In February last year, I embarked on Sharon Boggan's Studio Journal Course with great hopes, of course, for the wonderful work that I was going to produce. And, naturally, things didn't go to plan - my workload increased dramatically and I was too tired in the evenings or on weekends to tackle anything creative. However, I've returned to my journal and course notes from time to time and today I finally finished the book I started more than a year and a half ago.
This is the last page, trying out stamps I purchased relatively recently from Hot Potatoes.
I then found a book for the next instalment.
When I opened it, I found that I'd already made some entries in it, with one page dated 2005. Obviously, I've been trying to get a studio journal going for some time. The first entry related to a crazy patchwork quilt, which I made as a housewarming present for a friend, and which has been hanging in her lounge room for several years now.
I wonder how long it will take me to finish this book.
3 comments:
I'm glad you finally finished it! A studio journal sounds like a really interesting idea. I guess I could do something similar for scrapbooking pages. I already have a book where I sketch out possible layouts but it would be fun to add in colour swatches, stamps etc as well as i come across them so I don't forget them. Probably not exactly the same thing as what you're doing but could be very useful in keeping all my ideas in one place.
Thanks for your comments, sleepydwarf. I think a studio journal is useful for any creative activity. It's a tool to keep track of and develop ideas. Sharon Boggan says in her course notes that there's no right or wrong way of doing anything in a studio journal - it's all about what suits you.
So good luck with yours.
Well done for finishing it. I did this class as well and mine is still a work in progress.
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