My Valentine’s Day Collage Mini Book

Valentine’s Mini Book (Cover), Collage/Mixed Media, 3.5 x 10 inches, February 2011.

Valentine’s Mini Book (Inside), Collage/Mixed Media, 3.5 x 10 inches, February 2011. Text: Panel 2: “here’s a photo of us”; Panel 3: “filling the space”; “between the stars”; “so bright and constant”.

Valentine’s Day is approaching and I thought […]

Daily Ephemera Journaling

As promised, here are some daily ephemera pages I made over the last couple of weeks. I started by creating single pages, then I found I rather enjoyed making two-page spreads. Single pages took me about half an hour to make and double ones about an hour. I have to confess that I started out […]

Daily Ephemera Collection List for Journaling

My Daily Ephemera Workshop Poster collage is composed of: map pieces, wrapping paper, magazine images, old hand written letters, bus transfer, political flyer, calendar fragment, scrapbook paper, alphabet stickers, words from poetry book, legend of shopping mall map and Dymo tape writer. Text is inspired by a pop song, Twilight movie soundtrack lyric, […]

A Mini Book for Gillian

Pages 1/2 of my mini book for Gillian Jansen, 3.5 x 5 inches (approx.), Collage/Mixed Media, January 2011, Text: "Letters from the dead… the lost souls who loved me…"

Pages 2/3 of my mini collage book for Gillian Jansen, 3.5 x 5 inches (approx.), Collage/Mixed Media, January 2011, Text: "follow me […]

A Date with Grazia Lecci: Sharing Life Stories

Grazia Lecci the inspiration for "My Love for Stories" journal page holding her gift from the Ottawa Public Library (Main Branch), November 2010

Do you remember Mrs. Gracia Lecci, the librarian from my elementary school days who inspired “My Love for Stories” journal page? If you don’t, here’s a brief re-cap. While I […]

Student Spotlight: Sarah’s Vision Board Magic

Sarah Bentley, Vision Board, Collage, 16 x 20 inches, April 2011

Would you believe with a little help from her Mom, my friend Maggie Jordan and a psychic, that Sarah Bentley found her way to my workshop?! Well, it’s true… read on for the intriguing way her vision board story unfolds…

Imagine: Making Your Dreams Real

"Imagine", Mixed Media/Collage Journal Page, June 19, 2011

Recently, many of you have received my holiday card, “Imagine”. So, I thought it might be nice to give you a little background on the piece.

As an artist, the question: “what if” propels my imagination when I’m collaging or making just about any form […]

Happy Holidays!

Christmas Me, (1960's)

The other day I went through my photo album and found this one of me which was taken in Pakistan. I must be two or three here… a very chubby, cheruby little girl, even then, with a taste for drama… for some unknown reason I rarely smiled for the camera […]

Atrium Gallery Opening: Pieces of Me III, November 8, 2011

Left to right: Gala Girls: Michelle Casey, Wendy Southin, Sheila Cain-Sample, Maggie Jordan, Olive Jones and Maya Hum.

The following are some images from my “Opening Gala” which took place on November 8, 2011 in the Atrium Gallery at Ben Franklin Place (Ottawa, Ontario). A big thanks to my friend and […]

Christmas by the Book

Geraldine James' Creative Walls will definitely have you digging up your old treasures, junk and art work to transform your wall space!

Can you believe it, there are only 15 days left until Christmas! If you’re still searching for that special book to give as a gift to another creative soul (or yourself!) […]