Away

Biography

I discovered art journaling in 2008 during a very dark and sad period in my life.  It helped me through that period- gave me a place to go, to create, to dream and to let go of my sadness.  It has become a part of my life now— it’s like a form of nourishment– like breathing– I must do it.  I don’t know where it comes from, but it is a constant urge that I have to fulfill.  I use books, paper, and magazines from the recycling center up the street, old stamps from my father, junk mail and catalogues.  I work mostly in journals— though this piece was done on a piece of junk mail.  I mix in oil pastels, watercolor pencils, acrylic and ink.  I have no formal training— I have taken a few classes in figure drawing, some clay sculpture classes and one design class.