Dreams are seldom black and white

Dreams are seldom black and white.  It's a truth and also the title to one of my scrappy journals.

Here are three completed journals that I've not had a chance to scan until now.  The covers were made using various techniques.  The one on the left was made from an extra large man's shirt, and the tie, which had been part of the shirt, was put through a bleach bath to change its color.  The cover in the middle was made from my hand dyed flour resist fabric, and the cover on the right was made from snow dyed fabric.  Each of these books has two signatures.

Today, while I entertain company I had forgotten I invited to lunch, I will show the first signature of the scrappy journal I call "Dreams are seldom black and white."  To create the words, I ironed a piece of white cotton onto wax paper, then cut it to size and ran it through my printer.

The idea behind a scrappy journal is it's artsy enough to prompt you to fill it with fun art or words of your own, but not precious enough you don't want to use it.  Many of the pages contain wonky sewing, while the covers are meant to take abuse.  It's meant to be used, not put on a shelf or framed.  The inside front of this journal houses a pocket made for holding ephemera, tickets, notes, or other things you will probably add to the journal as time allows or the spirit moves you.

The back cover has a place to keep your pens and pencils you will use to fill in the pages with your own thoughts and visions.

This is page one.  I'm not going to explain too much, because you would probably prefer to scroll at your own pace and not stop to read what I have to say.  However, if you have questions, please ask.  And remember.  I will leave the answer on YOUR blog because I don't expect you to have to return to see the answer.  If I feel it's relevant to all, or if several ask the same question, I'll answer it for everyone when I show the second set of signatures later in the week.

This shows what was hidden behind the envelope.  Part of the tag peeks through, but it's best seen through the window in the scan above this one.

 

The page on the left is the last page in the first signature, while the page on the right is the first page of the second signature.

These books take forever to make, so I try to sew a page or two each day, even if I have no time for anything else.  Thanks for looking.  I hope you found enjoyment in at least a few of these pages.  If this is the first time you've seen one of my scrappy journals, now you know what I'm talking about.