Recently some friends and I had an “art day” and gathered at my friend Mardie’s house with our art supplies. After many hours, it was time to go. But as we were all saying our goodbyes, up the stairs came a delightful young woman named Brittany.
And THEN she brought out some of her recent journals. Can you believe these beautiful pages? I’m just overwhelmed by her design and color sense, as well as her unique ability to create imagery that is at the same time very “real” and “messy” and very, very appealing. (Frankly, I’m jealous.)
I asked if I could share some of her pages here with you, and she said yes! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
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Brittany Anne Baier
Issaquah, WA
I grew up in Port Orchard, a small town on the Kitsap Peninsula, surrounded by the Puget Sound.
My boyfriend’s mother got me into journaling. She has a spacious studio with gobs of art supplies. Very inspiring. I bound my first journal about two summers ago, and I’ve been doing it ever since. I’ve always been a collector though, and I got my creativity from my mother.
Playing in my journal is maybe the only regular thing I do that is strictly for myself. When I have my paints and papers scattered on my bed, I feel warm and safe. When I finish a page, I have a huge sense of fulfillment that’s unlike anything else. It makes me happy in the most basic of ways.
I don’t have a website or an Etsy page, but I have some pages up at flickr. I can be reached by email at brittanybaier527[at]gmail.com. I hope to get an Etsy account set up in the near future.
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Wow! These are inspirational. Thanks Carla and Brittany for sharing.
wow and WOW!! She is so talented-hope she sticks with it!!
Is her name Brittany or Hope?
Fun fun fun love the pages
Oh yes, these are delightful!
Brittany, your art and your mind and your heart all come together to create amazing pages. I spent a long time pouring over them, and I learned from them. Please share more with us and go forth and fly……………..!
These are lovely and so personal. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much for sharing Brittany’s work with us and thanks to Brittany for her willingness to put herself out there. Her pages are delightful, fun and quirky! 🙂
My darling daughter, my sunshine……..you have fallen, dusted your knees, and moved on. I am so deeply proud of you, and your accomplishments. YOU inspire me… I love you.
Gorgeous pages! I’m swooning!
really great!
Oh, Brittany, they are lovely!
Brit! As an Art Sister to your boyfriend’s Mom, I have heard about you taking off with art journaling but this is the first that I have seen of your pages. You are amazing! These are so beautiful, rich, fluid, and inspiring. I am with Carla, I am jealous! I am so glad you shared these. It is a gift to us that you did. Thank you. You are courageous, talented, and going places! Sweeeeeeeet!
Oh! And I love all of your hand lettering!
Beautiful, amazing. Thank you for sharing.
These. Are. Amazing.
Stick with it. I am floating in the their richness.
Very cool work.
Beautiful pages, I’ve pinned them so I can find them easily again. Pretty please update if Brittany starts blogging.
Ooh, I’m jealous too, what amazingly beautiful work! Thanks for sharing.
I am so impressed Brittany! I love your use of symbolism in your artwork and the colors and layers are divine. Any one of your pages could be a separate piece of art on a canvas or other background and put together for a show. Just think about it. What if you took one of your pages and made it on a larger surface? What would that look like? Please keep creating and sharing with us all as I have a feeling you are just beginning to realize your true potential in the art world. You have inspired me this day and that is a wonderful thing. 🙂