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Mandy expects, accepts, and embraces imperfections in art
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Tanya Hardy-Dobney balances the endless to-do lists of her crazy life with art
Interview with art journal artist, Tanya Hardy-Dobney.
Jana Clinard Harris finds community invaluable to her survival as a creative person
Interview with Jana Clinard Harris about art journaling, creative practices, advice, and what to do in a creative rut. Take a peek into the art, and heart of your new favourite artist…
Eva Donges puts herself on the page.
Interview with art journal artist, Eva Donges.
e bond finds a safe space where anything is allowed in her sketchbook
Interview with e bond about art journaling, creative practices, advice, and what to do in a creative rut. Take a peek into the art, and heart of your new favourite artist…
Art journaling is a Alyssa Griese’s non-judgemental playground
Interview with Alyssa Griese about art journaling, creative practices, advice, and what to do in a creative rut. Take a peek into the art, and heart of your new favourite artist…
Wendy McGowen creates daily
Interview with art journal artist, Wendy McGowen.
Karen Price finds freedom to play in her art journal
Interview with art journal artist, Karen Price.
Meghan Deinhard allows her inspiration to express itself in little books
Interview with art journal artist, Meghan Deinhard.
Sheri Sears is messy and perpetually covered in paint and cuts
Interview with art journal artist, Sheri Sears.
Misty Granade uses art journaling as an artistic springboard
Interview with art journal artist, Misty Granade.
Sarah Gardner connects to herself through art journaling
Interview with art journal artist, Sarah Gardner aka Juicy*S.
Vanessa Oliver-Lloyd finds magic in the process
Interview with art journal artist, Vanessa Oliver-Lloyd
Tanya Watson combines self-improvement and art with art journaling
Interview with art journal artist, Tanya Watson
Camila Garcia knows that mistakes are important to creative growth
Artist SpotlightWhat journal do you use? I am at the beginning of my art journal practice and therefore I am still experimenting with different types of journals. At the moment I am using a Fabriano Venezia, which is a little bigger than an A4 size...
Shemi Dixon experiments without restraint
Artist SpotlightWhat is art journaling to you? It helps me to exercise my creative muscles and idea. Art journal for me is more process-driven. I love to create meaningful pages. Art journaling allows me to experiment with my creativity in a way that...
Sara Barnes expresses her world through art journaling
Interview with art journal artist, Sara Barnes.
Art journaling gave Anouk Karssen a purpose in life
Artist SpotlightWhat is art journaling to you? For me, art journaling goes so much further than making art. Art journaling gave me a purpose in life when I didn’t feel like I was enough for the world. It gave me a purpose to get out of bed each...
Roben-Marie Smith brings beauty into the world through art journaling
Artist SpotlightWhat is art journaling to you? As far back as I can remember, I have been a creative person. Art journaling is a part of who I am, and like I was as a child, I still find comfort and personal satisfaction in creating. Journaling is my...
Melanie Theriault escapes and processes her reality through art journaling
Artist SpotlightWhat is art journaling to you? Art journaling is a healing liminal space that allows me to both escape my reality as well as process it. It is my self care at its best. Art journaling feels like home, it feels like personal growth, it...
Abbey Sy expresses herself on paper
Artist SpotlightWhat is art journaling to you? Art journaling to me is all about expressing yourself on paper; regardless of what medium and purpose and style. Ultimately, these little decisions of materials being used, styles and layouts being...
Art and feelings flow out of Iris Fritschi-Cussens into her art journal
Artist SpotlightWhat is art journaling to you? It is a home for my feelings, and a safe space to experiment being myself. Nowhere else do the feelings and art flow out of me as easily as in an art journal. My best art is in my journals. I haven't...
Art journaling is good for Lisa Goddard’s heart, mind, and soul
Artist SpotlightWhat is art journaling to you? Art journaling to me is a way to express my emotions, dreams, experiences, and imagination in a creative and constructive way in a place where there are no rules or constraints. It is good for the heart,...