Art Journaling

A Springtime Goddess Art Video

by Julie Gibbons on April 8, 2013

spring goddess detail

She came to light on Easter Sunday, this springtime goddess, and turned out to be no bleating lamb – her energy was [...]

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Facing the Goddess Within Art Video

by Julie Gibbons on April 1, 2013

soul speak goddess portrait

Creative Practice Monday sees the first in an art video series exploring personal divinity. Why Paint Goddess Faces? The aim of this [...]

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What is a mandala?

by Julie Gibbons on February 9, 2013

Self Mandala

A mandala is a sacred circle. It can be an image, a building, a dance. The important aspect is the circle (of [...]

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Missing in Mandala Action

by Julie Gibbons on January 30, 2013

Almond Mandala

Mandala madness has taken over here at Julie Gibbons Creative HQ (my desk in the corner of the dining room at home). [...]

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Peak of the week 24:10:12

by Julie Gibbons on October 24, 2012

altered book art journal

Hello. My name is Julie Gibbons and I’m a journal addict (This post was inspired by Quinn McDonald’s recent post about her [...]

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Sovereignty : an art journal spread

by Julie Gibbons on October 19, 2012

close up queen portrait

The starting point for this spread in my altered book was the notion of sovereignty. It’s a term that’s banded about our [...]

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My heart is full but my batteries are empty

by Julie Gibbons on October 12, 2012

new friends art journal spread

Some days you don’t feel very painterly. You already know your drawing skills are lacking. But you have some perfect magazine cut-outs [...]

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Waiting on an altered book

by Julie Gibbons on August 29, 2012

Only Revolutions Cover Green

The Old Last week saw the completion of my first altered book art journal, Gratitude. It started out as a place to [...]

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Can you guess what it is yet?

by Julie Gibbons on July 18, 2012

work in progress

I start here: a layered background of mixed media (paints, inks, stamps and image transfers) with a paper cut out of a shape [...]

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How to create a quick mixed media art journal spread

by Julie Gibbons on June 30, 2012

faerie spread

1. Paste in a copy of a graphite sketch. 2. Apply colour with Derwent Inktense watercolour pencils and detail with a Pitt [...]

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