For my Bible journaling this month, I chose five verses on the theme of worship and devotion. They have very different expressions of what worship looks like, reflected in my illustrations. I tried to find concepts that didn’t just have hands raised, but that image of worship and devotion is as absolutely intrinsic as bowing down. More on that further down the post. In the meantime, here’re the five illustrations:
I’ve created five new illustrations for my Bible journaling, based on a theme of ‘promise and covenant’. I had to look up the difference, as on the surface, they seem to be the same concept. A promise can be defined as a declaration of intent, whereas a covenant is a formal relationship agreement with obligations, expectations and enduring commitment. The Bible is woven with promises and covenants, holding God’s plan together – these verses are the ones I chose from the multitude that are available:
Inevitably, and inadvertently, it’s very easy when using waxed paper to protect other pages in your journal, and heat tools on the page you’re working on, to melt wax onto places you don’t want. Inspired by this faux pas, I have deliberately used wax paper in this month’s art journaling session for a wrinkled resist technique.
This month’s theme of ‘faith & perseverance’, of course, had a huge number of verses to choose from. These are just five from that extensive list, and the templates are downloadable for free using the link below.
Well, we’re all amiss – me for not posting this post yesterday, and, dear readers, none of you pointing that out. But we’re here now, so let’s get to it! Yesterday evening, we played with mini lint rollers, bits of thread, string, wool, felt, chunky glitter, salt, and lots of paint carefully brayered onto Gelli plates. Sorry, no process video or step-by-step pics this week, but here’s the finished page:
Spring has sprung, so this month’s Bible Journaling theme of growth and renewal is entirely appropriate. I’ve just started planting seeds ready for the garden and allotment, bulbs are blooming, and buds are swelling – a perfect illustration of the metaphors used across the Old and New Testament verses I have chosen.
I last had tags, pockets & flaps as an art journaling theme quite some time ago (a decade!), so I decided it was time to circle back and use it for another layout. This month’s session used a pre-printed pocket and tag as colour inspiration, and we used several techniques to build the background. I did attempt to film the make, but I’m a bit out of practice, and we’re left with just stills for the tutorial – apologies…
This month’s theme of love and compassion draws on five verses that reflect God’s love for his world, and how we are instructed to show that same love to one another. From the Old Testament through to the New, that commitment threads its way through Scripture — a constant from the very beginning, and just as present today.
Here are five new illustrations inspired by those verses.
I’ve loosely used the theme of ‘strips & stripes’ for this month’s art journaling session at The Studio. I’ve plenty of stripes included, but the strip of ribbon and a strip of masking tape was as far as that side of things went once I had finished creating my layout. There was a great deal of prep for this layout… Each time I thought about what I was going to do, another idea came up and another bit of work to carry it off was needed. Happily, I have the kit to do the creating! Read on for a step-by-step making guide and some free downloads if you want to do exactly the same as I did.
I learnt a new skill at the end of last year – candlewick embroidery. Quorn Country Crafts were running a workshop, and it was something I’d not come across before, so I signed up with a friend. At monthly sessions from September to December, we whiled away several hours learning embroidery stitches with a patient tutor in Sue, and dutifully completed our homework. I took my second-ever embroidery panel with me on holiday, and it was the start of many conversations, not least as I was a male doing embroidery. Here’s the final result, finished earlier this month:
