Good morning on the first day of Autumn!
Yes, fall has arrived with an earthy, mushroom-like smell, hmmm!
I love days like this, and today is special for several reasons:
- It’s the wedding anniversary of my parents (49 years!) –
congratulations pa & ma! - It’s the wedding anniversary of my brother and SIL (20 years? 21?
I lost count here…) – congratulations to y0u too dear ones! - It is the day that I participate in Seth’s online collaboration project
Paper Stacks…
…lots of artist show their stacks on their blog today.
Be it papers, books, journals, or anything else. I haven’t seen any of the
other artist’s posts yet, but I presume when I start bloghopping I will come
across some fun and high piles of paper, books, journals and artwork.
I reckon I’m not the only one collecting piles…
I took photos for you of some of my art journals (The pile could have been
a lot higher!) so let me show you what I got… enjoy!
Aaaahhhh… a huge stack of art journals.
Doesn’t it look fabulous?!
(Did I really fill them all? Wow!
The art journal on top is the one I am still working in.
You can see it: half of the book still shows neat, white paper.)
I could not resist to zoom in on the pages…
All my art journals are handmade.
I use several, different techniques to bind them (Japanese binding,
Coptic binding) Some of them have this ‘Sewn-Over-Tapes’ binding
that I learned from L.K. Ludwig
This is how the spine looks when the book is bound and ‘ready to use…
… and this is how it looks when I filled the last page!
Paint and ink leaked through and turned the spine into a festival of colours!
This is the part of the book that I probably love the most!
Thanks Seth, for hosting this online ‘party of stacks’ that gives me
the opportunity to show of my pile of art journals!
Find the list of the other participants on The Altered Page – enjoy!
Ooh, aaah,(repeat 10x) 😉
Love it!!!!!
Geweldig!! Wat een explosie van kleuren!!
Had geen idee dat je al zoveel art journals had gevuld meis!! Weet zeker dat er nog vele zullen volgen!!
Gefeliciteerd met de trouwdagen in je familie! (kun je me uitleggen waar SIL voor staat… begrijp et niet…)
So colourful!
Wow, simply stunning! Becky x
I actually have a few books, but they are still in storage. I hope they come soon.
Happy Anniversary to your parents and your Brother and SIL!! loveeeeeeeeeee the photos of your pages!!! Looks AWESOME! :):):):):):):):):):):)
PS… did you see I posted a video tutorial last night?? hehehehehe…your chance to hear my voice… ohhhh and Brookie’s too! LOL! :):):):):):):):):):):)
I like that ‘Sewn-Over-Tape’ binding! It looks complicated, but at first I also thought that about the Coptic binding to find out just recently that it’s not difficult at all. Nice looking pile of journals!
Wow. What an amazing stack of journals. Thanks for the close-ups. The bindings, the colors, and all the art inside — incredible!
Happy anniversary to your pa & ma and your bro & sil!!! i looove the pics…all of your beautiful and inspiring creations!
Congrats on the anniversary’ss…that is just fabulous…My hubs and I were 25 years since we started dating on Sept 18th…2011…Marit..I loove love your stacks..what an inspiration…the papers, the journals Oh My…what a glorious feast for the eyes..!
This is very cool!
gorgeous stack and positively adore the close-ups of the pages and bindings. lovely!
Wow… that’s quite the stack! Love all the colors peaking out.
These are awesome photos! Love your stack pictures. 🙂
Gorgeous stacks you have there Mz M!!!
What a delight it would be to sit and turn the pages!
Happy Days to all of the special people in your life!
oxo
Wow! What a stack! You certainly do keep busy! Love the close up of the spine and the colors that show through! Thanks for sharing! -Amanda
ooooh! truly scrumptious!
I love the close up shots! So great.
i want to TOUCH!
GEWELDIG!!! LOVE your stacks…yummy juicy lush colorful pages upon pages of journals…very impressive!!
The spine is my favorite – what great journals!!!!
Oh so yummy and beautiful, Marit ! And to think your artist had played with each page ?! Amazing stack !
Heerlijk al die journals!!! Om helemaal blij van te worden 🙂 Wat hebben we toch een heerlijke hobby!!
What wonderful photos with their descriptions for this post! Beautiful pages and just love the precision with which your pages are lined up and the variation of colors. Brilliant!
those journals beg to touched
Wow! I am so impressed with your talent. Love the book binding that you featured. Thanks for sharing.
Great photos, Marit! So many to things I like here. 🙂
love the close up shot of the pages-such color and texture.
lovelovelovelove! your stacks are wonderful and i want to lick the first two — yummy stuff!!
Wow! Amazing stack!!!
Happy Anniversary to those you hold dear.
Your stacks are so wonderfully tidy and organized.
A treat to see indeed. Keep smiling and creating
Wonderful stacks! Very cool, indeed!!!
Gorgeous pages and binding, glad you zoomed in.
🙂 what yummy colors and what fun! 🙂
What a gorgeous colorful stack! And it represents so much work, so much fun, so much playing and memories. I love the zoom-in photos so we can appreciate the hardiness of each page. Thank you for sharing!
Love the zoomed in photo…that pages are just how I love them. A little wavy, splattered with paint…YUMMY!
I realize I’m late getting here, but I LOVE this stack of very colorful journals. I really like the contrast between the finished and half-finished journal.
I want to touch! These colors and textures are begging for tactile experiences! Wonderful!
those are seriously beautiful photos!