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The fleeting moments of knowledge in which we discover our existence are facts that can be committed to memory. We can enlarge this aggregate memory and refashion it as we go through a lifetime. By saving these memories on paper and reconstructing the images of our lives. We see the art of our lives unfolding before us.

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Showing posts with label art journaling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art journaling. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Top 3 Most Popular Blog Posts From 2015

Hello Lovelies.....

2015 was a busy year and with 15 posts and 91,003 total visits to Aggregate Memories Blog. A warm thank you for all that have followed over the many years. I wish you all a very creative New Year.

Here are my top 3 posts from 2015.

One....


Two....


Three....

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Happy April 1st.....

Hello Loves.....

I have missed you. :]
No fooling here.

This is what I have been up to. Making some class schedules and new curriculum for new classes for the UofU and Pioneer Craft House here in Salt Lake City.

I will be starting to teach my new four day Journal class on April 7th meeting once a week. The image above are the 16 reference techniques that we will be doing in class. Oh my it was hard to choose just 16. I will share more images from my coming classes.

I am ready to play again. Thank you for keeping track of me and an interest in what I have been up to.
Much love to you today on this practical joke day.
Keep a light heart.

Warmly-
Sarinda

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Mixed Media Place: How would you express sadness? Challenge.

Hello Lovelies-

Today I am participating in MMP Challenge, How would you express sadness? There is more information about this challenge below.

For me sadness is the secrets that we keep to ourselves. I think that when we bottle up our feelings of any sort, it gets in the way of progress.

Once I let out my insecurities and confront them head on.... They are never as bad as they were in my mind. They are distorted images in my minds eye. This journal page is about those untruths that sometimes I say to myself that is not 100% accurate and I do consider them lies. As you notice that the jounaling spot is covered in black representing the wicked things I can sometimes tell myself.

Why do I do that to myself? It is not nice and I would never make someone feel like that. So I came up with a saying regarding this behavior. "If you can't play nice then you can't play in my sandbox." I think that about says it all.  Don't you?

Here is what Mixed Media Place is saying about this challenge.

What are you feeling? {vol. 3}

This time we would like to present a feeling that might perhaps be a little difficult for some of you.
But as we all know, life is not just about pretty roses and smiles but it's filled with all sorts of emotions.
That's why we'd like you to find inspiration in ... Sadness.

Samples of the MMP Design Team are below.

For more eye candy go to MMP Here.



As you will see in a moment, Sadness can be a source of truly amazing art!
We'd like to invite you to participate in our challenge. You may treat the subject from any angle - express Sadness on paper or tell us what your remedies are.
Just take a look at MMP DT's works, we are sure they will spark your imagination.....

I hope this will inspire you to journal about those hard times in life. I know that it does help me see life clearer.

Warmly-
Sarinda












Here is what I used:

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Stampotique.com ATC Swap on Facebook-

 



Hello Loves-

I wanted to share my Stampotique creation with you that is now in the mail traveling some distance to it's new home. I can not tell you how excited I am for the recipient to have this ATC. She has always been a great supporter of mine from the very start and I was thrilled I was awarded her name.
Atlas- That is still a secret-!!  (In the best maniacal laugh I have).

Hope you will join us in the future for a ATC swap on the Stampotique FaceBook Page.

Wishing you a Creative Weekend.
Best-
Sarinda

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Artistcellar Star Coral and Stampotique Stamp Journal Page



Hello Artists-


Happy Hump day. Sarinda here with your midweek muse with a journal technique using the Star Coral Stencil from Artistcellar.

Here is what you will need:


Step 1: Apply the acrylic paint to the 12"x12" white paper with the sponge brayer. You will only used a 6.5"x6.5". I use the larger paper so that I can use the best part of the sheet. Let Dry. Clean off brayer as soon as you are done with the application of paint. Otherwise it dry into the sponge and will be a one time use.


This is what my sheet looked like after painting.


Step 2: Place Artistcellar Star Coral stencil onto the portion of the painted paper that you would like to use. Apply light grey and cream acrylic paint with the the sponge brayer. Let dry. Make sure that you rinse off the stencil and brayer.

Once dry trim to 6.5"x6.5".



Step 3: Place the stencil over the painting just a bit off then outline with the Pitt "S" pen.



Step 4: Add the Ranger Crackle Accents to the center of the light circles. Let dry over night. This crackle does better to dry by air than with a heat tool.

Step 5: Apply the Distress Stain on top of the dried crackle. Let the stain saturate and go into the cracks once you are happy with the color then remove the excess with a paper towel.

Step 6: Stamp Stampotique "Smushallaum" Mermaid and Sentiment stamps onto the white card stock with Memento Black ink. Use heat tool to dry. Color with Copic Markers then fussy cut out. Cut out the sentiment in a rectangle.

Step 7: Cut out black card stock to fit both the art and the sentiment. Glue both Mermaid and sentiment to the top.





Congratulations on your journal page.

Be Well-

Sarinda



Art Glass Site: www.SarindaJones.com

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Artcellar Lucidity Journal Page


Hello Creatives-
Sarinda here as your midweek muse-!!
I hope you have been enjoying your fall weather where you are.
I have a journal page tutorial for you today using Steampunk Series Stencils and the Brand NEW Jane Girls Petite Series. I have been feeling the gears in my brain are now connecting in real life.... This is a good feeling and also encompasses the term Lucidity.
Here is what you will need:
§  Watercolor Paper
§  Water Brush
§  Scissors
§  Adhesive
§  Gesso
§  Palette Knife
§  Heat Tool




Step 1:
I gesso'd my watercolor page letting some of the paper show through. Dry with heat tool. Then I outlined where the head was going to be on the page. From there I added pencil lines of the Steampunk Series Stencils.

Step 2:
I took a dictionary page and found the word Lucidity and placed Jane's stencil so that the word was right above her eyebrow. Using the Faber-Castell Aquarelle pencils I added some color to her face and blended with the water brush. Heat Dry.

Step 3:
Adding water all over the gesso'd watercolor page then adding the Distress Stain to the gears and black to the outside.

Step 4:
I added the line work in with the Pitt pens.


Hope you will find something in this to use for your own work.
Thank you for taking a look and don't forget that there is a blog hop going on. I know I have been looking forward to seeing all the wonderful creations with Jane Girls Petite Series Stencils. Here is the list.
September 28 – Artistcellar (www.artistcellar.com/wp)
September 29 Jill K. Berry (http://jillberrydesign.com/blog)
September 30 Dawn DeVries Sokol  (http://www.dawndsokol.com)
October 1 – Joanne Sharpe (http://joannezsharpe.blogspot.com/)
October 2 – Connie Hozvicka (http://www.dirtyfootprints-studio.com/)
October 3 – Effy Wild  (www.effywild.com)
October 4 – Tamara Laporte ( www.willowing.org/blog)
October 5 – Dion Dior (http://www.diondior.com/)
October 6 – Courtney Brook (http://ravenscauldron.blogspot.com/)
October 7 – Kate Palmer (http://www.sparkletart.com/)
October 8 – Jane Davenport (http://janedavenport.com/)
Be WELL.
Sarinda
Glass Site: www.SarindaJones.com

Paper Blog: www.AggregateMemories.blogspot.com