Wk. 10, Book 10: The Women's Series Part II

This second book in observance of Women's History Month is an answer to the question of what to do with all those calendars and postcards and posters I've collected over the years. Create personal journals out of those treasures--why in the world didn't I think of that before?! Of course, I can't sell these journals, as I don't own the copyrights to the images, but I can certainly recycle the art for personal use.

I first saw the images included in this week's journal in a calendar featuring illustrations of women, which a friend had received for a Christmas gift in 2016. The way the artist weaves tones, textures, pen, ink, gold embossing, watercolors, and lettering into compositions is utterly compelling. I couldn't put the thing down. My friend noticed and sent me the calendar for my birthday earlier this year. How thoughtful. Thanks, Pat.

I chose my favorite illustrations from the calendar, trimmed and stapled the pages together, covered the stapled seam with glitter and lace ribbons, and applied glass beads to the cover. Fortunately, there's no text on the back of the illustrated pages, which allows ample space to write or affix pages of writings, and the heavy weight card stock pages give the journal a certain weight. The finished size is @ 8 1/2" x 10." Another piece for keepsake collection.