painting and paper.....

This post doesn't have any fabric or sewing in it. This will be about what I do when I am not busy staring at fabric and wondering what to do next. (this way? that way? what color?)

This is about a free online workshop. [strathmoreartiststudio.com] The first one is doodles unleashed or some such thing.

I should have stopped at this point. It looked kinda cool. But no, I added doodles like the video showed.

These images are the before. When I finished, I was horrified by the doodling I did. It wasn't very pleasing to look at. (I never took a picture, it was late and dark outside) 

So I painted over everything and started over. 

I have come to the conclusion that I am not very good at doodling. 

I went back to what I know, stencils and cut-up sponges to apply the paint.

I will try again, but for now I am happy with these sheets of painted paper, as they are, right now.

All of them hiding 3 different workshop attempts. The sheets are 18x24 inches.

What to do with these now??

Well, 

My other latest obsession is making little books by folding paper.

Like this [8 page] or, this one that is [16 pages]...

I have used an old atlas page, 

12x12 scrapbook paper, (they are the tall skinny ones) 

18x24 makes the garden/love size with 16 pages

my paycheck deposit sheet, (the little white one) 

and brown packing paper. 

Plus several at school using unclaimed painted paper.

I think the workshop papers will be very happy becoming little books.