What is art journaling and where to begin? Back in January of this year, I was looking for a new creative outlet and I thought why not combine art and writing which are two of my favorite things.
I already had a few journals laying around but the one that caught my eye was this small dotted journal with a cheerful botanical cover. Given my love of anything floral, that was the perfect journal for me to start my art journey.
An art journal can be filled with anything you want but I always try to incorporate a little something that I have drawn or painted, a collage, and an inspirational quote. In the beginning, I also used stickers, paper scraps, and washi tape as decorative elements. Anything goes and the idea is to have fun with it and make it enjoyable.
My first art journal lasted a few months and became quite worn out as I filled every page with whatever came to mind day by day. Each page had some kind of theme, whether it was driven by color composition, a thought, a feeling, an idea, or simply something I experienced that day.
I would put together my creations usually at night, after a long day at work and much need for relaxation and winding down. I found it therapeutic so I kept up with it and then I thought why not create a website as well and share this found joy with the rest of the world.
So I did and here we are.
If you want to embark on this journey along with me, all you need to start is a journal of your choice, a pen, a pencil, a sticker or two, maybe some glue and the willingness to try out something new.
