SEPTEMBER 29 2020

LIVE STREAM TIMES AND COSTUME DETAILS (FOR THOSE PARTICIPATING) WILL BE AS FOLLOWS

EMBARKATION DAY LIVE STREAM Oct 12th 2020 2pm PDT (no costume)

BURTON BIRTHDAY BASH LIVE STREAM Oct 16th 2020 2pm PDT (B&W birthday / Tim Burton characters)

HALLOWEEN PARTY LIVE STREAM Oct 24th 2020 2pm PDT (Any Costume)

DEBARKATION DAY LIVE STREAM Oct 26th 2020 2pm PDT (no costume)

LIVE ON THE LIDO DECK LIVE STREAMS HAVE BEEN TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR

LIVE ON THE LIDO DECK LIVE STREAM Oct 14th 2020 7pm PDT

LIVE ON THE LIDO DECK LIVE STREAM Oct 20th 2020 7pm PDT

OCTOBER 5 2020

I HAD A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT JOURNAL I'M USING OR WHAT I'D RECOMMEND, SO I JUST WANTED TO POST AN UPDATE FOR YOU :)

I HANDMADE "SIGNATURES" TO BIND TOGETHER ONCE THEY'RE ALL COMPLETE. I USE CANSON WATERCOLOR PAPER, YOU CAN GET THE PAD I USED HERE

MY SIGNATURES ARE US LETTER SIZED - 8.5 x 11 INCHES - AND I HAVE 3 SIGNATURES FOR THIS VOYAGE (36 PAGES)

SO I CUT 3 PIECES OF PAPER TO 17 X 11 INCHES AND FOLD IT IN HALF AND THEN BIND THEM WITH A SADDLE STITCH - YOU CAN FIND A SADDLE STITCH BINDING TUTORIAL HERE

3 SHEETS GIVES ME 12 PAGES TO WORK ON (OR A FRONT/BACK AND 10 PAGES). I PLAN ON BINDING MY SIGNATURES TOGETHER INTO A LARGER BOOK AFTERWARDS, SO I COUNT ALL 12 FACES AS INTERIOR PAGES.

I WORK IN THIS SIZE AND IN SIGNATURES BECAUSE IT IS BETTER FOR WHEN I DEMO, ALSO FOR SCANNING REFERENCE PAGES. IF I WERE A STUDENT OF THE COURSE I WOULD MOST LIKELY USE AN A5 SIZED JOURNAL.

IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO PURCHASE A JOURNAL, MY ONLY SUGGESTION IS TO GET A WATERCOLOR PAPER OR MIXED MEDIA PAPER JOURNAL OVER A SKETCH PAPER JOURNAL. YOU WILL HAVE A BETTER CHANCE TO USE MORE MIXED MEDIA AND GET A WIDER RANGE OF RESULTS (ESPECIALLY WITH INK) WITH WATERCOLOR PAPER. SIZE IS A PERSONAL PREFERENCE FOR EVERYONE, I JUST THINK A5 IS A GOOD GOLDILOCKS SIZE.

HERE'S A PICTURE OF MY SETUP:

YOU CAN SEE MY SIGNATURES FROM OUR FIRST VIRTUAL VOYAGE - STILL FINISHING MY LAST SIGNATURE BEFORE I BIND THEM ALL TOGETHER :) I WASHI TAPED OVER THE BINDING FOR DECORATION, HOWEVER, THAT MIGHT GET IN THE WAY WHEN I COME TO ASSEMBLE THEM... WOOPS... HAHA

IN ANY CASE, WE HAVE ONE WEEK LEFT BEFORE WE START AND I'M GETTING SUPER ANXIOUS TO START!!!!

OCTOBER 12 2020

I JUST ADDED A PDF DOWNLOAD TO TODAY'S LIVE STREAM. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PRINT IT TO REFERENCE AS WE WORK THROUGH IT, PLEASE DO, OTHERWISE NO WORRIES - I WILL GO THROUGH THE INFORMATION DURING THE STREAM AND THE ACTIVITY WILL BE DEMONSTRATED LIVE.

EXCITED TO SEE YOU ALL TODAY!

IF YOU DON'T MAKE IT TO THE STREAM, WE WILL HAVE A REPLAY AVAILABLE AS SOON AS WE CAN SO YOU DON'T MISS ANYTHING.

AAAARRRGHHHH,

TODAY'S THE DAY!

OCTOBER 14 2020

WE'RE HANGING OUT "LIVE ON THE LIDO DECK" TONIGHT AT 7PM PDT. GRAB YOUR JOURNALS AND SUPPLIES, NOTHING SPECIFIC, WE'RE JUST HANGING OUT AND PLAYING! LIVE ON THE LIDO DECK STREAMS ARE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO WORK THROUGH CONTENT YOU'RE STILL FINISHING, ASK QUESTIONS WE CAN EXPLORE TOGETHER, AND JUST EXPERIMENT AND PLAY. SOMETIMES WE LEARN TECHNIQUES, SOMETIMES WE'LL MAKE A WHOLE PIECE TOGETHER - IT'S PRETTY LOOSE AND CASUAL (A NICE WAY FOR US TO BE MORE CHILL ON THE LIVE STREAMS THROUGHOUT THE VOYAGE).

WE WILL RECORD THE STREAM AND HAVE A REPLAY AVAILABLE AS SOON AS WE CAN AFTERWARDS :)

SEE YOU THERE! I'M ON MY WAY TO THE BUFFET... (IE. I'M OFF TO EAT LUNCH RIGHT NOW HAHAHA)