JJ - Kimono Monkeying Around

My new design for a drawing journal and this was my first attempt with it.

The fabric used were all recycled scraps. Made the knotted button too, using the handle from an abandoned paperbag.

Kimono girl was added to spiff up the set. Made that with a *new* tongue-depressor and scrap paper.



Then I also monkeyed around with these postcards I just picked up. Added the specs and moustache. Got problem?

*JJ = Journal Junkie (looks like this might be a regular feature on this blog)

IF - Fierce

For this week's Illustration Friday topic - fierce.

7/11 Special

Giving a discount of $11 for journal making at $29 (usual $40) and $7 discount for teabag and iris fold class at $29 (usual $35).

Offer available at Pauseability till end of July.

Craftholic - The Paper Edition

The 3rd issue of Craftholic is out and it is all about paper. You can see it online or grab a copy at Pauseability.

It's wonderful having our very own local craft magazine. And it is free too. Great job Nanao!

Update (2 July): Now on Issuu as well.

O so Fun!

Created this little animated advert for Rita's forthcoming sharing at pauseability. Since learning origami recently, she has been enjoying them so much that she wants to share the know-how she has picked up.

It will be held on Sunday 20 Jul (20 07 2008 cute date ya?) from 4 to 6 pm. More details at pauseability's website.

And on the topic of flip-book animation, here's a cool video.

This video via swissmiss

Journal Junkie

I love recycling paper into journals and these were made in the past few days.

The cover for the colourful one is made by weaving strips of an old Chinese comic I found at the thrift shop. It is from the mid-90s and the riot of colours on each page made it very eye-catching when woven into the cover.

The one at the bottom left corner is more sculptural and was inspired by the weeds I noticed growing in the cracks on pavements. The green textured paper "weed" came from some scraps that were leftover from scraps that were first used to make the cover of green-coloured sketchpad. Thanks Stephanie and Rita for some of the paper used in these journals.

The yellow one is a variation of an envie journal - 12 pages of envelopes. Entirely recycled.



And of course there is Roost. No prize for guessing the source of the recycled cover.

So, which one of these junkie journals tickles your fancy?

IF- Hoard

He always thought he was merely hoarding the conversation.

For Illustration Friday's topic Hoard.