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Westward Journal (Outlaw Visual Journaling) / Artists Nook 2005 booklet

Westward Journal (Outlaw Visual Journaling) / Artists Nook 2005 booklet

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These booklets are folded and stapled, black and white xerox on paper, with paper covers. Some booklets have cardstock covers with colored paper pages. Where indicated, covers, and covers only, are in full color. I am selling a process, not a product. The booklets are not the "thing", but rather house a virtual workshop using my process. The real "thing" is your own expression, guided by my assignments.

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Westward Journal
(Outlaw Visual Journaling)
Exploring the Pioneering Spirit of Extreme Journalism
in a Wild West Altered Book

Saddle up Pardners, and prepare yourself for the ride of a lifetime. Using the Westward Journey as a theme we will expand the process of creating a mixed media book of self expression or Extreme Visual Journal . By combining journal writing exercises with artmaking assignments in an altered Book of the Wild West, we will explore our Life’s Journey by deciphering and embellishing the dusty and well traveled trail of our experience. Themes, such as the Wild West, Pioneer Spirit, the Frontier, Outlaws and Bandits, are great tools to help us focus inward by creating an outward distraction of Historical reference. You’ll have so much fun you won’t even realize it’s all about self dialogue, inner work, personal expression, and symbolism. Uncover your Wild West Spirit and Woman of True Grit as we learn to layer pages of text with mixed media and Frontier Days ephemera. Join my band of Outlaws where Expression and process are stressed as opposed to technique. Go West, Young Woman, and find the Spirit of yourself. For all levels/ no prior experience necessary.

“Most Wanted” Posse requirements:
-All outlaws are directed to round up a Western Themed Book to Alter. (any size or thickness larger than 7” x 9” preferably with cool western images to work with!) You can find great books at great prices at thrift stores, garage sales, flea markets, Used book sales and my personal favorite- the public library sales.
-All outlaws must research a real or imaginary Western character- man or woman - to serve as an alter-ego or alias for one of our assignments. (Mine is Kit St. James, the legendary lawman, and also Calamity Jule)
-All outlaws must hereby start collecting all things western such as ephemera. ( I have tons of books I bought at my local public library sale, always cut out western images from magazines, and even have a few sets of Wild Western Rubber Stamp Letters- I’m addicted to the Western theme and you will be too!)

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Please email Sheriff Juliana Coles with any questions or concerns: meandpete [!at] msn.com

Added on Sep 03, 2009