A little elegance, a little grunge

I was delighted when I learned that Gill from Gibby Frogett Craftations was this month's host at Art Journal Journey.  I first got to know Gill last winter when she shared her steampunk inspired Christmas decorations.  She is the QUEEN of steampunk, so if you are looking for steampunk inspiration, be sure to check out her blog.

But this month, her focus is on Elegance and/or Grunge. 

With that in mind, I created this first entry for AJJ this month.

You can see the "woman" has a bit of elegance.

However, there is also a great deal of grunge.

It all adds up to a little street art found in downtown Los Angeles, CA. (USA).

Now for the details.  I started by painting a used file folder with metallic blue, pink, and yellow acrylic paints.  I spread the paints so they ran together, creating purple and a pale orange.  I dug into my new washi tapes and used ones that looked like they belonged on the page.  The image was from a photo I took several years ago from street art found in downtown Los Angeles.  Lots of cropping on the photo and the piece was ready to share with Gill and Art Journal Journey.

I want to thank everyone who left such kind words.  I have told my friend's children how much they are loved and how the blogging community came together to show that yesterday.  We are all grateful, but most of all, I appreciate your sticking with me during these trying times.