Art & Inspiration For Your Life
I’ve just discovered “Wishcasting Wednesdays” over at Jamie Riddler Studios. Jamie gives us the chance to focus our thoughts, discover what we want to bring into our lives, then to share and hold intentions with others. I created this Visual Journal collage three days ago. Thank you, Jamie, for giving me the space to...
There are a lot of inspirational ideas bubbling to the surface for me these days. One is a New Online Workshop geared towards setting personal goals. Another is a Creative Arts Retreat for the Fall of 2011. I can’t wait to make them manifest and share them with you! Nothing is set in stone...
For those of you who know me, or have been following this blog at all, you know that I love to journal. I tend to keep more than one journal at a time. Some I focus mainly on writing in and others tend to be filled with paint and collage. The two seem to...
I had a wonderful time at Art of the Carolinas this weekend. It was great to see so many artist friends I haven’t seen in years. Here I am with Ophelia Staton. Ophelia took her first Visual Journal class with me over three years ago. Now she is teaching her own classes in journaling...
Recently, I posted my first journal prompt, “Change.” If you enjoy art journaling I hope this proved to be a fun prompt for you. A few people who have participated in the “Write It Down” workshop agreed to share their work and their process with you here. Thank you to everyone who submitted a...
Making some more progress on my journal for “The Sketchbook Project.” I added inspirational quotes and painted images on the prepped pages I showed you in the last post. Here is a peek at what I’ve been up to....
These last few weeks I’ve been working on a new project… when time allows of course. What is this new project you ask? It is my book for “The Sketchbook Project.” Click here to read more about the project and it’s organizers: http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject...
I thought I’d share another step-by-step journal page with you. Hands on painting (literally) got me going for this ladder themed image. I hope the ideas presented here will inspire you to get messy and to try a new approach in your own journal. Completed Journal Page...
Introducing artist, Vinita Jain… Please introduce yourself and your art a little bit. I am primarily a Soft Pastel Artist living in Cary in North Carolina. Recently I have started working in Acrylics as well. My work is semi-abstract and I work in an impressionistic manner trying to create rhythm and movement in my...
Get your journals out and get ready to create! For those of you following my posts, you know I’ve mentioned Change a lot lately. It seems an appropriate topic for my first official “Journal Prompt.” Change can bring about so many emotions; hope, fear, excitement, doubt, energy and exhaustion. Think about a time of...