Printed in black and white on non glossy paper, 30cm x 21cm and with mostly around 18 pages, these are perfect for a decent size spread. I simply pull out the staples and bind them with yarn or string, gesso (or glue) every second page together, then gesso each spread using an old credit card to get it nice and thin and even. Some paint in whatever colour takes my fancy (these two just happen to both be pink, but I do use other colours too!!) and then I go wild with the magazines! Gardening and bridal mags are great for pretty flowers, womens mags have delicious cakes and, well…..women... and National Geographics have some really outstanding pics. There's also a bit of washi tape in there!
You can see in the above spread that I'm not fussy about whether the print shows through - I think thats part of the charm of repurposing - but I did turn the booklet upside down so it wasn't too obtrusive.
These are the results of some very late night cutting and pasting and I will eventually write in the blank spaces or perhaps fill them with some words of wisdom. For now I'm enjoying looking through my new-repurposed-old magazine spreads just as they are and wondering if I should do a few workshops in my area, encouraging women to have a go at letting out their own Inner Collage Queen! After all, its a great way to re-use our local newsletter!
I'm joining in with Art Journal Journey again since their challenge this month is 'Collage' and also with Linda at Natural Suburbia for Creative Friday.
Thanks for stopping by and visiting!
Love what you have made, it looks like you had fun! We get those magazines too, and I use a lot of pages from them in my art. Thanks for another lovely contribution to Art Journal Journey! Valerie
ReplyDeleteLove it!!!
ReplyDeleteLove your header photo too - could do with one of those cookies to dunk in my cup of tea!
Brilliant use of those images.
ReplyDeleteYour pages are beautiful and bursting with color and interest!
oxo
Those spreads are so full of happiness and the colors are awesome together with the images. Very clever way of using this magazines instead of just throwing them into the recycle bin!
ReplyDeleteI am happy to see you again at Art Journal Journey and I love your new header as well!
Happy weekend!
Thank you for this fab contributions to AJJ!
xxx
Susi
Thanks for stopping by, ladies! If it were possible I'd invite you all over for tea, biscuits and some cutting and sticking fun!!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to do a workshop. I've got this real burning desire to create lately, but as I've always considered myself to be not artistic I have a huge fear barrier to overcome.
ReplyDeletecheers Kate
…but Kate!…..this is simply a splotch of paint, some old magazine images and a gluestick! You can do it too!! And that is what I'd like to show women who feel they are not artistic - there isn't anything special needed to making a beautiful journal filled with colour and images that YOU love and that only YOU need see!!
ReplyDeleteI would love to have you for my first workshop participant!!!
I love them! I have not done that kind of art collage since my early 20's. I teach my little ones but for some reason I don't allow myself the time to do art anymore but all women deserve to allow themselves that kind of expressive outlet. Yes! You should def host workshops!
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful! Such a great idea. I love your "About Me". All the best, Regula (hopping over from Natural Suburbia)
ReplyDeleteThanks Zena….and I totally agree that all women deserve to allow themselves some sort of creative expression. So many of us have been told we are not creative enough, artistic enough, then rest and spend all our life believing that and never expressing ourselves in amy way.
ReplyDeleteRegula, so nice to 'meet' you here…..my dear friend suggested writing something like that and its so true - my life does have shitty bits and awesome bits, just like we all do!!!