Wednesday, June 03, 2015

New Journal Cover


I have been working, on and off, on this journal for over a year now.  When I first made it I covered the front and back covers with some Gelli prints I made quite awhile ago, but have not been very happy with it.


I ended up just leaving it and kept hoping something would come to me, which it hasn't until now.  I really enjoyed the last several journal pages I made in this journal (see previous blog post) and figured that style would work well, but I wanted a focal point. Last week my new friend, Brenda Ball-Wood, shared a fabulous paper punch with an octopus. It was too small for the cover and the proportions weren't right, so I scanned it and edited it until it was exactly what I needed. Then I made a stencil (and mask) of it.  I'm pretty happy with the results ... just goes to show "Good things come to those who wait".


2 comments:

  1. Oh Ingrid.. I just love it.. Octopuses have a special place in my heart and I think this cover is perfect and in the last photo you can see the edges of your finished pages and it works perfect.. Great job my friend..

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  2. How beautiful! A bit Lovecraftian, in the best possible way. Moving use of colors, as always.

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