Wednesday 11 August 2010

Dina art ... Part II

2 pages from my A4 Moleskine art journal

Ok, today is a bit of a photo-fest. I told you, we worked really hard all weekend at the 3 days of workshops with the wonderful Dina Wakley at the equally wonderful Art from the Heart, and I've got the photos to prove it!
On day 2 Dina encouraged us to get lots of layers and texture into our pages, and as she says, to get the layers you have to put the work in. We had to aim for 20 layers on the page. I think I managed it.....





Here's a large scale piece I made using a star stencil. This is HUGE for me - at one time I only made ATCs! But this piece measures 15" x 11". I finished it off at home with some stitching.



And finally (well, for today - there's still more!) this is a great way to make yourself a journal. First we coloured our backgrounds using acrylic paints and Altered Originals spray inks (in yummy new colours), and finished it off with a few splats:


And then turned it into a mini journal like this:

Stamp by Stampotique
(but owned by Dina. We were all fighting over this one!!)





Ok, that's it for today......but there's more to come!
Byeee for now.

45 comments:

  1. Stunning. I love the little girl stamps, they really go with this journal. Beautiful work Kate. xx

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  2. Wow Kathryn...looks like you had a fantastic weekend..those pages are so lush and look like they need to be stroked to 'feel' the depth in them..Kirsti x

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  3. LOVE that little journal but I love all your pages. Yours look that little bit different from those of other bloggers I've seen - great stuff. The star piece is fab! So I need to work on more layers? I think my problem is that I don't wait for it to dry before adding more - must try harder, he, he.

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  4. Ooh! That stamp never made it up our end of the table - I love it!! What's the artist's name again? Your mini book turned out great. xx

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  5. Oooh Kate those colours are sooo lush :o)))

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  6. oooh Kate those colours are sooo lush :o))

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  7. Wow 20 layers!! I LOVE the mini book :)

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  8. Oh wow!!! Those are just gorgeous - so much inspiration. Thanks for sharing them with us xx

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  9. oh kate!!!!!!! this is so wonderful!!!!!!

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  10. Hi Kate your pictures look almost as good here as they did in real life - I do love your palette. I had a go at vibrant over the weekend but I still need to work on keeping the colours really clean. It was good to meet you - Marie

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  11. Oh my, such lovely work! Pretty pretty pretty (repeat 100 times). I especially love the little journal and the work with the stars in them. The photographs look lovely to me!

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  12. All of this work is absolutely stunning, Kate! I do hope Dina is coming back to AFTH...I must learn how towork like this!
    Diane x

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  13. this is just gorgeous!! love all your stamping and spraying!!!!

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  14. 20 layers??!! Wow, these are terrific! Now I want to make a new journal! I do have one I just started but I haven't made the cover yet, so...thanks for the inspiration!

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  15. more wonderful, bright, lovely, cheerful paintedness. fab pages Kate. love them all!

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  16. WoW wOww WOW....These pages are so colorful and wonderful...fantastic work. Hugs, Diane

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  17. This is GORGEOUS! I gasped when I saw it :)

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  18. Fabulous stuff. I love the little journal - such lovely colour choices. :)

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  19. Just fantabulous !! Great stuff and it gets better !!

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  20. OMG looks like you had SUCH a fantastic time on your weekend. I'm green with envy!!!!

    Just love what you have created. 20 LAYERS!!!! What a challenge!

    Love the lady masking!
    all fab and wonderful!

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  21. Man, You are such an inspiration. Really- my muse was screaming in my ear the other night that I should make calendars for everyone for the holidays as gifts, and he (my muse is a 5 yr old boy, I think :)) was showing me your calendars in my head. I actually have never really thought about the layer and such when I have done art before- but I guess I have worked it in a bit. I did some layering in my sketchbook because of your past posts and will work more in now on my upcoming gift project.

    btw- my name is also Kathryn (spelled correctly-lol). Thats what first attracted me to the page-

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  22. 20 layers, OMG, will have to try that, your work is as always stunning and inspirational

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  23. I'm so pleased you had a great time at Dina's workshop.. I remember doing the leave the white space in February, such fun.... sorry I missed making the little book... certainly makes you think on how else to use the techniques. Ciao

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  24. These pages are gorgeous - must use more layers!!

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  25. 20 layers?!?! That's amazing! Stunning pages though! Love them! I'm glad you had so much fun!

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  26. These are fabulous! You must have had great fun making them
    (Lyn)

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  27. I love that little journal, it's gorgeous! I have such a hard time with layers...I can't imagine doing 20 layers on mine! Maybe it's because I usually use acrylic paint and it just looks soo thick!

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  28. OMG, OMG, OMG!!!! How I wish we had these fabulous inks here in the States!!! Each luscious layer makes my heart sing, Kate! FABULOUS!!!! Hugs, Terri xoxo

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  29. WOW!!! These are amazing, love what you have created.
    Debby

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  30. Looks like you had a great week-end. I can't imagine putting down 20 layers, it must look great. would love to see your work in person.

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  31. I can't tell you how much I love this! Especially the mini-journal. You inspire me so much :)

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  32. These are all stunning, what gorgeous colours

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  33. ooh fab, fab, fab ;-) I suppose lots of layers can be good to cover up something you don't like too!
    Anne xx

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  34. what an awesome journal. love all your photos kate.

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  35. Gooorrregoussss!!!! Love the little journal, the little details and the color!!!Oh, my !

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  36. If it were possible, the pages look even better now! Seems hard to believe that this time last week we were looking forward to going...

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  37. love love love what you did! what a fabulous class - such vibrant colors and designs. will have to look for a dina class!

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  38. I really love the mini journel it's sooooo cute!
    I wish I went!!!!!!!!xxx

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  39. I really love the mini journel!it's sooooooo cute!!!I wish I was there!!!!!!!!!!!!!xxx

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  40. Kathryn, I adore those stars you did when you were working with Dina. Those pages turned out fantastic. I think I might have to try the star template thing. Of course since you are already so very talented, these techniques just bring your artwork that much further towards being exceptional. Love these pages you made, so awesome!

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  41. 20 layers? Wow! Can't imagine how you get that amount in :) Gorgeous work. Love all your journal pages.
    Kay x

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  42. Gorgeous as always Kate - love those orange stars!

    :)

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