A Dark Forest Journal | by Betty Calkins
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- Опубліковано 22 чер 2020
- Betty Calkins created this dark beauty featuring some of my favorite fairytale illustrators- these are not your Disney-esque type of stories. But the illustrations are just beautiful. And, this book has much more than just pretty pictures to look at...
Betty’s style is truly unique, with much whimsy and creativity that’s truly inspiring. She DOES NOT have a UA-cam channel. You may find her crafting videos and flip-throughs on her daughter’s (Kelly Snow) Facebook group: Junk Journal Junkies ETC. Please note, you must become a member of their growing group. Once a member, just venture over to the “members' section” tab and click on Betty Calkins’s profile et voilà, you’ll find her videos. Here’s the link: / members
I didn’t do any speaking in this video. Mostly nature noises along with the crinkled sounds of Betty’s earthy/grungy papers. I just love touching these pages. I can’t wait for you all to see this fabulous piece of art!! 😍
Thank you so very much, Betty, for this book!!
This video (and all other videos that I publish on UA-cam) is intended for ADULTS only.
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Intro music
Track: Gymnopedie No 1
Artist: Erik Satie
• Gymnopedie No 1 - Sati...
This is the most beautiful, whimsy creation I've ever seen, absolutely beautiful!
It’s like an exploration through a magical world with glimpses of all kinds of creatures
Allison... you said it perfectly. I couldn’t agree with you more!!!! 😍😍🌸🥰🥰
Thank you Madeline for doing such a beautiful job of show casing the journal. Was fun for me to watch it. I am so glad you like it. thank you!
You did all the hard work!!! It's I who should be thanking you!!!! I love my journal to pieces!!!
@@craftylore8417 I'm glad you like it and again, thank you so much!
Beautiful work! I clicked the link to find you on FB but it isn't working unfortunately, is there a link to a FB group or page where you share your work?
@@SugaredElephant I am not sure if you wanted crafty lore FB page or if it was I, the artist of this journal, that you are wanting to follow. I am a member of "junk journal Junkies ETC." group on FB . thank you for your compliment and a big thank you to "crafty Lore" again for her wonderful presentation of my work. I hope you are doing well and sending you hugs
It is just the most stunning journal Betty, the attention to detail and the amazing images, ephemera and trimmings are just amazing, a wonderful piece of work lovey xoxo 🥰🤩
Beautiful video. Thank you for the introduction to Betty's journals.
Thank you for watching!!! Her work is just otherworldly!!!
Those stitches must have taken FOREVER. If you sold that girl I hope you got a decent amount because you sure you sure did earn it.
Oh my goodness! This is the most perfectly grungy, whimsical forest journal I have ever seen! So much detail!! Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful journal!!🥰
Thank you so much Dawn!!
What a stunning book. By god i felt like i was in a forest myself! Also appreciate you not speaking.. made it that much more immersive!
This journal is a masterpiece
I couldn’t agree with you more!!! 😍🥰
LOVE,Love,LOVE❤️😍This!!!!!
I love it more, 😂😂😍😍😍😍😂. Thank you Harriet!!!!
I am so intrigued by this magical little world you created on your journal pages!
This is one of the best artistic journals I have seen in a very long time. Betty created a book of art. Fine attention was given to all the details. This book is not something that was slam full of ugly papers. Each page is put well together, and attention was given to lovely harmony throughout the book. This book took a very long time to create. I would love to see more of her work. Bravo Betty well done!!!!
Thank you Elize for your kind words. I don't do you tube, just Facebook in my daughters group called Junk Journal Junkies ETC.. All my work is posted there as well as tutorials. thanks and hope to see you in group maybe! :0)
Wow ….no words except I’ve bet at it for just over a year and am so happy to you have the kindness you shar.
thank you
Thanks so much for sharing your Video this is the best Wood Journal I ever see . So amazing 🌳🌲🌴🌵❤
So exquisite! So many of my favorite illustrators, and crafted so beautifully into tags and pages. Great walk-through video, too - I like the ASMR quality!
To ride on a moose, with that hair! 💞💞💞 sublime xxx
Andrea Morrison you’ve got me down to boot, Andrea!! lol. I wish I could be wild and free but then I’ll have to come to your place to craft along with ya!!! I’ll be too homesick to not craft or journal something!!! lol. I recorded Betty’s video the same morning when I received your package!! I cried like a baby. After this exam for my oncology credential, I’ll be putting up your video of me crying, lol. I love your gift so much. I hope you like what’s coming to you!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Aw, wouldnt that be a hoot Ms M, i didnt want this video to ever end! I will watch it over and over 😘😘😘
just beautiful...a lot of work too. Great job and keep making THOSE JOURNALS!
One more eye candy journal on my list!👍
Stunning! Filled with the things I love. I am inspired.
I totally agree!!! Betty captured everything I love with this creation!!! Her work is stunning!!! I’m so lucky to own one of her books!!! ❤️❤️❤️😍
UNBELIEVABLE SOOOOOOOOO BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
never seen such a special journal.
Namibia
Missed this one BETTY. Beautiful love fairies and lore
This journal is gorgeous. Wonderful work and I love the tags
Love it! I also really appreciate how you credit every artist
I think i held my breath through this entire showing its so Amazing .
Wow, this journal is crazy beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing. I needed a little magical escapism!
The most beautiful journal Ive seen yet!
Fabulous journal; the best I've seen. And I love the nature sounds, with no speaking. It was like I was peeking into a special world! Thank you so much for sharing this.
Thank you Janet!!! I felt that Betty’s book deserve to be showcased with out all the talking and decided to instead use sounds from nature instead. Thank you for your lovely comment!! 🌸💕🥰
Kinda breathtaking. Those beautiful green and black organic-y snippets stole the show IMO. Intrigued by the secret messages too. Loving that.
I've just joined up today. I'm mesmerized by this book and her talents. I'm kind of a child of the forest. My father was an avid woodsman, gathered mushrooms etc.,while educating my siblings and I about the lovely world around us out there in Mother Nature. Thank you for creating this lovely journal.
I had to come back & watch this for the 3rd time!! 😅🤩❣️
I feel like I’m being transported into the tales of the pages when I watch….. and all the little surprises everywhere waiting to be discovered!
I mean really….. The creativity here is astounding!
Wow what a fantastic journal - so much inspiration🌿🌱🐲🍄🍃🧚🏾
❤ Absolutely beautiful. Each page evokes fantasy in the forest of your own creation. I love it!! 🎉 BRAVO 🎉🎉🎉
The Dark Forest must truly be a magical place! ABSOLUTELY stunning book!
Betty’s book is completely stunning!!! I love this journal with all of me!! 😍😍
Thank u for sharing this beautiful work of art & the silence was beautiful as well!
8:51 love it. The bird then the twisted tree. Love trees LOVE NATURE. I started my journal 2 yrs ago this is confirmation that the time is right to continue. PEACE
I love this and getting great ideas for the dark "Forest" journal I am putting together. I am using a lot of writing in mine instead of just ephemera. More like an actual book.
All I can say is wow 😮, so gorgeous. It’s incredible as you keep flipping. The book comes more and more alive. Brilliant
Thank you for showing this most beautiful journal - it is quite the loveliest journal - page by page - that I have seen. I think Betty Calkins is so unique in her creativity.🦋💕🌹✅
What an exquisite, beautifully crafted journal. I love the art work choices and the secrets messages.
Heavenly stars ,who bestowed such great talent on this woman?! Her hands are blessed with a gift , wow
Such a beautiful Journal. Absolutely Magical!
(I’m a big Harry Clarke fan and it’s lovely to see him in this Journal. His stained glass windows are spectacular.)
You’re absolutely spot on on both accounts!!! This journal that Betty created is indeed magical and I was extremely excited to see some of my favorite illustrators in this book. I’ve always loved Clarke’s monotone and halftone illustrations. Incredibly beautiful. I would love to see his stained glass work in person though. The way the sun must illuminate his glass art has to be a sight to behold!!! 😍😍
@@craftylore8417 they are indeed. They have a habit of turning up when you least expect them! There is one in St Peters Church in Phibsborough, Dublin that many people (including the congregation) were unaware of) and where I live now in Drogheda there is another in an Augustinian Church. However the best one,p for me is the one in the Hugh Lane gallery in Dublin - the Eve of St Agnes. It’s not that big, about three and a half feet by four feet but it is exquisite. The detail and the color are stunning. If you ever get to Dublin it would be worth while taking an hour or so to see it. 🙂👍🏻❤️
Beautiful journal- thanks so much for sharing
Beautiful journal! I want to live in a tree, too!
What an absolutely stunning journal :o So calm in colours and so inspiring.
Oh my goodness!! What an amazing, magical, intriguing piece of art. So inspiring. I just can't find the words to describe how wonderful it is. And the sound of that crunchy paper! Magnificent!!!
It’s beautiful. I was able to enjoy it more without audio!!! No distractions , loved it
Wow, that is a truly impressive journal, beautiful!
It truly is!!!!!!! All of Betty’s creations are impressively magical and beautiful!! 😍😍
This journal is so exquisite 😍 thanks for sharing!
A M A Z I N G ❤ AND LOVE HOW YOU ‘SIMPLY’ SHOW AND COMMENT WITH TEXT. ONCE AGAIN A M A Z I N G ❤
This book is outstanding! 🍃 💙🍃
April!!!! 😍😍I know!!!! Betty's work is just out of this world!!!! Truly otherworldly!! Now, I gotta go watch your book box video that I missed because of work!!!!
Stunning journal... love all the interactive elements and the layering. Yvonne.
OMG I may never sleep again....my insomnia will be kicked into overdrive with all the ideas this beauty has inspired! Just a truly amazing creation. Thank you for sharing ❣️
I know!!! One of the things that I love about Betty’s work is that she lets her imagination do the creating!!! And she has some of the most prettiest, magical grunge work that I just adore!!! 🥰🥰. I hope you’re doing well!! Sorry I’ve been gone a while. Hospital work has definitely taken it’s toll on my creative wise!! But I’m slowly getting back into my groove again 🤣🤣😂🥰😍
Like a vintage book of spell, so mysterios, gorgeous😁
No words. 😳 sooo beautiful and well done!
Stunning, textural journal! Incredible! TFS the inspiration!
Thank you Gail!!!! Betty’s journal is indeed incredible!!!! She’s a huge inspiration to me besides Jibid Neary!!🥰🥰
Mystical and impressive, love everything about it. The back of the tags are so original. :-)
Rose!!! Yes!!! Those tags are incredibly beautiful!! Huge inspiration from Betty’s work. She’s phenomenal!!
Love, love, love your creative art/craft journal. Beautiful! You have inspired me to get back and start journaling. TY
A stunning, magical journal....soo much to see & touch....🍃💚🍃
I couldn’t agree with you more, Vivian!! Betty created a spectacular book!!! I love it dearly!!
Absolutely spectacular this journal is the best I have ever seen it awakens the senses such a beautiful journal to have love it 😍
I thoroughly enjoyed that. Loved the silence. Loved the art. Loved your creative process. Cant thank you enough for showing it. I too use real pieces of the forest in my books.
Thank you!!! I enjoyed showcasing Betty’s work!! And I actually prefer not talking in my videos, but for this particular video, I wanted only nature sounds in the background and the rustling of paper to emphasize or compliment this beautiful book. 😍😍
Thank you for providing the names of the illustrators featured in this journal! I looked all of them up. Realized after looking into some of Brian Froud's books that I have Faeries! (My library is larger than my memory.) Beautiful journal. One can only aspire as a novice journal-maker.
I have seen many a dark forest journal. This by far is the most spectacular so far. What Artistry....Sensational....Bravissimo!
Gracie!!!! I just subscribed to your channel!!! I cannot wait to craft along to your videos!! I truly agree with you. Betty Calkin's work is definitely sensational and her version of the dark forest is just magical.
@@craftylore8417 I appreciate that you took time to look at my work. Thank you so much.
You have such amazing talents. This is so magical and enchanting. I love it ❤
So creative, thankyou for sharing, take care
Wow such an inspirational piece of art! I love the theme and the old images of fairies and trees and such❤️
Stunning work! And from someone who loves Kay Nielsen and all the great illustrators as much as I do❤️
Wow!!! This is stunning!!! 🤩🤩❣️ this is definitely one of my fav journals I’ve seen!
An amazing video of an absolutely amazing journal!
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! Thanks you for so much inspiration.
So beautiful, I love it! This is an awesome piece of art ❤
Wow, just amazing. I love the way you videod it too 💖💗💖😃
Ohhh Betty , you stole my haert its so beautifull amezing ! I will also live in the woods its a place to be happy !
The silens the smell love from Nederland
It’s two am cannt sleep and then this comes up in my feed, wow worth staying up for never seen such detail. The clusters are amazing, such imagination
Awwww!! I couldn’t agree with you more!! Betty’s imagination is just incredible and she rarely uses any digitals. She uses vacuum bags, paper medicine cups and other junky items to craft such masterpieces. I truly love her work. It’s a shame that she only uploads her videos on Facebook. She deserves more recognition!!! 😍😍😍
So many stunning details, wow!! 😍
Yes!! Betty loves her details as much as I do when crafting journals!!!
Oh Betty Calkins I never seen this journal and just feel in love. I love all your journals (as well as the journals you made for me) Love - love - love
Yes!!!!!! It’s hard not to fall in love with Betty’s creativeness!! I love watching her on FB!! 😍😍🤩🤩🤩
Inspiring! Just beautiful! I'm making a new journal for a friend and I'm going to try not to be afraid of color! Congratulations on your talent!
Everything really nice👍👏
Just beautiful 😍 piece of your soul, perfection on every page
I entirely agree. Betty captured everything I loved into this gorgeous book that she created. I’m so happy that you loved her work. Thank you for your beautiful comment!! 😍😍
Love...Love...Love it😍😍😍
SPECTACULAR !!
It truly is Jay!!! Betty’s work is just inspiring!! 😍😍🥰
I've watched every video I can find on Betty's books more than once! They are true works of art. You are truly blessed to own one of her books! Thanks for sharing! (p.s. It also seems that we have the same taste in illustrators. I own all of Brian Froud's books, and I adore Arthur Rackham and John Bauer!) xx
Lauretta, I couldn’t agree with you more!!! Her work makes me drool at times, lol!!! 😂😂😂 I’m so excited that you know these illustrators too!! Not many people do aside from the infamous Rackham. I keep meaning to make a journal showcasing these illustrations for myself, but with my workload at the hospital and crafting projects, I just can’t bring myself to do it, lol. One day!!! 😍😍. Gonna binge on your channel now!!
So beautiful.
I just adore Betty's creations and this one is spectacular and so much her.
Yes!!! Kat!!! I watched her process videos when she was creating this masterpiece, and she fell in love with these illustrators. I think she only knew of Arthur Rackham. So, watching her thought process into the unknown was entirely thrilling to me!!! lol. 😂😂 I adore her so much!!!!
What a fantastic journey, I loved it. I love all the papers and extras. Amazingly fantastic.
Thank you Josie!!!! It was a wonderful journey going through Betty’s work!!! 😍😍🥰🥰
Oh my! 😍😍😍
Absolutely gorgeous. Absolutely jealous. 😂❤
Mind blown...most magical and moving! This is absolutely gorgeous!!!!
You should have seen my expression when I took it out of its packaging!!! I was literally dumbstruck with how gorgeous it is and how she incorporated some of my favorite illustrators in her work. Truly magical!!
Stunning Art!
WOW WOW WOW! This is fantastic! What a treasure! The textures, the little details, the secret messages...everything adds up to perfection!
Kim!! I feel the same way!! Betty did an excellent job with this journal!! Beautifully detailed indeed!!
Stunning work of art.
This is fabulous!!!
Absolutely in love with Betty's book!
Randi!!!! How are you??!?!!? I couldn’t agree with you more!!!! I love it so much!!!
What a gorgeous journal 😍😍😍
I know!!!! It truly is a gorgeous journal!!! Almost too pretty to write in, lol!!!
Wonderful journal 💖🍃
Beautiful journal!!💙💙
Phenomenal!!
I absolutely love this journal! It's stunning
Gillian!!! 😍😍 sorry for the late reply!!! I totally agree with you and consider myself so lucky to have a piece of Betty’s art!! Her work is phenomenal!!!
Wow! this is Art!
Oh mein Gott, ich bin so beeindruckt und verliebt in Dein Journal. Sowas habe ich noch nie gesehen. Woher bekommt man diese schönen Papiere? Du hast das ganz zauberhaft gemacht. Vielen Dank für diese tolle Show und für Deine Ideen. Liebe Grüße aus Dresden/Germany
Absolutely stunning and mysterious, captivating.
Ah, Kristie!! If only you could have seen my initial expressions and feelings when I first received this book from Betty. Her work is entirely captivating!! I couldn’t agree with you more!!! Thank you for saying so!!! 🥰💕
Incredible work!
Восхитительная работа!! Дух захватывает! 👏
Beautifully Inspiring