Saturday 4 July 2009

The Wreckers

This weeks wrecking has been a little slow. Not surprising really with the pages I tackled. I still have any number of in progress pages but the only four pages I wish to show you are these...

Lines in motion. I did this while F was driving, going from left to right across the page and down the page with each colour before starting at the top with a new colour.
Non-stop Line. I have drawn mazes in this way before and really enjoy the effect they give (see postcards) so it is not surprising I did the same thing again but then wrecked it... ink splodged on in various colours and then water sprinkled onto the page on top. The ink has spread through several pages.
Coloured Page. I started with some small shapes and then did contours round in a lovely set of pastel markers. I love the effect this page gives. The markers soaked through so a couple of other pages will have this as a background.
Doodled Page. I doodled in and on and around th text as requested...
Then there is my title page which I re-wrecked and forgot to post a picture of...
I have had a few other interesting bits.

The gum F and I stuck on the sticky page has slowyl dried and as I have kept flipping through the book and forcing this page open, some of the paper has now torn.

My composting page had a little seed sprouting in the thin layer of compost on top! It was too small to handle and move and seems to have suffered in the heat...

My time passing page now gets a date stamp whenever I open the book to that page and look at it for more than a split second. I write the time and date in whatever pen comes to hand...



So observations....Not many really. Just the gentle process of metamorphosis between create and destroy.... The silver tape on the spine is splitting as well as gaining a lovely rumpled texture. I shall fix this at some point and preserve both the texture and the broken bits in the process.... I love my journal..It is so mine. Other books I own always remain to some extent the property of the author. This one is all mine though. I own it and it is a reflection of me....

16 comments:

  1. I am so jealous of you artistic people whose wrecking turns out so beautiful. Even the page you composted has seeds growing in it? Bah! Don't talk to me! I can't stand the envy :)

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  2. By suffered in the heat, I kinda mean died.... *laugh* no need to be envious of a dead seed....

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  3. Wonderful patterns! But Kavindra, there is no right or wrong. To be an artist is not important, that's the best thing with WTJ.
    Hey Rose, how long did it take to draw the non-stop-line? (I haven't even started yet...)

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  4. No idea how long it took - part of two evenings in front of the TV...

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  5. How I love the intricate designs you have created! Such patience creates mesmerizing images! I also love the cover. It's like it's in the clouds. :)

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  6. Oh, pshaw!! you ARE SO artistic...;)

    Fab work this week, dahling....I love that you've laid claim to it as *yours*...it certainly is....cool, huh?

    xo

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  7. Woo - these aren't pages to look at when you've had a couple of glasses of wine (rose funnily enough!!). All rather mesmerising!

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  8. Wow, wow, WOW!!! These are FABULOUS!!! soooo beautiful!!! Speechless.....

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  9. What detailed, colorful and artistic wrecking you have done! I especially like the "Color This Entire Page"

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  10. I love how you describe that the book has now become yours. It is so true. The more we all do to our own the more unique it becomes.
    Great lovely wrecking!

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  11. I love your non-stop line and your doodles, so colourful. The non-stop line is my favourit. It reminds me of a labyrinth and a map all in one. Very creative wrecking!

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  12. amazing maze page !!! and those pastel doodles are yummy.. to lovely to be called a wreck!!

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  13. your maze is amazing as are those yummy pastel doodles.. I enjoyed your WTJ very much!!

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  14. phooey ,tried 4 times to post

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  15. I keep coming back to look at that beautiful page of pastel colors.. it speaks to me

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