29 faces

Day1 fluid acrylic paints.

Day 2 pastel on cold press paper, not my favorite either. All the blending is done on the paper. I think paint is more my medium.





















Day 3 pastel.  I tried pastel again but still did not like it.  I did this on cold press watercolor paper. Yuck it was awful, the pastel would not stick to the paper.  I really hated pastels after this.  I've boxed them up and will give them away.

My 4th face was created with graphite pencils.  The vine/wallpaper was done in pencil first and then a Micron pen. I was stuck in the waiting room, while the husband had his eye appointment so that is what the journaling is about.

My fifth face is done in charcoal pencil.  I added watercolor crayon for the eyes. Right after I took the picture, I set the drawing down to spray on a fixative and put it in a puddle of tinted water that was on my table.  Now half of her face is green.  I hate when that happens.

 Remember the cover I did for my chakra journal, well I thought it needed sprucing up.

I painted the blue background, added the rays and added more color to the floor.  I like it a whole lot better now.

Three More Pages Make The Chakra Journal Complete

I finished up with that last 3 chakras so Ive now done all seven. I enjoyed making this journal.  It helped deepen my understanding of the 7 chakras. I knew a lot about them before but when you are focusing on them individually new insights often occur. I apologize for the images, I tried photos and scanning but none of them looked very true to life.  The colors are more vibrant.

For the 5th chakra I used lots of blues. The elephant makes another appearance.  Its such a strong symbol. The element for this chakra is sound so I add a musical stamp to symbolize that.

For the 6th chakra I used faber-castell Big brush markers for the purple shades. I filled in the background with PanPastel and the owl was rendered with Derwent Graphitint pencils. The owl is the animal for this chakra.

The seventh chakra Sahasrara or the crown chakra finishes out this journey I've been on. I used PanPastels for the symbols and all the other words were either stamped or created with markers. In addition to words associated with this chakra I added my own impressions.  I find putting in my own personal words gives it meaning beyond the traditional.

Do you ever have a journal dedicated to one thing? Or are your journals a combination? Let me know in the comments.

Chakra Journal - More pages

I've got more pages in my chakra journal to share.  Instead of the symbol I chose the element fire to place in the center.  Mars is the ruling planet and the ram is one of the anima symbols associated with this chakra.  Rang is the sound of the chakra.  I then added my thoughts and feelings about it.

The fourth chakra is known as the heart chakra. I resisted the urge to add a heart.  I went with the symbol instead.  Air is the element associated with this chakra so I added a feather to represent that.  I added Quan Yin in the corner and Venus up top as the planet associated with this chakra. This chakra is all about balance and love in relationships so I added those words. I am divine love is the guiding phrase here so I included that too.

So only 3 more pages and I will be done with this journal. Well actually I think I will have more pages but I think I will save them for something more spiritual in nature. I am not sure what that will be but I think I will be able to come up with something.

I've started reading Old Path White Clouds by Thich Nhat Hahn. Its the story of the Buddha's life. Its written really well and has these wonderful lino cut illustrations that are a delight to see. Its a big book that I will be reading a little at a time. I am sure it will find its way onto my journal pages in some form or other.