Art Journaling for the Non-Artist

14/05/2023

Happy Sunday Reader! Are you feeling the inspired by all things Spring? Many people feel a shift in mood energy and creativty as the year moves from WInter into Spring. It can be a great time to try something new. If you've been wondering what Art Journaling is all about, been meaning to give it...

15/01/2023

Are you curious how creative play* can guide you to reconnect your body, mind and soul?
Check out Intuitive Art Journaling online sessions starting tonight Sunday 15 January 20h-22h.

You can even join in free using 1STFREE when you book on Eventbrite

What’s Art Journaling?

Check the link in the comments or the pinned posts

Do you need to be artistic? Not at all!

• With simple materials you probably have at home

PS We can also do this in person at your venue around Morzine or East Anglia – get in touch!

Intuitive Art Journaling Sunday Sessions for Winter / Spring 2022

01/01/2023

Book your space on Eventbrite and bring a friend for free!

01/01/2023

Intuitive Art Journaling is back! Winter Sunday Sessions
start 16 January

22/07/2022

Gone outside for summer
Back in autumn

22/05/2022

Today we art journal!

Join us for our CoCreating Playshop …think coworking for creative playtime.

We start with our opening ritual and a guided visualisation.

For Show and Share bring something that inspires you to be creative.

We then have time to create side by side before we come back together for the end of the session.

Booking link

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/322289646007

23/04/2022

Welcome to the weekend!
Do you have some fun, relaxing and nourishing things planned?

After endless weeks of sunshine here, the forecast for the foreseeable future is days of rain, so I am glad to be able to hunker down with art journaling.

This week I've joined in a crazy collage session with the Association for Person Centred Creative Art (APCCA), and have some fun things to show you in this week's show and share.

If you haven't been to a CoCreating Playshop yet think fun version of coworking - bring a project or idea you've been wanting to dive into, or come for inspiration!

Here's how the session goes:
• opening ritual
• short guided visualisation
• creative appetiser warm up
• show and share
• personal project time
• closing wrap up

If you'd like to join us here is the booking link
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/243851314847

Would you like to know more? Message me!
Hope to see you tomorrow!

18/04/2022

I've art journaled - now what?

The process of creating is the first step, it doesn't end there.

As you've spent the time tuning in, setting intentions, asking questions, listening to your intuition, chances are you creation has more to say.

Maybe the next day take some time to just sit quietly with your creation, and see what comes up. You might like to do some written journaling, about the experience, about the messages you've heard, about what you see in your creation.

I'd love to hear if you do this already, or if you give it a go for the first time.

17/04/2022

Do you keep telling yourself you will get back to your creative hobby "someday".

Would you like to get creative but need some inspiration?

Do you need a way to get creative time for yourself in your diary and make sure it happens?

Would you like something to brighten up your Sunday evening and look forward to through the week? (How many people love Sunday evenings?)

CoCreating Playshops may be exactly what you you are looking for!

Imagine a fun and creative version of a coworking session.

We start with our opening ritual, a short guided visualisation, and a creative warm up. We then have a round of show and share - it could be something you have created, or something that inspires your creativity.

For the rest of the session we create individually before we come together again near the end, for a final round of reflection.

The next session is Sunday 24 April If you'd like to come join us the booking link is in the comments.

10/04/2022

Get your kit out!

Today's Sunday Session is Intuitive Art Journaling

Are you joining us? Check out this week's posts for tips on how to prepare.

09/04/2022

Preparing for Intuitive Art Journaling

As we are collaging this week you may want to go through your stash of magazines, newspapers, brochures etc and start pulling out the images and words you are drawn to.

I find this quite relaxing in itself.

Browsing through magazines can also be a quick fix when you don’t have time for a full-on art journaling session but would love some inspiration and mindfulness.

Doing this in advance also means that when you do have time to art journal, you can dive right in to creating knowing you have a great selection of words and images ready to choose from.

As well as words and images I like to look out for colours I am drawn to, it’s seeing beyond the initial image for colours or patterns that might be fun to use.

It also saves space and means you can pass on or recycle the magazines and papers, and just keep the parts you want.

I now have plastic pockets of materials pulled from different sources.

See you at Sunday Session?

08/04/2022

What if I don't have magazines?

Let's get creative - that's part of art journaling! Everything in these pictures was free - it's amazing what you can find when you start looking.

Free options
• Grocery stores – places like Tesco, Waitrose etc often have free magazines in store
• Catalogues, flyers, brochures – while some places have gone digital there are still plenty of printed options around, think big box stores here
• Tourist info – loads of places have flyers / brochures / booklets about local attractions and they aren’t just at the tourist info centres, I’ve seen them in pubs, restaurants, motorway services and all sorts of other places
• Local free magazines/papers – you’ll see these at the park and ride, train stations, coffee shops etc
• Ask your neighbours to save things for you – if you don’t know them, pop them a note through the door to say hi, put a notice up at the post office, library or wherever your local bulletin board is.
• Look out for local groups online like freecycle, post on facebook or other online community groups.

Cheap options
• Charity shops / second hand stores / thrift shops – whatever you want to call them they will definitely have pre-loved magazines and books for sale. If you explain you want things for craft projects they may even have items that are too damaged to sell.
• Look out for community recycling / upcycling shops – Cambridge Community Scrapstore is one I know about,

Get collecting - our next session is Sunday (link in comments)

07/04/2022

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/234389724977What do you need for Sunday Session Intuitive Art Journaling?

Supplies you'll need:
• An open heart and mind
• Paper – the thicker the better, but start with what you have
• Glue - glue stick, PVA glue
• Old Magazines – if you can’t get hold of old magazines think outside the box and look for other things you could use - pictures from old books, photos from brochure

Optional – if you have them:
• Coloured pens/ markers
• Coloured paper – construction paper, wrapping paper, etc
• Scissors (if you want to use them, no reason why you can’t just rip all the edges!)
• Stamps/ ink pads
• Anything you can stick to a piece of paper!

Sensory zone:

When we come together to art journal we create a sacred space. It's great to make a ritual of this and involve all the senses in the experience - you may wish to bring:

• candles
• oils
• incense
• music, spotify playlist,
• cozy blanket or shawl
• hot drink

If you'd like to join us the booking link is

27/03/2022

After nearly 2 weeks holiday it's back to work and I am delighted to kick things off with our CoCreating Playshop Sunday Session.

What does that look like?

We start with our opening ritual and a short guided visualization - link below. (The guided visualization is different each time.)

There will be a creative warm up based on the visualization, and a chance to share in the circle.

We then move into our show and share time - you are invited to bring something you have created or something that inspires your creativity.

After that we individually get into whatever we are creating or playing with this week - maybe you already have something in mind, maybe you'll find inspiration from the visualization or the show and share.

Towards the end of our time together we come back to the circle for another round of sharing reflections, and showing what we've created (if we want to.)

We end with a quiet time of reflection and soaking in our creative bubble, before we part ways until next time.

If you'd like to join us here is the link for today's session - we'd love to see you.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/234383737067

If it's your first time, or you haven't joined in for a while, you can use the code 1STFREE for a free visit.

Any questions do get in touch.

Intuitive art journaling - take a break from your brain and tune in to your inner voice

20/03/2022

The next 30 day challenge was Soul Doodles - this blew my mind!

Here's how it works:
each morning as soon as you wake up, pick up your journal and pen (pencil, crayon)
put your pen on the paper
close your eyes
draw some lines
open you eyes
look at what you've drawn
wait for your soul to tell you what the picture wants to be
finish your doodle
know the message from your soul

Have a play with that and let me know how it goes.

19/03/2022

I had an accident and couldn't go snowboarding for 6 weeks, which gave me plenty more time to explore the mountains in other, more colourful ways.

How do you bring colour into your life?

18/03/2022

The 30 day doodle challenge was a fun way to experiment with limits and guidelines. Some days the challenge was only using a pair of colours.

It's great practice for life too - the more restrictions there are, the more creative you need to be! Creativity is like a muscle, the more you use it the more it develops, and it overflows into the rest of your life.

Do you have a regular creative practice?

17/03/2022

There was lots of experimenting with pencils, paints and pastels. Just playing around, having fun, exploring the colours on paper.

Do you make time to play?