Journal: Handmade using scrap paper and duct tape Medium(s): Acrylic paint, ink, washi tape, colored pencils, ephemera Status: Complete Notes: In February 2015 I couldn’t find a sketchbook I liked, so I decided to make my own junk journal. When I was looking around for some (cheap) ideas, I found a great duct tape journal tutorial by Diana Trout. I tried it out with decorative duct tape and scrap paper, and this was the result!
×February 2015: A mixed media art journal illustration of the outside of a record store and my (then) boyfriend looking through records with ephemera, and a sticker by TFail (RIP).
×March 2015: A mixed media art journal collage that says I am not in competition with other women.
×February 2015: A mixed media art journal collage with a quote about relationships from the TV show Gilmore Girls.
×May 2015: A mixed media art journal collage of the film Mad Max with an illustration of what I would look like in the universe.
×April 2015: A mixed media art journal collage about body image and being bombarded with negativity through advertisements.
×April 2015: A mixed media art journal illustration of my bruised legs after falling off a ladder and a collage of Cadbury Creme Egg wrappers in the shape of an egg saying I’m glad they don’t taste like Hershey’s chocolate.
×April 2015: An art journal illustration of my brother proposing to his girlfriend and another of my then-boyfriend (now husband) posing at The Getty in Los Angeles.
×April 2015: A mixed media art journal collage of ephemera from the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles with a drawing of the moon.
×June 2015: A mixed media art journal illustration of Kitty Pryde from X-Men, a page (behind) about a wedding, and a collage of women moon bathing on a distant planet.
×April 2015: A mixed media art journal illustration of blind contour drawings of my husband and a collage of ephemera from a Faith No More concert I attended.
×April 2015: A mixed media art journal blind contour illustration of myself with scribbles around me and lyrics about anxiety by Faith No More and a drawing of Margaret Atwood.
×April 2015: A mixed media art journal collage of a man looking upset and sprayed paint coming out of a hand into his head with quotes about anxiety.
×May and April 2015: An art journal illustration of my hand with a wedding ring and all the questions people asked me after getting married, and a mixed media collage about a surreal dream I had.
×July and May 2015: A mixed media art journal illustration of myself listening to music for “meet the artist” with information about myself and a wedding card from friends.
×May 2015: An art journal collage and illustration about our apartment flooding.
×April 2015: An art journal page of a failed image transfer of a woman with the words "perfection is boring."
×May 2015: A mixed media art journal collage of a woman with a crystal skull for a head contemplating mortality.
×June 2015: A mixed media art journal collage about being loved up and a rainbow heart to commemorate same sex marriage becoming legal.
×July and April 2015: A mixed media art journal collage of a skull in a crown playing guitar with thoughts on music and a collage of a woman in a veil holding a clock in front of the moon with thoughts on conventionality.
×May and June 2015: An art journal collage about the pressure around wearing different clothes for different events and an interactive collage based on a High on Fire song.
×March 2015: A mixed media art journal collage of women protesting with a quote about intersectional feminism by Flavia Dzodan and a drawing of Christopher Nolan after seeing him talk at the Getty Museum.
×July 2015: A mixed media art journal collage about modern technology and my relationship with social media.
×May 2015: A mixed media art journal collage of a blue haired woman wearing a feminist shirt and a woman wearing a mask made of wounds and holding an occult book from a weird dream I had.
×March 2015: A mixed media art journal collage of a punk chihuahua woman with the words "girls to the front" and a postcard of a skeleton praying that I got from the Huntington Library.
