..........I'm out of it. I started to work on a new journal and it wasn't working. I couldn't decide what was wrong and then I suddenly realised that I was out of my comfort zone. An expression one hears and uses quite often but I think I now fully understand what it means. This is how it happened.
I have made several journals lately and they have all been in my usual muted earth tones. Entirely happy. I decided as it was summer it would be fun to do something a little more colourful. First mistake. I made this
I thought it would make a fun cover, don't judge a book by it's cover they say, so how do you make a book to live up to what is on the front. Second mistake, I decided my theme would be carnival, of Venice, to be precise. I have never been to the carnival in Venice so I have no ephemera of my own. Searching the internet soon revealed that all those people who have been don't publish copyright free images. I found a few but it will be a stretch. Third mistake, I got organised. I made a box of scrapbook papers, some papers I made myself, searched out fabrics and dyed lace and now I have this really scary box challenging me to do something with it.
I made a page
and usually I can tell that something is right (for me in any case) but I keep looking at this and I don't get the expected "done" feeling. Just realised there is no tie in the tag but I don't think that's it.
Analysing my mistakes for future reference. 1. Decide on the cover when the signatures are finished. 2. Have a vague idea but don't be too specific at first, let it grow. 3. Don't try to second guess exactly what you are going to need, leave room for serendipity.
I am going to try and continue, mainly because I have done so much work so far, usually the journals take over and decide how they want to be so I live in hope.
Two whole weeks of glorious warm weather, loving not to have to put on my usual many layers.
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