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How Making Art Keeps the Magic Alive for Brandi Kincaid
Artist SpotlightBrandi is an illustrator and paper crafter who makes and records memories with her husband in Bellingham, Washington, a far cry from her home state of Georgia. She spends all her free moments playing with paper and glue, and drawing a...
How art journaling helped Melody Willoughby through life changing events
Artist SpotlightMelody is a fifty something wife, mother and grandmother. She is from Arkansas and loves those razorbacks!! She has a wonderful family including a very loving husband.WHAT IS YOUR CREATIVE STORY? My story really began in 1996. My...
How Olivia became a hybrid artist by implementing simple steps
Artist SpotlightOlivia is a brush lettering artist who shares her colorful lettering all over the internet. Her obsession with lettering has turned into the creation of printable, traceable, practice pages to help other people practice their way to...
How discovering art journaling helped TC Larson work through her grief
Artist SpotlightTC is in her early 40s and lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her favorite part of art journaling is following a feeling or idea and seeing where it leads on a page. The worst part of art journaling for TC is getting to a point when she’s...
Katie Licht has used art journaling all her life for self reflection
Artist SpotlightKatie Licht is a homemaker, mother of two, and graphic designer/artist. Her inspirations are nature, children, her spiritual life, and library books. She has been making collages for over 20 years.Why do you love art journaling? I’ve...
Jaimee Ulmer uses art journaling to release the pressure
Artist SpotlightWHY DO YOU LOVE ART JOURNALING? I love art journaling for the opportunity of processing, working through, and celebrating my life journey in a tangible, creative way. “Art it Out” definitely works for me! I also appreciate the...
How to blend acrylics on the page
Hello everyone, Im Tanyalee, teacher of the newest Get Messy ecourse Messy Pages. Thank you for joining me for this guest post for the Get Messy Season of Contrast. It is so great to be back on the Get Messy blog. I am going to share with you a little snippet of my...
Amy Maricle views art journaling as an extension of herself
Artist SpotlightThis season’s guest artist, Amy Maricle, is sharing all her insights and love for art journaling with us in her interview today. Grab a cup of tea and enjoy getting to know the lovely Amy Miracle better! Amy Maricle is an artist, art...
How Moriah Costa uses art journaling to express herself
Artist SpotlightMoriah is an American transplant living in Madrid, Spain. Her favourite part of art journaling is being able to experiment with different techniques and styles and not having to care about making mistakes or if it doesn’t look good....
How Pam Garrison uses art journaling as her personal playground
Artist SpotlightPam Garrison is an artist passionate about the pursuit of creativity. She can be found art journaling, painting, lettering, doodling or practicing some creative form on the daily. When she’s not at home in Southern California with her...
How Tiffany Meduna plans out time to make art
Artist SpotlightTiffany is an artist of many trades living in New York City with an absolute passion for documenting her everyday life. A traveller to the core, she loves documenting her various journeys around the world in thick handmade travel...
Ep 008: If you really want to inspire yourself, don’t be on Pinterest
Messy ConversationsMessy Conversations is a series of interviews with amazing art journalers who share their favorite tools, tips and why they art journal. You’ll get an exclusive peek into their art journal pages and their process. We have a top...
