The first entry for ART JOURNAL 2015 is based on the JOURNAL52 theme of pathways. It is a two page spread in a Molskine journal, with a flap up for more space for the spiral. I use spirals frequently, and actually used the backside of the one I had made when I applied two-sided tape to the wrong - the colored - side. So I added the sentiment from my first graders that "Art lets you/ me make mistakes."

page 2 closed

page 1

page 2 open

2 page spread, flap up 

2 pages, flap down

I gave the two pages  a quick spray with Delusions first with yellow, then 

with a spiral mask, flipped it for the left side. I made a second set of spirals by doing a rubbing of the mask with colored pencils. When I put the 2-sided tape on the colored side, I had to re-color the spiral after I positioned it in place. The typed text is near the binding on the right hand side. 

The stamp on the flap is from my hand cut selection.Some personal observations of PATHWAYS  written in pencil and some with Sharpie  add interest, contrast and texture.