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art journaling + collage

May 29, 2013
art journaling + collage

Awhile ago I discovered art journaling. Essentially, art journaling is like keeping a sketchbook, except each page is a finished piece. Plus, it’s mostly a mixed media type thing. Most people use actual sketchbooks for their journal, some use composition notebooks, and then others make their own journal from different types of paper, which is always so cool to look at. For me, I just used an old day planner I kept from 2009. It’s a staples planner, sized 6×8, which I think is just perfect for me.

When I first began journaling, I would gesso the pages and then paint over them with acrylic or shade the pages in with color pencils before I layered my fashion model images from magazines. I also tried images transferring using gel medium, but I found that that was quite time consuming. The whole point of me starting an art journal was to do a piece of art everyday, by not taking up so much time. The prepping seemed to take forever, so much so that I began to prep the night before. But then I did my first collage.

I really like collaging. I only say this because it surprised me. I was never really into collaging. When we had to do it in elementary or middle school, I never really liked it. I just didn’t get it. And I probably still don’t get collaging, but now I see it more like scrapbooking/smashbooking. It’s all about playing with different types of paper and color, and getting the right layout so that it all looks interesting. Since I work relatively small, I find that creating a collage spends just the right amount of time that for the past few weeks, that’s all I’ve been doing in my art journal. I’m very much inspired by Hannah Claire’s art journal entries on her site, Monster Serenade. She uses fashion magazines and catalogues and sometimes the main image or focal point of the piece are just a page from a magazine. She thinks it’s a lazy way to art journal, but the way she adds lyrics or a saying to the image seems simple and sweet. I’ve definitely tried that out, though I think I prefer chopping images up and mix-n-matching pieces of paper to make a layout.

Above is my most recent page. I did it for my introduction assignment for this art class I’m taking on Coursera. It’s called “hello my name is…“

Below, you can see all of my other pages to my art journal so far. Hopefully, I can update you on my progress after I’ve made a page. Watch out for that! (:

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I made a new snippet journal. This one is 6x6 and I'm going to use it as an art journal. I really really want to get back into art journaling. Like, it has been calling me for most of this year and I just haven't gotten back into the flow of it. I've been enjoying my time (writing) journaling, but there's this nagging feeling deep inside of me that wants to get messy but for some reason refuses to begin. So I think I'm just going to make myself begin. Just start and see what happens. I'm gonna make a lot of shitty art but if that's the means to begin then so be it

 Let's go make some shitty art. 

I hope I can begin this weekend. Process video of me creating this journal is up on my Youtube channel, if you're interested.

Happy Friday lovelies! xx
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Still working through @lizelayne’s Water Your Soul course in my WYS journal. This little binder is getting so chunky! I still have lots to work through and am just merrily bouncing back and forth between lessons, anchoring myself in whatever practice my heart needs right now.
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Today’s Flip-Through Friday is my Summer Stories 2023 journal.

This is sort of a hodge-podge journal of all sorts of bits—memories, junk, photos, art journal spreads, and lots of journaling. I've kept it all summer and it's now filled and completed and ready to share.

Here's just a quick flip-through. I've got a full chatty flip up on my Youtube channel if that's more your speed.

Happy Friday loves! xx
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I finally finished filling up my 2023 Summer Stories journal. I had originally intended to only keep this one from June to July, but I didn't journal as much as I thought I would in here this summer, so it has lasted me through to the first few days of September. I'm not mad about it. I prefer a filled journal to a half-filled one. I personally hate leaving too many pages blank at the end. I'm hoping to have a flip-through up on my Youtube channel tomorrow. Just have to film it! 😆
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Just wanted to share a little look at my Water Your Soul journal that I've been keeping this year for @lizelayne's class. I'm finding that I tend to dip into the course whenever I have the time and it's never consistent. But I am so surprised at how much I've actually managed to fill in this journal!

It is mostly a mixture of the class printables and my answers to the questions, magazine clippings, quotes, and lots and LOTS of journaling, but it's been a lovely place to return to over and over again.

I was able to explore more of the lessons this past weekend when I had some time thanks to the holiday. But I think that the joy of this particular journal—and course really—is that I can return to any part of it at any time and pick up where I left off. I can work out of order and move stuff around—love the binder for this! I get it, Liz! I love how this journal is growing as I move and grow through all of the And Spaces we've been exploring—and even some other And Spaces that showed up for me too!

I can't wait to see how this journal ends up looking by the end of the year. xx
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I had one of those days today where I was so exhausted from the week but at the same time wanted to go out and do something. Ever feel that way while also knowing that you just need to rest?

I really wanted to sit in Central Park and catch up on all of my journals but I just couldn’t motivate myself to actually walk to the park. So I took myself (and the dog) down to our building’s courtyard and set up shop on the tiled patio. While there was no grass, it was very quiet out there and I was able to catch up on some journaling and continue in my Water Your Soul binder from where I left off months ago.

Past me had printed all the lovely printables @lizelayne had for every lesson that I had yet to complete, so I spent some time getting all of them into my journal. This quote in particular stood out to me today. This is me. I've dealt with perfectionism all my life and for the last 10 years, I've slowly been coming into my own person separate from the need to "be perfect."

There is no such thing as perfection. The reality that we're all so beautifully imperfect is the real truth we should all strive for.

Anyway, I hope you've all had and are having a wonderful Sunday. xx
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