Saturday, 10 September 2016

Love will tear us apart- The Heartbreak Journal





It's the official last week, which is shame I have really got into the music season. Obviously I don't think it's the for me, I still have lots of pages in this journal that need filling!!


Joy Division- Love will tear us apart 


The 1975- A Change of Heart


Pat Beneath- Love is a Battlefield




The All American Rejects- Gives you hell


Taking Back Sunday- Cute without the e



As you can see some of the pages are numbered, I can out of notebook for my lyric project and this journal came in handy while I waited for my trusty pocket moleskine to arrive.

lots of love 
LaurenPearl
xx

Sunday, 4 September 2016

Somebody Else- The Heartbreak Journal



This week has been a tough week, you know you feel like everything you create doesn't come out how you want it to? I have felt a bit like this with most of the below pages, I'm not entirely sure what I wanted the outcome to be, but you just know when a page hasn't turned out as planned.


Adele- Rolling in the deep

I'm not sure why I added the blue hatching, I think I should have left this page with just the scar. I have a fear of an empty page and sometimes I just need to leave alone!



The Saturdays- Ego

I completely forgot hot catchy this song was and last week I heard it somewhere I it was one of those moments where I was like, 'Wow! I haven't heard this song in so long!'




Chvrches- Leave a trace








The 1975- Somebody Else

This is the page I was really disappointed with, I listened to the song an in my head it was supposed to come out complete different to what I put below, my pages below don't nearly represent the song!





With this in mind, I had another attempt and making something while listening to the song. Below is a much better representation of what I wanted. Sometimes it helps just to start again.






 Shura- Indecision





George Michael - Careless Whisper



Lots of love,

LaurenPearl
xx


Thursday, 25 August 2016

Pieces Mended- The Heartbreak Journal

Still feeling pretty inspired by my theme! Here is this weeks hits!
Wasting my young years- London Grammar
I read an interview with the singer of London Grammar and she spoke about writing this song about a childhood boyfriend, that she was wasting her time one. I completely identified with her and whenever listening to this song I relate to the lyrics and that feeling that your just wasting your time on someone.


Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis

This isn't normally the style of music I would go for, but when I heard this song there was something about it I really liked.



Pieces Mended- The Used

One of my favourite ever songs, when I was 16 The Used were my everything and I lived by them. This song has always been special to me, especially the lyric below. I have even wanted it tattooed, not sure what it is about this lyric but it has always been really important to me.



This love with be your downfall- Ellie Goulding

I always liked old skool Ellie Goulding, especially this song. The lyrics are so honest which is something I like in a song.



Ghost- Ella Henderson



That's it for another week of music.

Lots of love
LaurenPearl
xx

Thursday, 18 August 2016

Your Mangled Heart- The Heartbreak Journal


So here we are again and this season has me super inspired, I keep just churning out the pages. I'm glad I picked the theme of heartbreak as a basis for a good song is based on just that!


King- Years & Years
I love this song, it's so upbeat it's only when you read the lyrics you see that there's a darker side to it.




Your Mangled Heart- The Gossip
I am recently revisiting my love for The Gossip, I don't know how I could have ever forgot about such an amazing band!





The Sound- The 1975
What's an entry from me without putting a The 1975 song in the mix. I love the tongue twister lyrics in this song.





Unfinished Symphony- Massive Attack
This is my response to Karen's tall order of making a page in response the Massive Attack's epic song. I went with a space type theme.





Tonight, Tonight- The Smashing Pumpkins
Again another band I'm revisiting due to also revisiting the 90's classic 'My So Called Life' *Sigh* Jordan Catalano! 



Daydreaming- Paramore
The other day some mean boys were making fun of my love for Paramore, but I don't care and would happily admit it to anyone that I love them!!


And that's it for another week.

Lots of love,
LaurenPearl
xx


Friday, 12 August 2016

Justify My Love- The Heartbreak Journal

After I started last week off on such a strong message, I got a bit stuck with where to go next- so many ideas but how to put them on paper! I eventually brain stormed all the songs I am planning on using which gave me a good grounding on what to start on.
Halsey-Ghost
I urge you to go listen to Halsey's album it's amazing!

The Used- Buried Myself Alive


Laura Marling-The Captain and the Hourglass



I decided to have a go at Vanessa's burning tutorial from last week, it was so much fun. The pyromanic in me definitely came out!


Madonna- Justify My Love


Here's a little close up as I managed to strategically burn my page in just the right place.


and here is the next page

Katy Perry- Not like the Movies




Lots of love
LaurenPearl
xx



Thursday, 4 August 2016

And suddenly all the songs were about you- The Heartbreak Journal



We're on to the season of music and I plan on being more involved with this season, I have already been so inspired. My theme for this season is heartbreak, my art journal isn't about being depressing or morbid. This journal for me is about letting go of someone that I should have done a long time ago- to be honest I have held on to them a lot longer than healthy and now it's time to move on.

As you have probably guessed this journal is going to be incredibly personal to me and I hope that by others seeing it and are in the same position have the strength to leave that person behind. I am not used to the journalling side of art journalling so this will be a new experience which is a bit scary, but the hope is that by the end of the season I close up this book with all the feelings and get on with my life.

So if you don't want the slushy part, please feel free to skip to the art!

I decided against making a book for the season, I'm not very good at it! So decided I wanted to try a landscape book.









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Lots of love,

LaurenPearl
xx