A genuine winner

 

Today we welcome a new host, as we do the first of every month at Art Journal Journey.  We are truly delighted to have a first time host, Matilde as our host this month.  Her theme is Birds, and I believe this will be a favorite of many art journalers, altered book artists, and digital artists.

The tickets might pick the winner, but the real winner is this gorgeous bird sitting amid a cluster of red berries.  I have created a few close-up images, too.

 

 

I started this page by spritzing several spray mists on 110 lb cardstock.  These were commercial mists, not the shimmering mists I create.  I got a bit carried away with the orange and green and almost ended up with mud.  Thankfully, the sprays just turned a deep rust color, which was perfect for the background.  I sewed the tickets and the focal image to the background using variegated green thread.  I contemplated adding words to one of the tickets, then decided to leave it blank and allow the viewer to decide what this should be called.

Matilde, Chris, Erika, Valerie, Yvonne, Bleubeard, and I are delighted you joined us and hope to see you this month at Art Journal Journey with your own take on Birds.

 

We welcome art journal pages that meet the theme requirements, altered book pages, canvases, loose or stand alone pages including fabric and digital art.  We do not allow cards, tags, index cards, ATCs, or ATCoins, unless they are part of a journal page, and as much as we don't want to, will be forced to delete your entry.  Be aware, we also will be forced to delete your entry if it is not in English and we are unable to translate your blog post.  Hope to see you there soon.