Lose yourself. Find yourself.
The journaling continues...moleskine #8.
You don't need a class to Art Journal. It's a book in which you put yourself in. There are no rules. Just do it. You will find your way.
xo lia
Lose yourself. Find yourself.
The journaling continues...moleskine #8.
You don't need a class to Art Journal. It's a book in which you put yourself in. There are no rules. Just do it. You will find your way.
xo lia
I am so absolutely thrilled that the very artist that inspired me to start journaling several years ago, has now released a line of journals, cards, etc. available through papayaart.com. Below is my first journal from her collection. (There are many more styles available). I so wanted to share this with you all as I'm so excited about it and I know many of you are fans of Sabrina's work as well. The journals are very durable as well, with thick paper. I really think the price is very reasonable as well!
Have you started your journal yet? What are you waiting for? It doesn't have to be perfect! Make a mess! It's ok! It's your journal! You can paint over it later! If you started your journal and want to share your pages, please join the journal junk photo group on flickr.
www.flickr.com/groups/journaljunk .
Song Credit: Fake Empire by The Nationals
What is your favorite reason to journal?
Here are mine:
1. A journal is a safe place to experiment without worrying about the end result.
2. A journal is a nice container of memories, ideas, etc all in one place.
3. A journal is portable art. You can take it everywhere.
4. A journal can be private or public. You can decide whatever you want your journal to be.
5. There are no "rights" or "wrongs" in journaling.
6. It doesn't cost much.
7. It can't talk back to you...but it can teach you alot!
Have you started your new journal yet? What are you waiting for???
LK
Dear ARt Journaler's:
have you started your art journal yet? alot can happen in a year...why not record it with color, scribblings and whatever you want...all in the privacy of your very own journal. It's fun to look back and see what's inside.
visit the journal junk flickr group and other art journal groups on flickr for more inspiration!
Happy Holidays from Journal Junk!!!
I heart my moleskine. I don't leave 'home' without it.....
Lara is a delightful and extraordinary artist in the journal junk group. Go see pages inside this journal here . I love this pic of her posing with her journal. It's always fun to get a new journal and hold it in your hands with anticipation of what is to unfold inside!
Thanks for sharing your pages in the JJ group Lara!
xo lia
This journal was started in the summer of 2005. It was a "gluebook" of sorts. I used it to cut out inspiring images and little decorative vignettes I liked. I had not yet had an art space, or the art supplies here, but it was something that I envisioned for myself in the future. I think this is a good example of how a visual journal doesn't need to have words. It can simply be images of what you want to see in your future or a catalog of images that appeal to you that tell you something about yourself that you do not even know yet! What I would do is flip through magazines and pick images quickly. I didn't think about it too much. Tomorrow I will show you my first "art" journal in which I got out the paints and added words.
LK
Dear Fellow Journal Artist:
This week, I plan to take you "inside" some of my journals. This is my big black sketchbook journal. I really felt like getting it out again this week. I use this one when I want a big surface to paint on. That is what I love about an art journal, it is so versatile. You can pick any type of book you want, there is no right or wrong book, just what feels comfortable to you. You can use it to journal in, paint in, or both. You can collage in it, you can let things "out". You can experiment. It's a place that no one has to see, or you can share your pages and inspire others.
I've been cleaning my studio for the last week, or so, with the emphasis on "or so". I found a box of journals I had forgotten about. So, I've decided that for the next week I will post a page a day from these journals. Some of them are more personal. It won't be anything I've shared here before, or on my flickr. So, come along with me this week and see all the things that an art journal can be to one person.
p.s. Have you started your art journal yet? What are you waiting for?!
xo lia
