M3's Art Journal Samples Part 1

Because of the result of the election some of the horrible hate crimes that have followed, the world for now feels very ugly and dark to me. And what's my natural instinct as an artist? To try filling it with beauty and delight. For me, beauty in art is not just there for aesthetic purposes-it is there to heal and exhilarate. And I feel like we could all use a little something beautiful to help us in these troubled times.
So, since I ran out of time for new art (seriously, this week was the worst), let me take you into samples of my art journal from Concept Development class, one of the best classes I've ever had! I'll do this in two or three parts, since even for samples, I still have quite a few.

Art Journal #1: So this is the cover of my art journal. It has samples of most of the fandoms I hold dear to my heart (Lord of the Rings, Doctor Who, the Portal series, Merlin, Sherlock, and of course my childhood, Harry Potter). We had to make our own art journals, which was no easy task-blood was spilled for the making of this book. Literally. And if it looks bulky now, it definitely didn't in the beginning. As you'll see, my creativity was pushed beyond its limits and wasn't restricted to just drawings on the page.

Art Journal #2: A little piece on how it sometimes feels like being a woman even in this modern day and age. This journal gave me the chance to do collages again, which were one of my favorite things as a kid.

Art Journal #3: A piece done on something from childhood-for the prompt, I chose to draw about a game my twin and I used to play when we were little. We would gather our favorite stuffed animals in a shoe box and send them off to Antarctica to escape rat police...yeah, it made a lot more sense when we were little. But it was so good reconnecting with that part of my life again.

Art Journal #4: The prompt for this piece was a quote, so of course I had to choose Cave Johnson's defiant lemons monologue.

Art Journal #5; I believe the prompt for creating a crossover for one of your favorite shows. So I created a piece on the glorious crossover episode of Doctor Who you will never get-PortalWho! Again, used collage for this. And if you're wondering, yes, that's me as Chell with a plushie of Wheatley I made all by myself (I do cosplay-might put up pictures of that in the future).

Art Journal #6: As ridiculous as this may sound, I was so pumped to see the Mask in my tweens-it was really the only PG-13 movie I was interested in seeing at the time. It has a wacky yet special place in my heart, I won't lie. So I did this scene (probably one of my favorites) for a movie-related prompt.

So there's Part 1 of my art journal from Concept Development class-we've only scratched the surface!

(Please note: Any pictures or photos used in collages such as the ones for the PortalWho crossover don't belong to me)