you always do such a beautiful job with layering and texture!
Very Pretty! Love the colors.