Back to Basics - Re-visiting how I started ART JOURNALING!
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- Опубліковано 12 гру 2024
- G'day Friends!
Today I am re-visiting how I started art journaling back in 2015 and giving you a cute collage moment and a LOOOONG tangent-y chat :)
Hope the message finds you well, I still feel a little vulnerable about being candid and open. I can't promise I will always express myself eloquently but I hope it shows that I'm trying my best to learn how :)
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James, to be open and candid is to be vulnerable; but it is the only way I've found, in my 76 years, to be authentic and true to myself. I've followed your channel for several years, and find you, your art, and your life as you share it to be thoroughly delightful. Creativity just bubbles out of you. We all have good and bad times, sides of ourselves; but you also have a fantastic sense of humor; and that is extremely valuable. Applause, applause, applause....
Lovely comment, and so agree re authenticity, be true to yourself, it’s the only way. ❤️ have a great day
Avant-garde, bizarre, and incredibly fascinating and interesting! WOW! Keep on going! Thanks for sharing!
I like that you can be so honest about your shortcomings or past behaviors you are not as proud of...so many people cover those up with defense mechanisms...thanks for being a REAL person and able to be vulnerable, publicly. Modeling that attitude and approach to life helps others to be more authentic as well. Your artwork is awesome too!!
you are one of THE most genuine, authentic people i follow -- that comes through in your words, actions and art -- i appreciate all you do! xo
I look forward each week to your videos James. You don't know how much you have pulled me through some dark times. Just hearing your positive voice and sharing your work is enough to get me through.
My first time to your UA-cam channel, an interesting discussion on your life and what the art means to you and your interaction with people. Keep it up, being yourself, I am now a subscriber.
We appreciate you so much!!! Thanks for sharing your journey with us!
OK so I was totally dying over here when you were ripping some of those pages out of your journals!! But I also understand and since they are YOUR journals, I suppose it's allowed. (Haha.) It's funny how our interaction with our own pages can shift over time. Some of the old journal pages that I used to love really irk me now. Maybe one day I'll give myself permission to redo them. For some reason it bothers me to mess up the chronology of my journals. Silly, I know! I always love your work- that last two-page spread is so buttery! And of course I love your videos, but I would TOTALLY understand if you needed a sabbatical. We all need that sometimes!
James you are such light in this crafty world! You are so genuine and heart warming. You are such a huge reason why I kept going with my UA-cam and made the jump to try Etsy! You just being you allowed me to just shed some fear and be myself on video. Thank you for all you do for this community and sharing yourself!
I have become a true fan-watched all your videos-and would really miss you. I love your vulnerability, creativity and joy. Please continue as long as its fun for you. BTW giving up the applause and public recognition is hard!!
Oh James...
You are so gorgeous. I could listen to you talk all freakin’ day!
Your work/style/journals/everything you create makes my heart sing LOUDLY in joy, and I never want to stop feeding my eyes from seeing the magic you make on paper. I love you to bits for existing in our world, for being who you are, and for making it more beautiful for us all.
Sending you much love and creative energy from (yet another) Aussie fan xx
I love how the two pages at the end came out!!!! I’m glad you have decided to stick with and continue to make your art videos. I would miss them!😊
James, you are always thinking outside the box! Maybe you and some like minded artists could start a studio for zumba/art/dance, etc! You are such a hard worker! I think you could come up with something amazing and make it happen! Thank you for keeping it real!
Now that's an AWESOME idea...james try it st the mix???
yes!
@@judithcornford3625 yes!
I just discovered your beautiful artistry. I love your technique and the transparency of your heart. As a quad artist I’m delving into journaling. I admire mixed media and how it reflects your emotional being. It’s freeing oneself. Thank you for sharing your talents and story. It does help us be grateful 🧡
❤️ you so much just as you are, James... and will as you inevitably change & evolve. Thx for sharing with us. God bless u & Steve (& the kitties!) hugs & 💕from🇨🇦
Love what you said about triggering an emotion and renovating pages! Your pages are wonderful and I look forward to seeing more
So beautiful and honestly this was just the video I needed today. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for sharing! Takes strength to be real!
Your videos always always have something to teach. I find you to be extremely humble about your art and extremely generous. Have been a fan of you for a few years now. I am beyond grateful for you James. Though I never met you in person I feel through your art and pages theirs is much of you I already know. Thank you for remaining an amazing person. I love love your videos and products.
I really like the idea of renovating pages or updating them to fit the place where you are now. I feel like there is power and healing in that.
Thank you James! Love you!
I am new to your channel and am happy I found it . i am not artistic at all, but really enjoy watching others create . I really enjoyed watching your video; seeing the transformations. I look forward to upcoming videos
damn your art is awesome!! xx great chat, too. the world was made clearer to me, when i first really 'felt' the sentiment. to "choose your arguments!" lol that's made a huge impact on me, & freedom. 1) i'm so not always right, just because i dogmatically dig my toes in. 2) i'd say most arguments that i'd jump on, were in some way too bs to offer my energy to/didn't need to feed m hurt pride. saving our energy for all the things that truly matter, is so much more holistically balanced imho. 3) walking away isn't weak, it's survival/it's often the clearer decision. art IS therapy, & just getting our anxieties & issues out through the many avenues of it leads us back to the light. but we do need to process it, so the dark stuff is just as vitally important as the light. honor both, i say. it's like writing that shitty letter that you needn't send, but getting the toxins our, has freed us. with art & writing, as Barb Owen does, we can then black gesso over it, & do beautiful collage work. i sang in rock bands for many years, & belting out songs was just the best therapy Lol. blessings to you, dude xx
Couldn't love this comment more. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with me, it's clear it comes backed with a lot of experience
As always Love your work & creativity! 🥰🥰👏🏽👏🏽😘🤗
Love all your videos, thy are all great, thank you thank you for sharing 🇦🇺👌❤️
thank you James for your thoughts and your creativity it makes my day!
When you just sit down with a drink, then you get *this* notification, then the description says "tangent-y"? Winning!!!!!! And, of course, the art!
I can relate to this video so much. After years of struggling with opiate addiction I finally got clean in 2011. I met a wonderful man, had a baby, bought a house, and did all the things I was suppose to do. But still there was something missing. I was a wife and a mother yes...and as wonderful and fulfilling as that can be...it wasn't enough. When my daughter started first grade last year, suddenly I had all this time on my hands to be...ME. To find myself. I had no idea who I was because I ran from myself for so long. I used to spend hours just pacing the house. Just...pacing. Like the lost soul that I was. I felt that I had thrown away the best years of my life. I used to fantasize about going back in time and getting a do over. That I would wake up, be sixteen again and find out that it was all just a very bad dream. I couldn't accept my past nor the fact that my youth was gone. I was now 35 and had no idea who or what I was. I felt lonely, and yet I didn't want to be around other people. I felt scared, of what I didn't even know. But mostly I felt that I was wasting away. I wanted to find meaning. Within my heart. In my soul. It is then that I found the art community. I always dabbled into art, but never imagined it would become so important to me. I'm still finding myself, but it's been a lot easier to do so with people like you in my life to look up to. You have no idea who I am. But I see you. And I appreciate you.
Wow, thank you for sharing your story with us. What an incredible journey :)
Loved this video. Thank you so much for sharing
James, you show such personal growth. You will go far and make your dreams come true because you are learning so well to deal with moving from one chapter to the next and change. You will have a wonderful life! Keep up the authenticity and you can lead the life you want 😊
So, that’s my judgement of you, young man. ❤️💕
You are creative, intelligent, and insightful! You have so much goodness! Keep it up! You are very much appreciated for being candid💗💗💗💗💗
I appreciate you for helping me in my darkest hour. I am a very shy person but I want to say thank you for being yourself. I watch you for you down to earth personality.
Aw James..love ya guts. Do the things that make you bliss. We will follow ❤
Thanks for this video James! Please make more this kinda art journal videos,these are so great to watch 😍❤️
Great video.....Thanks for sharing.....
Soul II Soul, that's who sings the Back to Life song! So good!
hahaha, I was questioning if I had mixed two random songs together at one point hahahaha!
Love seeing your Friday videos! Hope you will always do what you want to do, no matter the decision. No need to feel isolated ever. So many would love to be in a class you conduct that you should never feel isolated, perhaps just re arrange how you art so you’re surrounded more often with those who appreciate your art.. Keep up the art no matter where your life takes you! 🌼🦄🤩👍🧚♀️
I recently found your channel and I’m so glad I did. 😊 You really inspire me with your wonderful style. Stay true to yourself, people will like you for who you are and if not then they are not worth it. ❤️
Just listen to how you describe why you tore up some of that work and now it makes total sense and I feel it. Thanks for sharing all that!
I love your videos and your conversations, great that you can be so honest and that you know yourself so well I learn a lot from you. please don't stop. love your skills.
I am sure surprised about your observations, very cool. As 75 year old, who took up Argentina Tango dancing at the age of 56 I can understand totally. I have made art for 40 years! Work in some major collections but still I feel the same things you are expressing. This is what makes artists different, we are open, sometimes to our own disadvantage! thank you for your words!
Gorgeous pages! And I love the honesty and self reflection that came through. Beautiful. 😊
I adore you! Thank you for sharing this lovely bit of you 😘
James, I appreciate you and every beautiful thing you put out into the world. Hugs. X
Thank you for sharing all this. It was interesting. And you made some fascinating and cool pages.
I’m glad you’re still here. But I do understand the feeling of wanting to quit.
I was just thinking that Fridays are my days to watch your videos before bed 😅😘
Thank You James for sharing this video with us. I realise Thanks to you that not everything turns out the way it should and to just accept where your journey takes you. Loved watching you remake your journals quite often I look at some of my art pages and see how far I have come in terms of improvement. Keep doing what you are doing love your art videos and funny chats which make me laugh. TLC
I for one would miss you immensely if you went on hiatus! Rest assured that you provide some of us a respite from our hum drum daily lives! Look so forward to your videos, take care of you, we will be here if you decide to take time for you! Thank you for everything! Your talent is unsurpassed! ❤️👍😘
I am so grateful that you share. I am so soothed, enlightened and eager to play after watching. Thankyou
You are super talented and inspirational and thank YOU x
Love your candour, your boldness, your art! Thank you for sharing your creativity with us, I look forward to the youtube notification that you have posted a new video, they always brighten my day and have my reaching for some paper, pens and paint! ✨✨
I love you laugh and your brutal honesty. I've only just found your channel with this video, and I feel like I've been missing out. Definitely subbing.
I know that for myself I would miss you I love your art I love watching it thank you for all you do you’re appreciated❣️
I appreciate you! And I LOVE your art and videos-- thank you so much! Keep on keepin' on. I think you might feel isolated, etc.-- I understand that. But I also think you are gifted. You might feel you "cultivate" your art, and you might in part, but actually, you are GIFTED, and sharing that is, like, life's greatest purpose. It's making a gift to us of your gift-- full circle moment! Thank you, James!!!!
I sure hope you keep up with Zumba and Friday videos... i would miss you tremendously. 🥰
Just came back from Zumba to check comments and like this post :)
Gorgeous colors! And thank you for all those new ideas for my journal :) Love, love your style.
♥️♥️♥️thank you always for sharing..
We all want to have an impact in society and in the world! There is nothing wrong with that and it is healthy to want to be recognize in any way as long as it is not something you need to validate yourself or your work! We deserve the recognition but we should be able to know our value with or without it. Being an artist in any art form comes with the acceptance of some audience or your public! We love your videos!
Thank you for making this JAMES! I relate so much, I'm a sad sad ex dancer who now does exactly this haha I found Jane Davenport vids on mixed media art journaling. And so now this is ALL I do since the Pandemic. I am disconnected from my community as well, and just look for inspo on UA-cam. Found your journal vids this morning, SO BEAUTIFUL!!! Your placement, color palettes and ideas are dope. And then you started talking about your journey and I almost cried ----- thought it was just me. I miss the stage and that community so much but I feel like it will never be the same. Glad I found this today, I have new ideas for some pages and that Tim Holtz dauber thingy haha Thank you again, sending love : )
Thank you :) And I have just been thrown back into nostalgic memories of my introduction to this whole world! If only I'd known then that this is where I would end up! hahahaha
Love this video! thank you James!!!
new sub here. found you when i was searching for art inspirations. loving your energy and perspective.
Just found your channel yesterday. I find your style and your conversation very enlightening and authentic.It freaked me out a bit you ripping out some of your work but then you create just as good of work so maybe that’s your style I just don’t know yet. But I appreciate it I see you and I applaud you❤️❤️❤️
So many people have expressed how I feel about you and your videos much better than I possibly can, so just know that you are an inspiration for me and you have given me a lot to think about - both deep thoughts as well as art techniques. I like that you are genuine and you sharing your thoughts to a public audience in such a natural way is something I hope I can do when I start making videos. if you were able to have all the people who are your art fans in one venue, you would know by the applause that you are a star. ⭐️
yes! I found you from that other group and I thought you were amazing then and you are still amazing, creative, funny. I'm glad I found you! That last page is gorgeous!
I am so chuffed that one of my idols is sort of going the direction that I am!!! I am done with themed journals or one a day spreads and trying to make the cool minimal watercolor and ink collage pieces flow with my daily journaling and art inspirations and quote collections and book notes and class notes and patterns. I am going to go crazy in my journals and make backgrounds and pages and try everything I want to try and I will leave the writing and journaling until it strikes me. Some pages have a lot. Some pages are minimalist. Some have no room for words and I am ok with that. Thank you, James. Thank you for being an example of a life lived as it flows. Not giving up a thing, just allowing the thing to be in its own time.
Thank you Ruth. I think it's been more of a subconscious process, but it is working out a lot better for me at the moment. I try not to marry anything because I know I am always shifting and evolving in my creative processes, but there's a lot to be said for journaling more "intuitively" :)
Thanks again for sharing, I feel like this all the time, so thanks for saying and, yes I do know that it’s ok. Love as always for everything that you do.😍🥰
You do incredible work!!!!
You got through your health journey and now you’ve arrived at a destination that you feel good with, that’s such a win! I can’t lie I was so curious to see a James that pops off, but I respect and love how self-aware you are
No Judging here!! I absolutely loved this video and could relate to bits and pieces you were talking about. I just want to know how much I appreciate your videos. This one really inspired me as I watched the pages you were making.
I love your UA-cam videos and really appreciate that you post them every week. I also really appreciate your candor. Gawd, growing is so hard and confusing sometimes, lol. You always have the option of doing all things you love, not just one or the other type choice. I think of you as an artist and a dancer and an Aussie and a bubbly guy who shares and cares and wants all to feel included. Thank you for being the multifaceted complex person you are :-)
Loved the collage and watching your process!! TFS and love 💗💕 your videos!
"found you" through creative jumpstart delighted to see you in all these other places, what a lovely perspective you have!
Welcome from CJS!!! :)
Hello James I've never met you or even seen your channel before however I somehow stumbled upon you with this specific video and I don't know your past or anything like that however you seem very positive your art is amazing trying to watch you amazing of what I'm seeing on this video. I'm happy that you are here in the USA. However people are the same no matter where you're located. As we have all I'm sure experienced. The best thing to do is to be yourself I think your art is amazing I didn't know that you were married however congratulations and keep up the amazing artwork keep up being who you are because that's what makes you amazing. I'm excited to continue this venture into your art. thank you for sharing
Thanks for being there, my art and style are nothing like yours however your enthusiasm has kick started my love for all things arty. I love your channel, best wishes.
Love your work, miss you on facebook, thank you
I so appreciate this video and completely relate to where you come from, having also had a stage career for a long time. Love, love, love your videos. I'm new to the UA-cam community and have a new channel which is still in its infancy. I'm kind of finding my niche which is sharing my new journey of discovering art.
Thank you for this, I really needed to hear this at this point in my life. It made me realize that I am not alone in those feelings. Gratitude is a way of life and of living, sometimes I forget that. I was a doll artist and my whole life changed about 15 years ago when I became disabled. It was a really hard adjustment for me and I found my release in art journaling. I have only recently returned to it after traveling down a bumpy road, if you know what I mean. lol
You're the BEST! loved this video & what you created & love when you're candid & bold! Thanks always for sharing! We appreciate you so much James....and yes, I say we, bc apparently I'm speaking for all the people lol!
I love watching your videos!! I think you are an amazing, giving person. See you in a couple of weeks
I love this kind of art video... it‘s so inspiring to me. It makes me grab my art journal and have some fun... thank you so much James 🙏🏻❤️ keep on making art journaling videos 🤗
I love to hear that!
Excellent!💕
During lockdown I have lost 3.5 stone without even trying so now we’re keeping an eye on just in case.
Everything was happening so fast I couldn't keep up with what you were doing!!
Yes, it was a little speedy - I had a bit of a struggle keeping al the footage in and not making the video even longer. Looking back I maybe should have just split the videos up and gone a little slower - thank you for your feedback :) - J
I love your laugh James. I so know what you mean I am disabled so dealing with my weight is hard so had to change my eating habits. Thank you for sharing your journey. James to what makes your heart sing no matter what it is.
In my opinion, “should” is one of the most destructive words in the dictionary! Just sayin’... Love your work and appreciate you! 💖
I am having trouble with a friend and the "you should" syndrome, it is a very interesting interaction :)
Always enjoy your videos James! I'm an avid follower ;) Your imagination seems to work so quick ... mine is as slow as molasses lol. Can I ask you what you use for voice over ... I can't seem to find a way to do it. thanks a bunch, Sunshine
When u said- in the beginning “I harvested magazines” !😂😁
LOVE this!!!!!
I totaly get it! I stopped doing youtube video's al together as i hated how i sounded on camera!!!
Watching you redecorate had a few "oh no, that looked lovely... oh, okay, that's nice too"-moments. I was holding my breath when you flipped to the page with the mermaid on the right. A regular thriller. And she survived, phew.
Great video...
Thanks James for sharing with us love your work and Video's wait for them every week , I think we all get those feeling of discouragement from Time to time . The word should is the most awful word as it shames us and invokes awful feelings in us as in not being good enough. personally I wish the word did not exist . your awsome creative and so Talented James and unique . love ya
Love it!🔥🔥🔥🔥
Just came across your channell , I'm stickin around you had me at celery stix !! ❤👍💃❤
I know this is an old video but I adore your style and always find your videos so inspiring! Can I ask what those paper holders are called if you happen to remember? Thanks! I’m new to the MM community
You are so real..//CarinaSchembri//SWEDEN
Omg james im sooo like 😱😱😭 watching you cut up your beautyfull art work....seriously im sat here going "Nooooooooo" at the screen hoping you would hear me😂🤓 ha ha ...love your videos thank you for shareing with us...i do love your style of them collage pages...im struggling atm with how to, wot looks good, umm i cant do that it looks to weird .,or dont look right. Do you have a video on how to collage from clippings or cut outs from magazines..? Id be interested to learn how you do it..some or most iv found on youtube always use collage items from mischief circus or raven ink & honestly i love the style & wakiness of them but i dont how to get them you know re-size & print them if they even need to be resized no one has a video on working with them types of collage makes (how to print n resize IF they need to be) ...so yes ha ha thats my little ramble over ha ha ...thank you again your awsome 🌻😁
I don't have any videos like that, but it is something I can keep in the back of my mind for the future - thank you for letting me know these are things viewers might be curious about. I can't promise anything but I can hopefully try to throw in more specifically helpful tips along the way :)
@@JamesLukeBurkeCreative thank you so much for your reply . Most youtubers dont reply to questions that get asked so i really aporeciate you answering.. thank you for the possibility of future tips and stuff your awsome hope you have a great day 🌻😁
I looked on your amazon list and around but can not seem to find it. Can you please tell me where you got the transparent file box that had all your scrap pieces? Around 5:30.
Oh, those were from Daiso! My bad, I forgot to mention. There are some versions of them on Amazon under "Clear file folders", but they're like 10 times the price! I got each of these for $1.50 at Daiso. Not sure if that helps, I guess it does if there's a store near you (fingers crossed)
@@JamesLukeBurkeCreative Thank you so much for your response! I am in Las Vegas and we have a few stores like that around, my sister also lives in Japan, so I will be on the lookout. They look very handy and exactly what I need, all of my scraps are currently in a shoebox lid. Hard to use anything when you can't see half of it. Thanks again for sharing this video and your musings with us!
Hi James! ☺️ I’m Lisa. You probably don’t remember me, but we met at Creativation last year. I was with Irit Landgraf and we spent quite some time at your booth. I got to know you and Steve a little bit and looked through your art journals. You even have a photo with me in your Fauxbonichi... 😂🤪
So I listened to everything you said in your video and just wanted to let you know that I LOOOOOVE watching you create, I LOOOOVE your art and I also love listening to you talk! You said your weekend wasn’t the best and sometimes you don’t feel like continuing doing what you do... just know that I think you’re amazing! You have such a cool personality, you’re fun and friendly and your art is beyond amazing!!! 🌈🌸⭐️ I hope this little positive message can help you feel better! Sending hugs 💗
Lisa
Of course! I loved having you and Irit for the demo and play and it will forever live in my Fauxbo! Thank you for sending me this beautiful comment - my week was brightened by these wonderful reminders of the enjoyment I've had alongside the stresses of the journey :)
😉😉😘 hope we’ll meet again someday! Have a wonderful sunday. 🌸
Thanks James - loved tha pages. Have you ever thought about teaching dance? I think perhaps it could help you in some way. I think dance could be something that would keep being brought up otherwise
James , What are those clear containers holding all your art bits? Where did you get them?