How to make a heart frame from gun and bullet images

Included with the book Creative Wildfire: An Introduction to Art Journaling -- Basics and Beyond is a blank journal which has a cover made from the inside pages of Creative Wildfire. I wanted to further personalize my blank journal, and with Valentines Day fast approaching, my current theme is "hearts." Well, what is more ironic than to make a heart out of gun images?

I have a couple of gun books I scored at my local library book store just for the purpose of cutting up. So out came the scissors! You will need two guns pointed in opposite directions.

To make the inside top part of the heart, two crossed bullets worked great. The images were black and white so to add to the irony I colored them in pink with a colored pencil.

I also happened to make an ATC while I was at it. Just a bit of ironic creativity to share with you.

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Creative Wildfire:

An Introduction to Art Journaling -- Basics and Beyond

By

LK Ludwig

Art journaling is a vital activity for artists who need a place to experiment, draw, paint, document ideas, and continue an interior dialog. This lush, visual book is a must-have volume for both beginning and experienced art journalers. Each chapter presents crucial, basic information for how to get started, and is layered with in-depth sidebars and activities covering advanced techniques, approaches to working, as well as interviews with well-known journaling artists. The book comes with a beautiful blank journal in a take-along size (made from paper upcycled from the printing process), ready to catch your daily inspirations.

LK Ludwig creates art and chases her three small children around in a Victorian Four-square in a very small town (pop. 4,023) in western Pennsylvania. She is the author of Mixed Media Nature Journals, True Vision, and Collaborative Art Journals and Shared Visions in Mixed Media. She teaches workshops throughout the U.S. and maintains her blog at http://gryphonsfeather.typepad.com.

 

Comments

[Suella]

Thank you for highlighting this section showing the use of a gun and a heart. I find this a particularly chilling juxtaposition.

I don't understand the rationale behind it, nor am I impressed by its usage. I respect the author as an artist but not the thinking behind this. This is one book I certainly won't be buying.

[Firearm accessories]

Really your post is really very good and I appreciate it. It’s hard to sort the good from the bad sometimes, but I think you’ve nailed it. You write very well which is amazing.