First set of signatures for a book that's found its home

Continuing with my handmade journal pages, this first set of signatures is for my friend Dianne. Unlike the other artists, Dianne makes lovely sketches and drawings to compliment the pages in her art journals. Therefore, I took that into consideration when I made her pages. Also, Dianne is a real seamstress, and has found it disconcerting (my word, not hers) to sew "sloppy" like I do. However, I left a lot of strings for her to add charms, do-dads, or whatever, or she can remove the strings if they bother her. And from her "thank you" note she sent, she wasn't offended by my lack of sewing skills. Click any image to enlarge.

Here is the first page of her first signature set.



Old receipt from the 60s (I think) on the left.

Rusty paper on right.

On right is a postcard sewn onto paper bag that can hold sketches, drawings, or thoughts.

The bingo card on the right was actually a gift to me from my friend Cindy. I didn't realize it was from Cindy until after it was on the page. This is also a brown paper bag that I spray painted.







More National Geographic turpentine paper on right.

File folder I spray painted on left.





Ribbon sewn to page on left was harder to keep straight than I anticipated when I started. Head on right was a gelatin monoprint.



Security envelope lifts to expose "police tape."

Today's blog is one I discovered (or actually rediscovered) through Seth's Buried Treasures yesterday. Imagine my surprise when I saw that Joanie Hoffman, the artist extraordinaire I'm featuring today, is also a member of Margaret's Dress-Up 2010 Project and I had been to Joanie's blog not more than a week ago. Sometimes I simply don't put things together until they hit me in the face. But I can assure you, I won't be forgetting Joanie's blog anytime soon. Her collages and mixed media pieces really made an impression on me. I know she probably makes a great impression on others, too, because she joins a lot of swaps and makes art that any swapper would love to own. Joanie lives in Maryland in the US. So be sure to check out Joanie's blog today for some pretty impressive art.