baby blues

Margot will be 3 years old in june.

Charlotte is 2 weeks old today.

I feel anxious adjusting to this new routine.

thailand visual journal : chedi

36 weeks pregnant.
I've spend my last day at the hospital yesterday. Today, my maternity leave starts.
I need to get some rest.
I think this will be my last post for a while...

thailand visual journal : prediction

Happy Paint Party Friday!!!

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thailand visual journal : shangai mansion

little about the journal and the art supply

Last day in Thailand!
I'll spend friday on planes and be back in Belgium on saturday.
This is the journal I've worked in while traveling :

front cover

 back cover

I don't remember where I bought it. It was a long time ago and I've kept it for the day I would travel somewhere in Asia.

I've painted a lot in it but none of the spreads are finished. I want to work on them when I'll get back home. Then I'll show them to you.
I had a limited luggage weight so I couldn't bring every color of acrylic paint nor every pencil I wanted.
I'm used to travel with the Daler Rowney Caddy Box I bought at Paperchase in London about 5 years ago. I love it. It is very convenient. I never go on a trip without it. You never know when inspiration may strike.

Among the art supplies I didn't bring, there are 3 things I've missed so much : my pot of Golden white gesso, my pot of Golden fluid matte medium and my set square.
I thought the pages didn't need any preparation with gesso but they did. They always do!!!
I thought I would save weight by replacing my matte medium with that tiny Pritt glue pen you can see in the picture above. But I've missed the medium for whole other reasons than just gluing stuff : extending my acrylic colors and making fast image transfers.
Lesson learned.

art journaling in thailand

art journaling in Thailand

I'm in Thailand for two weeks!
Visiting in the morning.
Reading, sleeping and painting in the afternoon.

14 artist journals

It's out! Orly's second book!
And I'm featured in it!

If you want to order a copy, click here or here.

She's planning to give one copy on Valentine's day so don't forget to visit and comment on her post today.

I love what Brian Kasstle says about the book on this post. I couldn't have described it better myself.

I've just ordered a copy. I have absolutely no idea wich spreads she has chosen from the journal I borrowed her.
While waiting for your copy, here is a peek into my journals :

urban sketching

travel journal

in Venice

city trip

essai 67

essai 66 : impressions

ArtisanArt

Last sunday, I went to this famous exhibition about traditional and contemporary arts in Brussels.
There was this one mixed media talent that blew my mind : Agnès PiantaDosi (click on this image to visit her blog)

I bought a magnificent brooch she made :

I'm not going to wear it but I'll put it in my passeport journal.

Apparently, she lives a couple of minutes away from Couillet and she is planning to give mixed media workshops next year. I really hope to learn how to incorporate such handmade stitches in my journals.

work comes first

I'm 14 weeks pregnant.

and so tired!

Could not find the energy to paint/glue in my journal the last two weeks.