This is one of my favorite spreads thus far. First, I put down a thick, textural layer of gesso. Next, I rubbed black paint on to accent the texture of the gesso. A photo was then glued on and watercolor painted on the photo. The image was printed on an inkjet printer on regular copy paper, so when the watercolor was applied, the ink bled a little and softened the shapes in the photo. The effect was astounding to me and the concept is something I may play with further.

The page on the left is simply the silhouette of a face created with acrylic paint along with pieces of images from magazines and other sources. The page on the right has the images as well, but in this case I used gesso to add texture to the piece. The words are my own thoughts on the day. I have also incorporated duct tape, which is such a fabulous tape in my mind. It can do just about anything, and it visually interesting, at least to me, all at the same time--I love it.