Week 16 ~ 52 Week Challenge ~ The Art of Boro

[@TerriKash-NEO]

Oh I love that trick with the water pen to tear out a section of tissue paper. Coolness!

[@francinetoni268]

🤣🤣🤣. You ARE brilliant! Love you Robyn!

[@333Judy333]

I kept yelling "it's upside down!" It's so good to know that others do the same things I've done! LOL! Great page. Thank you!

[@kerryengel7504]

Me too!

[@miakiedis2]

lovely x id of told the little joyful story of how your believing flipped and turned ! so beautiful x

[@nancyshaver3051]

I Believe you are adorable, Robyn! I laughed out loud!

[@reginaeid1568]

You know we are all answering and talking to you, while your working, right? Great session, thanks so much!

[@evetei]

You are awesome, Robyn! Flipping through your journals looking for something is never “a waste of time” :-) Thank you for your continuous inspirations.

[@billykreigh5005]

The black paint in background is perfect .. your thought process is fascinating. I love your flow of style and the almost casual mixing and blending.....you are like zen for me

[@funarty01]

i was telling you it was upside down but you weren't listening 😝so glad you heard me finally 🤓

[@nelsonartmnelsonartn908]

Oh Boy, I love you more, and more. You need to “ BELIEVE”.........upside down, reverse, back to front. You crack me up.

[@sharonrazmzan8097]

You are too funny. Love your work. Love you.

[@maggie2036]

I look forward to Saturday’s with Robyn each week. Thank you for another exceptional lesson

[@nabbyr8112]

Okay, I should be exclaiming, with my long ears alert and my little pink nose twitching as I consult my pocket watch, “I’m late, I’m late, for a very important date!”. But even though I’m not caught up with the 52 weeks, I am having a darned good time with my journal and the gel prints I have made so far. Robyn, you are absolutely The Superlative Artist. You can make any color scheme entrancingly lovely, as you did here. Your videos are wonderfully instructive, but also entertaining and interesting (somehow you breeze through an hour and fifteen minutes without ever running dry-and I know that is no easy thing to accomplish). I got on Patreon because I get so much out of your videos it simply seemed fair to pay you back, only to find I was eligible for even more fabulous videos! And I am so looking forward to your book. I don’t know if it’s a seasonal thing, but in just the past weeks, I’ve slid from exploring teaming Golden’s transparent brown oxide (which is really the most bewitching brown) with various blues, to building a few layers of the sheered-out brown over coffee stained paper. (Getting low on my big tube of heavy bodied paint, I’ve tried to buy it in the fluid form, only to find it apparently isn’t made in fluid acrylic (!) so I settled for a big jar of the heavier paint.). Also, while my go to metallic is Golden’s bronze, lately I’ve been mixing it with Golden’s regular gold and copper to get a metallic that is a bit brighter, so maybe that’s influenced by spring . . . Oh dear-this comment is supposed to be for the 15th Challenge video; the 16the must have sneaked in without me realizing the video changed. Oh well . . .

[@Susancshell]

As always... great ideas. Never have thought of doing mini collages with scraps. Thanks for sharing!

[@dawnkarasaki6172]

OMG, I’ve been cracking up, I believe, I believe you had it correct in the first place, too funny Robyn.🤣❤️❤️

[@janehumphreys402]

Beautiful page Robyn!

[@paularindal3642]

You just crack me up Robyn! I looked at the upside down "Believe" and thought it was a stamping miracle!

[@RobynMcClendon]

Hahahahaha you know I thought I went through a time loop!!!!!!

[@paularindal3642]

@@RobynMcClendon I was right there with you!

[@RobynMcClendon]

Right! I was thinking I’ve just lost it! I’m glad to know that I wasn’t the only one xo

[@beki1377]

Thank you 🙏🏻 ❤ I haven’t heard about Boro but it was so interesting that I looked up… At least I bought some Boro fabric for my journal 🎎🪭🧧🎐🥰 on etsy and found a guy on KZbin „sashiko stitching“ or sthg like this and he is from japan …? explained the difference between Boro & Sashiko and he pronounced it exactly like you 😘

[@RobynMcClendon]

Hi All! I didn't show the Boro stitch or (sashiko) this video in fact it never occurred to me as Boro means many things related to patching and little know is Boro Collage which I've taught in Patreon. However for those who would really like to explore the running stitch as well as other simple stitches not (sashiko specifically) I brought in a guest artist for my Free "The Voice of the Red Thread" January meet-up we did a lot there and had fun so here's the link and Enjoy! As always so much love to you all xoxo robyn-mcclendon.teachable.com/p/the-voice-of-the-red-thread

[@pandorasbox2430]

Enjoyed that Robyn . Thanks.

[@olgadw4730]

I was just laughing so much. I actually thought you were tired. Still laughing...with you!

[@RobynMcClendon]

No, it was having a serious moment there...LOL xo

[@shirleymccullough2515]

Thanks Robyn, really enjoyed you this morning and ( had a chuckle with you ) I believe, love the page and the little collage you started with 💖

[@Cheeseygirl26]

I always learn so much from you. Just listening to you inspires me. Thank you 💜

[@belindamatos6904]

I can't wait to give it a try. Loved it! Looks like fun. Thanks for sharing your endless creativity. You also made me laugh today, thank you..because it's something I would do. Be well.

[@63artemisia63]

I’m always curious about words - spelling, pronunciation, etc. - so I looked up boro, partly because an O is so rarely pronounced like a U. And the only thing I know about Japanese is that words are usually pronounced the way they are spelled. Sure enough, it’s not pronounced “burrow” but FORO, almost like saying the number 4 and the letter O. Yep, the B sounds like an F, which is unexpected! Both O’s are long. But don’t quote me 😱 since Robyn probably learned from the expert she mentioned in her comment!

[@RobynMcClendon]

Hi Lynn I’m always open to learning something new :). I’m only repeating the western accepted version of the pronunciation as I’ve heard and actually we shorten it to one boro. They would say boroboro making the r’s sound like n’s however most westerners who have even heard this term just say boro as in (bow row). Please share the source of your information and I’ll follow up! I’m certain that the Japanese would pronounce it differently (from region to region pronunciation varies the same as a southerner vs a northerner in America) considering that they wouldn’t spell it like that either as kanji is a ideogram language that uses a standardized 46 forms complicated by At least four other derivations of the kanji to make up a total of over 1000 of these complex ideograms...lol So it’s all a transliteration. Honestly Im no expert on this language I opt for what is commonly accepted Also which expert did I refer to regarding Boro? I know I share a lot with you all I just don’t remember referring to someone specific. Thx!

[@ranchocline]

Love your videos! Robyn, you are so generous with your artistic knowledge. Thank you!❤️

[@amyrugala246]

Your discussion reminded me of the time I had a pair of thread bare jeans (way before distressing being a fashion statement) and I just wouldn’t give those jeans up. There were patches on top of patches on top of patches. I just kept stitching them up. 😊

[@michelkleban1645]

I love your style. You just have this in your head. It's inspiring. Thank you for sharing. I bought the white markers, not knowing what to do with them. Now I know!! I usually put the glue on the page, then put the tissue paper down. Your backwards believe would have been just as interesting.lol

[@RobynMcClendon]

Thx so much🥰✨💫

[@michelkleban1645]

@@RobynMcClendon I don't get much time to sit and watch a full tutorial of anyone's but today I managed to catch yours. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@margaretcrosby3490]

I can’t wait to try this!

[@brigitteshantieaglemeare4350]

Thank you for the inspiration! I'll go and get my scraps out now and make some clusters. Love your page!

[@robinmay289]

Brilliant ! Simple and so elegant.

[@junk-usi]

Thank you for this great idea 💡 I love to hear your voice 💝

[@gingersparks73]

Loved this week!!! Can’t thank you enough for all these amazing ideas 💡

[@tripstaholic]

I love your works! 👏✨

[@victoriaanders8795]

You gave me such a good laugh when you said...you guys are probably thinking...she's not as smart as we thought😂 but you really are.

[@Bluebirdray]

Love this! Thanks for the inspirational spirit you have.

[@xVentax]

I’d stop using that glue stick - it turned a perfectly stamped ‘believe’ right around other way! 😂 Love the finished piece. X

[@laurap.3926]

Loved the project this week!

[@beki1377]

😂😂😂 it was hard to watch it as i couldn’t say anything 😅😂🤣😆😜 it was all good but soo funny… sometimes we don’t see the trees about the forest 🌳 😅

[@tannaorr4133]

Excellent!

[@kaybrown8493]

Yes it was inspiring thank you.

[@katmarj2937]

Thanks for this class Robyn. I’m looking forward to trying this technique this week. I have some inspiration cards that I’ve never used yet. Also, if possible, could you post a picture of the Boro cloth that you have that you were talking about? TFS

[@saraweiss6219]

Hi Robyn, Its Sara it is such a joy and kerning process to watch your videos, I love your spirituality personal and in your art!!! Thank you so much for your generous sharing your technic. Is there somewhere information on how you got your sacred writing? i'd to reed it... the energy in it is so powerful. and a question: You showed in this video a bigger art book you are using. Will you be so kind and let me know what size it is and what kind ? I'm from Israel and this kind of materials are difficult to find if any at all also very very expensive, so I'd like to order it amazon but i'd like to know the name of the product and manufacture it is. On amazon there is such a variety of materials and after being dissipated in the past from buying the wrong product I'm asking for a specific recommendation this days :) I hope it's OK with you. i'll continue watching you on KZbin on Saturday. Thank you so much and all the best Sara

[@maidmerriam1578]

You didn’t glue it wrong, Your “believe” was just upside down again! 🤣

[@RobynMcClendon]

Hahahahaha I figured that out later 🤣🤣🤣

[@maidmerriam1578]

@@RobynMcClendon you gave me a good laugh as I was trying to tell you through my computer that it was upside down. I was glad to see that you finally figured it out. I’m glad no one watches me when I craft, because I do some pretty silly things, too. Love all that you do! Thanks ♥️

[@RobynMcClendon]

@@maidmerriam1578 I didn't dare edit it out like I could have because I thought it was funny and relatable, right?! I can do some pretty crazy things on the other side of the lens! xo

[@maidmerriam1578]

@@RobynMcClendon thought you’d get a laugh out of what I just did ... was doing some watercolor this morning and put my paint brush in my coffee instead of my water jar! 🤣 Good thing I don’t do videos!

[@RobynMcClendon]

@@maidmerriam1578 Lol...Don't think I've not done that before on camera.. :) Enjoy your studio time xo

[@kyleoliver9538]

Too funny Robyn, I've done that with stamped images on tissue paper. I was trying to tell you it was OK, but I guess you couldn't hear me :-D Inspiring as always, thanks for all you share!

[@RobynMcClendon]

As many of you who were trying to tell me, I should have heard an audible tone...LOL xo

[@sherenspilker140]

Great ideas! I kept waiting for you to realize the word was upside down, and laughed out loud when you did! 😅

[@RobynMcClendon]

I think I'm turning this channel into an artist comedy show, stick around I'm bound to do something else!! Thx for hanging out with me...xo

[@vickihollander6527]

BRAVO!!! SUCH A DELIGHT!! MIGHT I ASK WHAT WATER-BRUSH DO YOU RECOMMEND?

[@vickihollander6527]

WITH WHAT TIP? A BRAND YOU LIKE?

[@sjshapir]

Now you are dealing with my world. Using fonts for letters that are symmetrical can make it easy to make mistakes. They look ok upside down. Creates a bad user experience. Working with software developers who design so that people make mistakes is what I try to prevent.

[@gaila.c.602]

LOL Robyn... the "Believe" stamped image fiasco! I don't like that stamp, because the "L" and the "I" are too close together.. looks like a "u" to me! Hey, I thought you were going to do something with Boro stitching?? I have been really enjoying this series. Congrats on adding another 1K subscribers! Thanks!

[@SuperUsernameization]

I think I missed something - I was expecting to see stitching. But is this just about the effect you get, not actual stitching? Sorry to be confused.

[@Vickilou92]

I was Axully talking out loud to you over the upside down Believe!

[@carolpettiford-jones1679]

I am so dissappointed. Here you said you were going to show something about "boro" stitching . Something relatively new to me. I have done sashiko , but was anxious to see this new thing. I thought I had missed it, so I watched the whole video again and there was no more information about the "boro" stitch was all about.

[@sherenspilker140]

I believe that boro is the patching, and sashiko is the stitching.

[@RobynMcClendon]

Hi Carol, Oh my how can you be disappointed with my Gift to you and the YT community, by now you know I don't believe in right or wrong, it's all just a journey! :) Actually I never said that I was going to do Boro stitching I referred to it as the Art of Boro, which includes stitching but also Collage. Little known is something called Boro Collage. Additionally, these are prompts that don't always have a technique applied to them. These are concepts that we can develop our ideas with. The whole point of this 52 weeks is to inspire and think outside of the box when it comes to our Art. It never occurred to show the boro stitch as it just a very simple running stitch, plus I really wanted to piece Text together in the style of Boro. Which so many people really wanted to learn. As with much of the Japanese aesthetic the words are not specifics as with English, but create moods that one can take liberty with, like wabi sabi this term is used in so so many ways meaning perfection in imperfection boroboro means to piece together and that can be many things. Try not to be disappointed as I'm taking you on a journey that you should really have no expectations except for it will last for 52 weeks and we will focus on our Art journaling the rest is meant to be unexpected and stimulating. If you go over to the January meet up in The Voice of the Red Thread, I brought a special guest in and we explored several stitches to include the running stitch which is commonly used in boro.... Here's the link Enjoy! xo robyn-mcclendon.teachable.com/p/the-voice-of-the-red-thread

[@RobynMcClendon]

@@sherenspilker140 Yes that is true, which is why this term has been applied to various artforms in Japan, as it is a culture of preservation ,or at least once was :) Thx for commenting Sheren!