Through her vibrant artwork, Canada-based creative Elspeth McLean ( FB ) aims to connect people to their inner child. One way she does this is through
small ocean stones that were found on beaches in New Zealand. They are
painted in beautiful, bright colors that feature a series of dots
decoratively arranged along the surface. McLean’s designs vary in scheme
and pattern, but they always delight in an almost-hypnotic way. It’s
easy to get lost in looking at all of the intricate details.
McLean uses a tiny brush and acrylic paint to create these pieces.
She’ll apply multiple layers of paint – sometimes as many as six
applications – so that her dots retain their shape and produce a
slightly three-dimensional effect. This meticulous process is what helps
to make her pieces so eye-catching.
McLean writes about her work, “Painting is my way to find my ‘happy
place’ and colour is a way to express and celebrate the colours of my
soul.” She’s influenced by nature, animals, the changing seasons, and
her world travels with a musician husband. “Looking at my art from over
the years it is very evident that my art becomes like a storybook into
my life- where I was, what I was doing, what inspired and interested me
at that time.” What a lovely sentiment. Txt Via MMMet
You ever go, “gosh, I wish I had some of Victor Hugo’s unnecessary ramblings to carry along”? Well your prayers have been answered, I bring you all the sewers and Waterloo chapters from Les Miserables (in English) on a bag!!
Or, as I call it: “what is this, Victor Hugo for ants??”
This journal is 8.5 x 5.75 inches, made with
high quality (64 lb. / 104 g/sq.m.), unlined, drawing paper (120
sheets) and light-weight bookboard for the covers. It is covered in a
quarter cloth style with handmade 100% cotton bookcloth in red and gold
with brown ribbon embellishments and bookmark. These vibrant,
refreshing colors are sure to inspire creativity!
This journal is hand-bound in a case binding technique with thread and PVA glue.
Whether
you choose to use it as a journal, a sketchbook, a scrapbook, or you
come up with another use entirely, I hope these journals will be an
inspiration to you and a suitable place to keep your deepest thoughts,
fondest memories, and creative endeavors!
8 1/2″ long x 5 3/4″
wide x 5/8″ thick; quarter cloth case binding; light-weight bookboard;
120 sheets; 64 lb. (104 g/sq.m.) medium surface drawing paper; inner
covers of canvas texture 65# cardstock; hand made 100% cotton bookcloth
cover with ribbon embellishment and bookmark; hand-sewn; bound by hand
I just realized I never posted this from Sunday. Oops. ^_^
6 1/3″ wide x 9 1/4″ long x 1/2″ thick; quarter cloth case binding; light-weight bookboard; 120
sheets; 64 lb. (95 g/sq.m.) charcoal paper; inner covers of canvas texture 65# cardstock; hand made
100% cotton bookcloth cover with ribbon embellishment and bookmark; hand-sewn; bound by hand
I didn’t have time to make Arbender a scarf before his last day, but I didn’t want to show up empty handed, either, so I made him a journal and told him he had an IOU for the scarf (and he loved the Bahorel pattern, BTW ^_~), but I was NOT expecting the reaction I got from him about this journal. ^_^ His eyes went HUGE and he broke into this amazing grin and was just like “NO WAY. No. Way. You made this? This is for me?” and it was BEYOND ADORABLE. ^____^ In addition, it turned out to be amazing timing, too. Apparently he starts a new journal for every show that he’s in and he had just been starting to think about picking one up for his next show… and now he doesn’t have to! And that is adorable and amazing and just AW. ^_________^ I’m glad that he’ll have a use for it!
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