Recently I’ve decided to try art journaling. For those of you who are not familiar with this form of art and journaling it is the process of putting your thoughts or other words together with art to create something artful. I’ve found that this can be quite relaxing after working all day in a stressful job. I also like how it forces me to think outside the box and be creative, both things that are difficult for my logical, ordered mind. Also, I like the idea of a journal because I don’t know what to do with any other art I would create. I don’t have the tallent to make the kind of art that I would hang on the walls, but I like making art all the same. This allows me to have it all in one place where I can look at it and not have it strewn about in drawers here and there.
The journal I’m currently working on I’ve decided to make an inspirational journal. I might possibly start several others for other purposes; but since I just started I’m going to stick with just one journal for the time being. Do any of you art journal? If you do, is it something you share with others or something you keep to yourself. Is it inspirational, a place to vent, or a place to make up nonsensical art? Feel free to post links to pictures of your own art journal pages if you want. Here are the 3 that I’ve done so far as well as a picture of the journal that I made by cutting up different types of art paper and binding them together with a multitude of yarn.
[...] the art store. I got oil pastels, soft pastels, and acrylic paint to play around with. As mentioned in an earlier post I’ve decided to start art journaling. Well, I’ve also started working on a calender [...]