Artistic Freedom Bohemian Journal

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blue, bohemian, boho, ephemera, green, handmade journal, journal, junk journal, pamela towns, vintage papers

Bohemian-inspired handmade journal crafted from found papers, fabrics, and fibers is 7.5″ tall by 5.25″ wide with a 2″ spine. Throughout the 4 signatures and 162 pages, there are plenty of spaces to document your journey to artistic freedom and places to stash keepsakes. Forty-five loose pieces of vintage and handmade ephemera and more than 10 dangling charms and clips decorate this journal along with the removable tassel made from ribbon, yarn, beads, and charms. The cover features metal corners, a nameplate with a removable label, and a button to hold the elastic closure.

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Circumspection

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blue, collage, ephemera, mixed media, mixed media collage, owl, pamela towns, vintage, vintage papers, wall art, wisdom

Gaining wisdom can be done the hard way or by seeking knowledge from those wiser that ourselves.

Mixed-media abstract collage from found papers, blueprints, book pages, and a playing card.

8″ x 8″

Whispers Ignored

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abstract art, Art, artist series, blue, collage, cyanotype, ephemera, mixed media, mixed media collage, pamela towns, vintage papers, wall art

“…taken by surprise.”
This mixed-media abstract collage features cyanotype prints made by another artist, Krista McCurdy along with vintage papers, my own marking making, ink, and plastic.

6″ x 6″

Nature of a Wildflower

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Art, artist book, blue, collage, mixed media collage, pamela towns, wildflower

“A silent wind blows that only she can hear and so she goes. She’s a free and gentle flower, growing wild.”

Lyrics from “Wildflower” by Skylark (1972)

Book made from folded collage.

4.25″ x 4.25″ (13 pages plus cover)

Gypsophila

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Art, blue, collage, ephemera, garden flowers, mixed media, mixed media collage, pamela towns, vintage, vintage papers, wall art

Gypsophila – Number 23 in a series of 50 mixed-media collages featuring the garden flower cigarette trading cards produced by W.D. & H.O. Wills Tobacco Company between 1875 and 1949.

Shades of Blue

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Art, blue, collage, ephemera, found object, mixed media, mixed media collage, pamela towns, vintage, vintage papers, wall art

Vintage papers with shades of blue elements make up this collage inside a found navy blue mat frame.

6″ x 6.5″ (3.5 x 3.75 collage)