April Collaboration - Journals in Color!

UPDATED TO ADD THE WINNER OF OUR GIVEAWAY!

Mysteryious!  You are the winner of a $25 GC to StencilGirl® and an assortment of resketch journals. Congrats!

Hello!  Tina Walker here today and welcome to my latest StencilGirl® Collaboration Column post.  Like many of my collaborations, they take months to come to fruition and this one is no exception.  Last June, I asked 9 other amazingly talented art journalers to join me in a color and journal challenge like no other.


We partnered with the wonderful company, resketch who make and sell reclaimed paper products.  They graciously supplied us with various journals for creating and the end results will rock your world!

The idea behind the challenge was to complete an entire journal using only ONE color (+black and white).  The rainbow is full of colors, but it is really just a combination of many. ♥

Although we could use various shades and tones of that ONE color, it should be obvious what the ONE color is.  It really challenged the team to creatively think of ways to incorporate their color throughout their entire book. 


The journals were of various sizes, from small 3.5 x 5 inch, to large 7x9 inch.  We did have a few ambitious souls who took on the big one!

I asked each artist to send me a few of their favorite spreads, but I've selected a few of my favorites below.  Please be sure to visit each of these wonderful journal artists for a in depth peek at their colorful journals.  I also asked each artists why they chose the color they did....how does color inspire you?

MICHELE KOSCIOLEK

Michelle chose BLUE
"My color is blue and I chose it because while I like blue it is not a color I typically pick when creating.  I wanted to challenge myself not only to complete an entire journal (that was a tough one for me) but to use this beautiful and diverse color in something I created.  For me, blue signifies openness, it is vast like the sky and the ocean and in my journal I opened up to create with only ONE color. It taught me that there are so many choices EVEN with limitations."

Stencil(s) Used:
Vintage Typewriter Numbers

MARSHA VALK

Marsha chose ULTRAMARINE:
"The first reason was that my Resketch journal had a couple of coloured pages and I needed a colour that mixed and matched well with pink and peach. The second reason was that I needed to choose a colour that I would still like mixed with black, white or titan buff. The hot pink of the paper made me think of ultramarine. I loved it, it felt good, so... it was the obvious choice for me"

Stencil(s) Used:
Diamonds and Triangles
Wolf

CYNTHIA SILVERI

Cynthia chose RED
"I chose red for this project because the medium value of pure red hue allows for a broader range of visible tints and shades when mixed with white and black. I also really like the pure color contrast of black white and red."

Stencil(s) Used:
Stencil Club July 2018
Stencil Club September 2018

JOSEFINE FOUARGE

Josefine chose ORANGE

"I had a hard time choosing a color. I love greens, blues, yellows, sometimes pink and orange. I went back and forth and at the end the decision was made based on the amount of paint tubes I had. I have a lot of different oranges."

Stencil(s) Used:

You Got This

Math Man

Collage Textures & Patterns

LISA DOBRY

Lisa chose YELLOW/IRON OXIDE
"I chose to work with Golden's Transparent Yellow Iron/red Oxide as my color.  My primary focus was experimenting with transparent and opaque neutrals, carbon/bone black and titanium/zinc white.  When handled properly, the transparent colors almost glow.  It was tricky for me to maintain depth in the layers at time, but for the most part I am pleased with the results. "

Stencil(s) Used:
Arched Aqueduct
Create Face
Laugh Face
Shadow Face

JENNY PETRICEK

Jenny chose ORANGE.

" I picked orange only because I'd never really created anything with that color before, and was curious to see where it would lead. It turned out better than I thought it would, and orange might just be one of my favorites now!"

Stencil(s) Used:

Hexagon Set 1

Polka Party

ERIN DECOSTE

Erin chose BLUE.

"I chose blue as my color. Blue is such a calming color. With all the chaos in my life right now, I felt that choosing this color would help guide me into my studio where I could fall into the relaxation of blue while creating my journal pages. "

Stencil(s) Used:

Deconstructed Lily

Spring Bloom Collage

AMIE SEAHORN

Amie chose RED

"I really like red, it's a very strong color. It evokes a lot of emotion, from passion to anger. It gets your blood pumping! I don't usually wear a lot of red but I do decorate with it...I have a red dining room!  Spiritually it signifies the Healing Power of God."

Stencil(s) Used:

Circles Circles
ATC Mixup Apter 

ANNA FRIESEN 

Anna chose AUBERGINE
"I chose my favourite colour ever ever. I call it Aubergine. It's a blend of deep violet dark, black and quinacridone magenta."

Stencil(s) Used:
StencilClub June 2018

TINA WALKER

 

I chose GREEN
"I usually create in various shades and tones of teal and yellow (with a hint of red), so when challenged with just ONE color, why not combine my two favorite loves!"

Stencil(s) Used:
Heart Grid
Whimsical Waves

How was that for a rainbow of color, one color at a time!

We can't let you leave without saying THANK YOU for stopping by and for sharing in our color journal story.  And, as  a special Thank You, we also have a GIVEAWAY!

We are giving away a random selection of resketch journals AND a $25 StencilGirl® gift certificate to ONE LUCKY PERSON!

Make sure to comment below to let us know you've visited and let us know what color your journal would be.  Visit each artist(s) blog for more chances to win!  (comments due no later than April 28th midnight EST).

We will pick ONE winner on April 29th, 2019 so watch this space to see if you are a winner!

Thanks for stopping by!  Till we {collaborate} again!

Hugs,
Tina