whaT i have been doing under ankle arrest

this is what my silk sofa looks like when i am working in one of my "journal books".....i have supplies from everywhere to everything.....and like..over the place.....literally......and i want to thank my friend maxine for telling me a long time ago, when i was making "art quilts" that you should keep all the supplies that you are working on in a laundry basket.....250 laundry baskets later it kind of has become my default way of organizing my toys of the trade....

 

now where here it's the ADD thing.....i have been given many 3 and 4 letter titles ....any hoo i was so surprised to find out that in england they celebrate the day after my birthday....and we all know how i hate birthdays.....

loved this page.....this is my daughters until this  day and one will be graduating college in may......

this is the cover of a book....oh so i thought i was going to write a little about my process.....first i like to find books ....hardcovers, children, spiral.....i like spiral...and then i go through the book like a play on words and turn the already story, in a story kind of journal of my own.......then i like to add some kind of color to start, sometimes mixed with gesso , sometimes not..i used watercolor, ink pads, paints anything that is the color way goes.....color way very important and get to know and tones too......now i like if some of the pages are going to get sticky....then i go back and pull them apart.....i love the rippnes of the pages. then i add the first layer of fodder that i have around at that time....picking and chosing where it will go....or not...i usually have 2 0r 3 books  at the same time. i must go through each book adding layer upon layer before the book even starts to look good.....and my books are storybooks within themselves....so reading is a must. it's like if i have a box of markers, well today all the books are all going to get marks....if i find a sticker pile, their getting stickers.....new magazine at my door.....well, what do you think it going happen.......i'll save more for another time...but here is a sneak peek at a book with only 3 rounds......