Art Journaling With Me
I’m really passionate about art journaling, both personally through my own daily practice and seeing others engage in it through my regular and one off workshops.
An art journal is an easy way to help you connect with your creative self. This self-directed process allows a freedom of expression that will empower your thinking and give you courage. It is a space where you can express yourself, figure things out, weigh pros & cons, make lists & brainstorm. Art journaling can help to clarify a decision, get through a difficult phase in your life, find comfort while you are ill or injured. An art journal is a place where you can document what you are thinking & feeling. This may be a valuable resource as you look back in the years ahead.
Some benefits of an art journaling practice include -
Art Journaling materials ideas -
Ideas to art journal about
Some ideas to getting started with your art journal (4 easy steps to that first page)
An art journal is an easy way to help you connect with your creative self. This self-directed process allows a freedom of expression that will empower your thinking and give you courage. It is a space where you can express yourself, figure things out, weigh pros & cons, make lists & brainstorm. Art journaling can help to clarify a decision, get through a difficult phase in your life, find comfort while you are ill or injured. An art journal is a place where you can document what you are thinking & feeling. This may be a valuable resource as you look back in the years ahead.
Some benefits of an art journaling practice include -
- It’s fun
- It’s a form of self-care
- It allows you to explore your feelings
- It enables you to review life experiences
- It helps you plan or envision goals
- It further develops creativity
- It provides you with some health/stress benefits [such as: reducing your heart rate, increasing serotonin flow and decreasing stress responses
Art Journaling materials ideas -
- Layers of different media (materials to be creative with) can work really well
- Song lyrics
- A poem
- A quote
- A recipe
- Writing down or doodling thoughts
- Water colour paints, pens or pencils
- Pens for writing and drawing
- Cutting and sticking out letters, pictures or text from magazines or books
- Tickets, cards, receipts, wrapping paper, ‘rubbish’
- Draw or write with your other hand
- Stickers
Ideas to art journal about
- My wildest dreams
- Word of the year
- New beginnings
- Favorite memory from last year
- One day at a time
- Keep on keeping on
- My community
- The weather
- My favorite things
- Gratitude
- A great day out
- How I feel today
- My hopes
- Goal for this week
- Three things I want you to know about me
- A dream I have had
- The first page of this art journal
- Self portrait
- Yesterday
Some ideas to getting started with your art journal (4 easy steps to that first page)
- Paint the page
- Write down some favourite song lyrics on top of the paint
- Cut out some images you like from a magazine, stick them on your page
- Scribble down how you felt about starting your journal
Creative Zone - Art Journalling Workshops for LGBTQ+ Folk
Taking place on the 3rd Monday of each month throughout 2025 5-7pm at Salts Works, Saltaire, West Yorkshire. Creative Zone Art Journaling Workshops are a friendly and relaxed space for people who identify as LGBTQ+ to connect with others and get creative. Creative Zone events are especially designed with the needs of disabled and neurodivergent queer people in mind.
For more information and to book your free place click here
For more information and to book your free place click here
