Art Journaling
Why keep an art journal?
Art journaling is more than just a creative hobby—it’s a powerful tool for self-expression, personal growth, and self-discovery. Here’s why art journaling can guide you on a path to discovering more about yourself:
- Express Emotions: Your art journal offers a safe space to release and explore emotions and thoughts through a blend of visual and written expression. It’s a place to reflect and process feelings in a meaningful way.
- Boost Creativity: Think of your art journal as a playground for creativity. You can experiment with colors, shapes, paint, or collages without limits. It’s about allowing your imagination to flow freely without the pressure of perfection.
- Cultivate Mindfulness: The process of creating in your journal can become a form of active meditation, helping you stay in the present moment. This mindful activity can help reduce stress and anxiety.
- Create a Sacred Space: Your journal becomes a personal haven where you can connect with yourself, listen deeply, and face your inner critics. This practice can empower you with renewed strength and confidence.
- Reclaim Your Creative Self: Art journaling brings a sense of calm, confidence, and joy as you reconnect with your creative essence.
An art journal can simply be an enjoyable outlet without the fear of “ruining” a canvas or using costly supplies. You strengthen your creative muscles and enjoy the process—no artistic skills needed!
I began art journaling during a difficult chapter in my life, using it as a way to transition from darkness to light. Some pages were messy, others beautiful, but each one offered insights that only emerged when I stepped out of my mind and onto the page.
To start, all you need is a journal and some colour pencils or paints. This journey is yours—full of discovery, creativity, and healing.
Ride the waves of life…
The big tumbly ones, the soft gentle flowing ones, the joyous ones!
Enjoy the strength they give you and the calming times of peaces when there is a lull in the waves flowing in the ocean of life.
CREATIVITY also comes in waves. Go with the creative wave and let it flow.
A masterpiece is created by layers of paint on the canvas.
Your Life is Your Masterpiece!
It’s the layers experienced made up of joy, the good good times shared.
Sadness, tough times you go through.
The learning experiences that create Your Own Beautiful Masterpiece.
Feel the vitality of life’s layers in all its forms!
Each day brings new possibilities to discover, to explore something new.
A new idea.
A New experience that is something different from the norm.
Possibilities of little things that bring a smile to your heart
Allow times of stillness in your day.
It’s about taking the slow road and allowing yourself to breathe and absorbe the beauty around you.
When you feel calm and quiet, you are able to hop back on the speedy highway.
Whenever you feel the need of stillness, detour to the slow road again, leaving distractions behind on the highway.
Be present, be still of mind body and spirit