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I’ve been reading all of your comments and viewing all of your posts. I’m so excited to be taking this journey with you all. I wish I could comment on each one of y’alls fabulous journal entries. I have been encouraged all day as new comments have been posted. It looks like many of us are in the same boat – we’re excited but a little intimidated, we would never really call ourselves “artists” but really desire a more artistic life, we feel overwhelmed by this new challenge, and have the pesky inner critics who want to sabatoge our transformation and healing process. What I have learned about my inner critic is to treat her with a lot of grace. She isn’t bad. She’s that wounded spirit in me that remembers her art being criticized by Ms. Ham the 5th grade art teacher. She remembers Heather T. getting picked for the part in the play over me and feels the disappointment of getting blank stares when I read my poetry in high school and college. So I treat her very gently and remind her that it is safe to be her, just the way she is. And that it is safe to express herself through art. Can’t wait to get to know you all a little better and look forward to supporting each of you through the next 20 weeks (and receiving all of your support as well!)

Love and Kisses to all of you!

PS – I wish this thing had spell check or does it and I just can’t figure out how to use it?

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I’ve been too busy thinking about labels like artist, collagist, etc to even do something creative. Something just for myself, something to help me loosen up. When I found out about Shimelle and this journaling endeavor, I figured that it could help me be more creative, imaginative, and label free.

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...even if they don’t know it right now.

I am one who usually sits on the fence and watches. I love watching people, any where and every where. As much as my friends, and even people I just meet see me as very out going, I am not. When I watch I see people that seem like they have it all together, (even if they don’t). I see it because I don’t feel put together at all, scattered.

I am inspired to get off the fence and walk in the grass, maybe even take off my shoes and feel the ground and soil between my toes. It is safe on the fence, you can see for miles around when you stand on top of it. I think it is time to get off the fence as the other people in the grass seem safe…and thus they have inspired.

All of my ramblings in my head make sense right now, I am writing them here because I feel inspired by all the creative minds and don’t want to lose it.

I have notes for my first page, now I just need to run out and buy my journal. A project for me tomorrow.

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This journal is challenging me to try my hand at a more artistic type of work than my scrapbooking allows. I am not artistically gifted but feel that by working at it and pushing my boundaries….well who knows?!

I am at a point in my life when decisions for my future are being made and the pages reflect my feeling about them. Sometime bright and sunny, some times all over the place.

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When I found this class online, I was so excited! It’s nice to be reminded to create with no rules. I think the hardest part for me is the sharing… I figured I’d just post and get it over with or else I’d probably just chicken out and hoard all my entries. I went with a 10×10” spiral album. I created my entries yesterday and did the cover and an intro page today.

Cover

Intro

Entry 1 and 2

Entry 3

Thanks for looking! I think I should probably pace myself, lol!

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Okay, so Hi everyone, although I haven’t started my journal yet, I just wanted to check in with everyone, let you know I’m here and will be participating eventually !

I have bought my journal and read the week one prompts and straight away my brain went into overdrive, I was thinking of stuff faster than I could write it all down, that’s a good thing, right ? so I’ve done myself a personal promt list so I don’t forget anything.

I’ve been and looke at all the stuff that’s been posted so far,
WOW, not sure if that wasa bad idea, making me feel inhibited, or a good idea, inspiring me to get on with my journal !!

So now I have the proverbial peace and quiet, Husband out all evening, kids asleep, ironing done, washing loaded…blah, blah, blah …..

I am going to start by completing the front cover of my journal.
Watch this space … Actually don’t cause I don’t do pressure …
Just kidding !!

Louise Fortune

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I blew off my resolve to wait til my teaching course finishes (because I had a good day and got loads done) and decided to just let rip.
Guess I succeeded!
Haven’t decided if this is going to be my intro page or this week’s challenge page. Whilst creating it I felt I needed more room, had more to say and generally felt quite liberated. So it could just be one of a few this week :)

Method: Threw some watercolours on the page, washed them all together and used Prismacolor pens and Sharpies over the top.
Not sure who the quote is by, but I’m sure someone will recognise it.
TFL :)
Rho

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I am excited to be a part of this art journal challenge, and already looking at what you guys have posted has put me in the total mindset of this project. I’m heading straight to the store after work to buy my art journal…as a scrapbooker, I”m trying to do something new…as it is all about new beginnings…. this challenge is for ME….. and will make me spend some alone time exploring more journaling and expressions than those I am used to. Thanks for all your inspiration….looking forward to sharing mine.
Marirosa

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