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Laura Chenault writes about art and her life in Southern New Jersey. She enjoys exploring and hanging out at home with her husband and two cats.

Give Don't Know: Random Journal Page 178

March 22, 2017
Give Don't Know: Random Journal Page 178 by Laura Chenault is a found poem with cut out words over a blue background.

Another found poem; inspired by Tzara but with more intervention; is this weeks's random journal spread. Full text of the poem below the image.

Becoming Invisible: Random Journal Page 177

March 15, 2017
Becoming Invisible: Random Journal Page 177 by Laura Chenault is a Tzara-esque found poem. The left side of the spread the cut out words are partially over a photo. The rest of the area and the entire right side has scribbled black marker as the background.

This week's spread from one of my journals features a Tzara-esque poem. I say "esque" because there is definitely more intervention than Tzara's game. The full text of the poem is below.

Answer Burning: Random Journal Page 176

March 8, 2017
Answer Burning: Random Journal Page 176 by Laura Chenault is a found text poem mostly sourced from a religious pamphlet. On the top half the background is a room and the bottom is a neutral paint sample.

This week's random spread from one of my sketchbooks features a found poem -- Tzara style. The full text is below.

From the Archives: Random Journal Page 175

March 1, 2017
From the Archives: Random Journal Page 175 by Laura Chenault is a collage inside the fron cover. The left side has a illustration of a fortune cookie, a fortune that says "you are a happy man" with the word "human stenciled over it, and the year "2015". The right hand side has the words "from the archives of" collaged over a map of Golden Gate Park. Instructions on how to use chopsticks span the bottom.

This collage from the inside front of one of my sketchbooks is a great introduction to a new book.

Make Art: Random Journal Page 174

February 22, 2017
Make Art: Random Journal Page 174 by Laura Chenault has the words "Light, Paper, Process; Reinventing Photography" on the left side with the phrase "one-of-a-kind" turned 90 degrees. Part of a chopstick wrapper with the kanji for double happiness is on the bottom. The right side says "make art" and is collaged over some Motel 6 wifi passes.

This week's random spread from one of my sketchbooks is all about making art. All my art is rooted in photography, so the combo of phrases is especially true for me.

Hello My Name Is: Random Journal Page 173

February 15, 2017
Hello My Name Is: Random Journal Page 173 by Laura Chenault is a collage that has a "Hello my name is" tage on the right hand side and those same words are stencilled across the left. A red chopstick wrapper spans the pages across the bottom.

This week's random page from one of my sketchbooks reads like a song to me: Hello my name is, hello my name is, hello my name is Laura…

Work: Random Journal Page 172

February 8, 2017
Work: Random Journal Page 172 by Laura Chenault is a self portrait in ballpoint pen of me screaming with the word "work" collaged overhead.

This week's random journal page is from a very stressed out day. And instead of doing the WORK that was stressing me out, I choose to work in my sketchbook. 

Day 6: Inspired by 100 days action

January 26, 2017
Why Trump Won by Laura Chenault is a collage with cut out text over an image of President Trump. In addition to the title, the other words are "What happened, what happened, what happened", "Inside Trump's imporbable win", and "stories… Trump flip-flopping Trump … and rages".

I decided to perform my own actions for the first 100 days of the president's term.

Knees: Random Journal Page 170

January 25, 2017
Knees: Random Journal Page 170 by Laura Chenault is a collage of three sets of knees in various skin tones. The background is a part of a poster on the left and CD liner notes on the right.

This week's random spread from one of my journals.

Pantone: Random Journal Page 169

January 18, 2017
Pantone: Random Journal Page 169 by Laura Chenault has scraps of paper with Pantone written on it in rainbow colors scattered around a white background. Across the spread is an image of a crowd torn into a swath of paper.

This book features scraps from the Pantone Book of the Week book and a crowd of people.

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