Art Every Day - Jan 1

Happy New Year!  I'm hoping that each and every one of you have a wonder-filled 2014!

Art Every Day for January 2014 begins today.  I will be posting a picture of something I have done -- a drawing, stitching, whatever -- on here each day.  Sometimes, I may be working on something that is too big to complete in a single day, so you will also be seeing work-in-progress pictures.  I will also be posting a link to my Flickr Page, where you can see not only what I have done, but what other challenge participants have submitted.

I hope you will have a great time following along with us.  Perhaps you will be inspired to join us.

Here is my work for Jan 1.  I have created a cover for a little journal where I store my dye recipes.  This is just one of those inexpensive composition books with a black and white mottled cover and lined pages, like this one:

I coated it with black gesso, then added molding paste.  Some of the molding paste was applied through stencils and other parts were just smeared on and rubber stamped.  Then I coated the entire front cover with sepia acrylic ink.  After it was totally dry, I dry-brushed the raised areas with a slightly lighter color to accent the texture.  Here is the result:

The Wheels in the Sky

Barbara K. doesn't have a blog, but submitted a lovely sketch of a baby. 

Nina D. posted her work on her blog
http://mytimedisappears.blogspot.com/2014/01/make-art-everyday-day-1-1114.html

Connie K. posted her work on her blog  http://cwkalina.blogspot.com/2014/01/day-1-art-every-day.html

Lisa D. does not have a blog, but sent a photo of her work.

Lynn S. does not have a blog, but sent several photos.

All the pictures can be found on my Flickr page. I've gathered them into a set called Art Every Day - Jan 2014 

If you want to see all the pictures I've put up on my Flickr page, here is the overall link:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/bertnparker/

I hope you enjoy your visit!