FEBRUARY 1 2021

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

EMBARKATION DAY LIVE STREAM Feb 15th 2021 2pm PST (no costume)

STRICTLY BALLROOM LIVE ON THE LIDO DECK LIVE STREAM Feb 18th 2021 7pm PST (Stage Makeup - if you wish)

THE CAPULET MASQUERADE THEME NIGHT LIVE STREAM Feb 20th 2021 2pm PST (Masks/ R&J inspired)

MOULIN ROUGE LIVE ON THE LIDO DECK LIVE STREAM Feb 23rd 2021 7pm PST (Moulin Rouge characters)

A NIGHT AT GATSBY'S THEME NIGHT LIVE STREAM Feb 27th 2021 2pm PST (1920's/Dapper and Flapper)

DEBARKATION DAY LIVE STREAM Mar 1st 2021 2pm PST (no costume)

MY JOURNAL FOR THIS COURSE...

I HANDMADE "SIGNATURES" TO BIND TOGETHER ONCE THEY'RE ALL COMPLETE. I USED AN 11 by 15 INCH PAD OF CANSON WATERCOLOR PAPER, YOU CAN GET THE PAD I USED HERE

MY SIGNATURES ARE COMPOSITION NOTEBOOK SIZED - APPROX. 9.75 by 7.5 INCHES

I FOLDED 3 PIECES OF PAPER IN HALF (MAKES THEM THE RIGHT WIDTH AT 7.5 INCHES), TRIMMED 1.25 INCHES OFF THE TOP TO MAKE IT 9.75 by 7.5 INCHES, AND BOUND 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 THIS OR 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 THE FIRST VIRTUAL VOYAGE - I WASHI TAPED OVER THE BINDING FOR DECORATION

FEBRUARY 2 2021

OUR CRUISE DIRECTOR STEVE GAVE ME A LINK TO SHARE WITH ANY PINTEREST LOVERS; HIS PERSONAL MOOD BOARD FOR THE RED CURTAIN CRUISE. YOU'LL FIND LOTS OF INSPIRING IMAGERY TO WORK WITH AND ADMIRE - ENJOY!

CLICK HERE: MOOD BOARD

FEBRUARY 13 2021

ONLY A FEW DAYS UNTIL WE SET SAIL! I HAVE JUST UPLOADED YOUR PDF'S FOR THE EMBARKATION DAY LIVE STREAM. THEY ARE LOCATED IN THE "JOIN STREAM" SECTION. PLEASE PRINT THOSE OUT TO REFERENCE DURING THE STREAM - DON'T WORRY IF YOU CAN'T, WE WILL GO THROUGH EVERYTHING AND BREAK IT DOWN (SOMETIMES IT'S JUST MORE EFFICIENT TO USE WORKSHEETS, BUT IT'S NO PROBLEM IF YOU JUST WANT TO WORK STRAIGHT INTO YOUR JOURNAL INSTEAD).

SO EXCITED , WE'VE GOT A PRETTY FULL VOYAGE!