Random Bits of Inspiration

1. Untitled, 2. Art Quilt African-American Inspired, 3. the new thread, 4. I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers., 5. Rockstar, 6. symbiotic, 7. the february bed, 8. new pillow metro world metro map, 9. Spring letter, 10. BOLD words, 11. 06112007, 12. Dandelion, 13. glisten, 14. Untitled, 15. **, 16. Theads of [...]

the moleskine song and other journaling goodness

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· this is me journal challenge

· Art Journal Playshop With Suzi Blu: Image Transfers

· gluestick, chocolate and laughter

P.S. Does anyone have any art+calendar to share?

Culinary Art

What is the most creative recipe you’ve ever made? Or your most vivid memory of the kitchen of your childhood? Or what does your current kitchen look like? Or your dream kitchen? Photograph it, sketch it, paint it, collage it… journal it.

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Calendar+Art

It’s about time for a journal prompt again, don’t you think? Let’s get busy in our art journals and merge the worlds of calendars and art. Either calendar-ize your art journal — or — art up your calendar. You can choose to do this for a week, a month, even a year if you’re really [...]

Experiences I’ve considered but never tried…

Here is a great journal prompt from Real Simple — Finding Your Comfort Zone, an insightful worksheet that encourages you to “create a list of experiences you’ve considered but never tried — and actually try them.”

Top Three Things

Top Three Things

This week’s journal prompt:
As you go through your day, make a mental list of the 3 best things that happen to you today. When something else better shows up, modify your list and keep track of the top 3 things for the day. If you keep a journal, you might want to [...]

Out of control…

Out of control…

So… Out of control… what do you immediately think of when you hear that? Your hair? A two-year-old throwing a tantrum? Britney Spears? Your life? Grab your journal and muse a bit through art and words or however you choose about your own — or others’ — out of control chaos.

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The Many Hats We Wear…

The Many Hats We Wear…

What ‘hats’ do you wear? Many of us have several roles we lead in our lives… or perhaps you just really, really like to wear hats? Whether you take this prompt literally or metaphorically, use it as a guide on a journal page. Perhaps you could sketch a figure or paste [...]

Birds of a feather stick together…

This week, let’s continue to embrace the outpouring of creativity in our journals. Choose a bird idiom, such as ‘birds of a feather stick together’ or ‘bird-brain’, and use it as a starting point or prompt in your journal. Lay down color, perhaps some tape, paste on images, add some journaling with a favorite pen, [...]

Getting Personal

An art journal can be a very intimate expression of one’s self. This week, I encourage you to make that journal truly yours. Befriend it. Brand it. Most importantly, USE it. (You can even abuse it, art journals are very, very forgiving.)

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Burying the bad stuff…

Watch the Suzi Blu videos below, then get cracking in that art journal. Whether you are new to art journaling, or even if you are a seasoned art journalist, find inspiration in burying excuses or fears or other negativity beneath layers and layers of paints and papers. Bury that bad stuff once and for all! [...]

School Daze

School Daze

It’s that time of year again… back to school. Devote a page in your journal to thoughts about school. Reminisce over your own school memories… or explore your feelings about your child’s experiences in school… make a statement about the school curriculum or the merits of education… or illustrate lessons from the school of [...]

The Sky’s The Limit

This week, dream big and broaden your limits… create a Mondo Beyondo list.

And finally, the whopper- the Mondo Beyondo list… This is the list of things that are outrageous, wild, and may not even happen for 5 or 10 years from now. This is the list of things that are SO JUICY and [...]

A fun moment in time…

What is the funniest thing that happened to you today? What is a funny story that always brings a smile to your face? Or think of a funny photograph or image, or take a self portrait and give yourself a fun makeover. Focus on the fun!

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