raw art journaling: making meaning, making art by quinn mcdonald
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R a w A r t J o u r n a l i ng Q u i nn M cD o n a ld
2 3
C o n t e n t s
W h a t ’ s R a w A r t ? 7
A G o o d S t a r t 9
Ma k ing Mean ing, Ma k ing A r t, Ma k ing M is ta kes 10
Dea l ing W i th t he G rem l in 11
R a w Ma te r ia ls 14
Jo u rna ls
14
E ve r y t h ing E lse 16
Fac ing F irs t Fea rs
18
M a k i n g M e a n i n g W i t h W o r d s 2 1
Fo und Poe t r y
22
Fo und Poem F rom a Magaz ine 23
Fo und Poem F rom Boo k Pages 25
P l a y i n g W i t h W o r d s 3 1
Bo x of Wo rds
32
Le t t he Un i ve rse Ta l k 34
F ram ing Wo rds 35
Wo rds as Ta ro t 36
R andom Wo rd P rom p ts 38
C a t c h i n g W o r d s 4 1
Sma l l Wo rds, B ig Mean ing 42
T imed W r i ting 43
D is ti l ling b y Ha ik u 44
K e e p i n g Y o u r S e c r e t s S a f e 4 7
Us ing Co lo r W it h Wo rds 48
Po we rf u l Mean ing, Faded Wo rds 50
Wo rds So B ig T he y D isa p pea r
52
La ye r ing Mean ing 54
H id ing in P la in 56
R a w E m o t io n s , R a w A r t 59Emot ions in R aw Ar t 6 0 Line dr aw ing s 61
Placement of Lines and Scale 64 R epet it iv e Pat terns as Meditation 6 6 Dept h in Tw o Dimensions6 9 Mix ed Pat ter ns on One Pag e7 2 The Color of Your Emotions 7 6
Y o u r W h o l e P a g e 8 1W or ds as Backg round82W or ds as For eg r ound 86 Planning Space 88 Creat e Emphasis 88 Diff erent Emot ions in Diff erent Spaces 89 Cr eat ing Doors and W indow s 92
U s in g P h o t o g r a p h y a s a T o o l 9 7F ound Ar t98 Found and Alt er ed98 Photos as Backgr ound 99 Photos U sed w ith W ords or Line Art 101Preparing Y our Eyes to See
102F inding Meaning in Your Imag e 103Choosing Paper 104
F in d i n g M e a n i n g W i th M i x ed M e d ia 106Pr int ing on Dif fer ent Sur faces 106 F ound R aw Art J our nal Pag es108Combining Ar t W ith Ly rics or Poet ry 114
G a l l e r y 118 C o n t a c t a n d R e s o u r c e s 124 I n d e x 126 A b o u t Q u in n 12 7
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Secre ts. We lo ve to k ee p t hem. We ha te i t w hen o t her
s find o u t a bo u t
t hem. If yo u hesi ta te to k ee p a jo urna l b
eca use yo u are afraid it won’t
be pri va te, yo u are a bo u t to ha ve a lo t o
f f un hiding yo ur secre ts in
p lain sig h t.
Crea te a jo urna l page—a mixed media ra
w-ar t page— t ha t k ee ps
yo ur pri va te t ho ug h ts hidden f or yo u. W
an t to remem ber w ha t yo u
wro te? Yo u can do t ha t wit h t his vi bran
t, wo ven page, crea ted rig h t in
yo ur jo urna l. Or, pre pare the pages se par
a te ly and t hen inc l ude t hem
in yo ur jo urna l b y g l uing, se wing, or ri v
e ting t hem in to p lace.
T he bes t par t a bo u t t hese ins tr uc tions is
t ha t the y are no t mean t to
be f uss y or exac t. T he less p lanned yo ur
c u ts, t he be t ter the res u l t.
1. Prepare Two Pages With PaintUsing acrylic paint in a dark color, cover a page
in your journal. On a separate sheet (or a page
torn out of the back of your journal), use a
couple of bright, contrasting colors to cover the
page. Let both pages dry c ompletely.
2. Make Cuts on Dark PageSlide a cutting mat under the dark-painted
page in your journal. Using a craft knife, cut
seven wavy lines vertically on the page. Cut the
lines so they don’t line up with the spine. It’s
better to make them intentionally at an angle
than worry that they won’t be perfect.
3. Write Out Your Secret Using a poster-paint pen, a brush dipped
in ink, a gel pen or a permanent marker,write your secret on the light-colored
page. Let the writing dry completely.
4. Cut WriStripsLay the page, w
on a cutting ma
the same kind o
you made on yo
page. Make eno
they completely
writing.
Cut the stri
from the light-c
They will have b
a pair of scissor
ends of each str
a point. Be careoff any of your
5. Weave SecrThrough Dark Weave the strips thro
wavy cuts in your jou
Snug them as close a
slide. The waves crea
esting visual pattern
also hold the strips in
you don’t need to glu
down. If you want to
you wrote, slide the s
turn them unpainted
them in numerical o
over again and read
While they are wove
page, it is impossibleyou wrote. No one w
secret!
4 5 R a w A r t J o u rn al in gQ u in n M c D o na l d
J o u r n a l e d S e c r e t s M a t e r i a l s your journal or loose
pieces of paper
acr ylic paint, both light
and dark colors
paintbrush
cutting mat
craft knife
paint pen, gel pen or
brush and ink
pencil
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1. Create a WordStart on a fresh page of your journal, or on a loose piece of paper that’s a comfortable
size for you. Pick a word from the collection you created on page 32. Here, I picked the
word “Joy” from my word box.Hand-letter your word on a piece of paper. I’m not good at measuring, so try to avoid
it all together. If you’re like me, but you do want your letters to be the same height, just use
the top and bottom of the ruler to create a line about an inch-and-a-half wide. Neither the
spacing, nor the letters need to be perfect.
2. Try Out Repetitive PatternsNow it’s time to get to the raw-art part. Spend some time just
trying out these patterns on a separate piece of scrap paper.
Become accustomed and comfortable with the unevenness of it
all. Start anywhere on your scrap paper, and just draw.
ArcsYou can make these as big or small as you want. You can make
the first one small and the other two much bigger. They don’t
have to be even. You can space them so they barely touch, or
so they overlap. Stacks of these will look like lace, or clams, or
doorways.
TrianglesTechnically not triangles; these shapes don’t have a bottom
part—they are made with two lines. To make them look interest-
ing, don’t connect the peaks of the triangles. Vary their sizes for
visually interesting results. Stacks of these look like mountains or
zigzag trim. They are not supposed to be even, they are supposed
to lean and roam.
RectanglesMost of these are three lines—one goes up, one across, and
another one down. Stacks of these will look like building blocks
or a cityscape. Notice that they can tilt in different directions and
sometimes a single line is all you need, instead of three lines. This
adds interest.
3. Apply Patterns to Your WordNow it's time to play with the word you created i
adding the patterns from step 2 around each of t
are no rules to do this. I like to begin one row of
each letter and go from there. You can repeat line
as often as you like.
4. Add ColorKeep doodling around the letters until you have a
with. Here on my page, the top is filled in with vi
over and under each other. This breaks up the pag
looking too busy. If you draw these intersecting l
you can define the over-and-under parts in pen w
Now it’s time for even more fun—you get to c
intuitively. I wanted the word to stand out, so I use
the smallest arcs and did all those first. The second
and the largest is purple. If you leave a little white
to the completed piece. I used Pitt Pen brushes bec
bold color, but you can use colored pencils, waterc
acrylic paint and a brush or other markers. You ca
them. This is about fun and color, not about rules.
L e t t e r A r t M a t e r i a l s y our journa l or loose
pieces of pa per
see-through pla stic ruler
pencil
bla ck pen in medium or
fine
colored pens, pencils or
ma rk ers
Your a rt is intensel y persona l a nd wonderf ul —e ven if you don’t k no w
ho w to dra w. We hold onto the idea tha t we don’t k no w ho w to dra w,
when wha t we mea n is tha t we a re not illustra tors. You look a t a ca t
a nd dra w a ca t a nd your dra wing doesn’t look e x a ctl y lik e your ca t. So,
theref ore, you ca n’t dra w, rig ht? Wrong . Cha nces a re tha t you simpl y
ha ven’t been tra ined to see wha t your ca t rea ll y look s lik e. But I’m not
g oing to a rg ue with you, beca use rig ht no w, you still wa nt to hold
onto the idea tha t you ca n’t dra w.
Ho w would lik e to tr y dra wing something you don’t ha ve to look
a t, beca use it ca n’t be look ed a t. If it ca n’t be look ed a t, it ca n’t be
wrong . It ca n be colorf ul, it ca n be f un, it ca n be f reeing . You ca n pla y
without f ea r. Tha t is the secret to ma k ing a rt a nd ma k ing mea ning —
being f ree to enjo y your o wn a rt. Yes, I mea n enjo y your o wn crea ti ve
pla y without judg ing it, compa ring it to someone else’s a rt, or f inding
something simila r you ca n sca n, re-size a nd cop y. This a rt pours out
of your hea rt, your soul, your mind. It is intima tel y yours a nd deepl y
f un.
For this e x ercise, simple, repetiti ve, a bstra ct lines com bine to ma k e
wonderf ul pa tterns. Dra wing them is comf orting , g i ves you time to
think , a nd ca n be used a s a medita tion or ca lming e x ercise. It ca n a lso
be a lot of fun, pa rticula rl y when you g et to the coloring pa rt.
6 7 R aw A rt J ou rn a lin gQ u in n M c D o n a ld
1 line
2 lines
3 lines
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