{"id":4853,"date":"2016-03-21T21:32:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T21:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/?p=4853"},"modified":"2016-06-13T21:36:55","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T21:36:55","slug":"trusting-the-process-a-shared-art-journal-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/trusting-the-process-a-shared-art-journal-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Trusting the Process: A Shared Art Journal Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4857 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Shared-Journal-Begins-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Shared Journal Begins\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A few weeks ago, I wrote about my first shared journal experience with Maryland artist,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cait-makes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cait Sherwood<\/a>. Art journaling is an important part of my creative self-care practice, and collaborating on a journal seemed a wonderful way to keep me going. We each started with a <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1TKZhyU\" target=\"_blank\">Moleskine accordion journal<\/a>* and made some foundational marks, images, and colors for the other person to work with. You can find that first post\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/how-creative-collaboration-can-lead-to-creative-freedom\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, I&#8217;ve received Cait&#8217;s journal. I&#8217;ve\u00a0been trying to figure out how to meld my art with hers, while staying\u00a0true to my multi-layered style. I&#8217;ve \u00a0worried that I wasn&#8217;t leaving enough of Cait&#8217;s art on certain pages. How could I &#8220;trust the process&#8221; or the image when I was working with some imagery that wasn&#8217;t mine?<\/p>\n<p>When I spoke with Cait recently, we re-confirmed our goals for the shared journals. We both accept that our\u00a0journal might come back completely different. I also sense that there&#8217;s a give and take to this process. Some of\u00a0Cait&#8217;s\u00a0pages will remain untouched, some will meld elements of both our art, and some will change completely.<\/p>\n<p>When I sent my journal to Cait,\u00a0there were images\u00a0to which\u00a0I felt attached, but I made a conscious decision to welcome their transformation, because the beauty of the shared journal is creating with\u00a0and in reaction to, another artist&#8217;s art. \u00a0You can see a sneak peek of what Cait&#8217;s doing\u00a0in my journal <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cait-makes.com\/blog\/163fbdb5-c532-4312-904c-a232ec5e56db\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s amazing to see the transformation of this journal so far, and there&#8217;s so much left to go.\u00a0The very first image at the top of this post\u00a0shows Cait&#8217;s\u00a0journal as it was when it arrived to me, with the exception of a few details and the &#8220;flags.&#8221; As you look through the images, keep in mind that some pages line up exactly while others only\u00a0overlap in sections.<\/p>\n<p>These pages took their\u00a0time in revealing themselves\u00a0to me, and changed the most.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4854\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Shared-Journal-Collage-Evolution-1024x673.jpg\" alt=\"Shared Journal Collage Evolution\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Covering over everything in white gesso took a big leap of faith, but once I did it, and allowed the ink and paint to run, I knew the piece was moving in the right direction. I find these black and white lines both creepy and intriguing. Those complex reactions are always a sign that I&#8217;ve hit on something important, and am getting the inner critic out of the way. I think we can&#8217;t be too afraid of our dark parts emerging in our art, and the critic will edit them out if you let her, so don&#8217;t! If the dark parts really scare you, you can always cover them, tear them, bury them, burn them, or write all over them\u00a0until they no longer frighten you.<\/p>\n<p>[bctt tweet=&#8221;Make art that scares you. Then you&#8217;ll know you&#8217;re on the right track.&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4855\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Shared-Journal-Evolution-2-1024x673.jpg\" alt=\"Shared Journal Evolution 2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4858\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_4601-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4601\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a different section where Cait started with collage, paint, gesso, gold leaf, pencil, and gouache, I believe.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4861\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Shared-Journal-Evolution-3-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Shared Journal Evolution 3\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Do you see the hand and the toes in the right side page above that Cait made? I saw those in pencil and decided to outline them with Micron pen. It&#8217;s a little hopeful and a little creepy, like someone reaching out of the abyss. I like it. I&#8217;m also really into that doggie peeking out from on top of the trees. Do you see him? Wily little bugger! I can&#8217;t wait to see what Cait does with all of this when she gets it back!<\/p>\n<p>[bctt tweet=&#8221;Trusting the process means letting go and letting the art direct you, not the other way around.&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>I also started some new pages on the back side of the journal. Who knows where these will go once I mail the journal back to Cait in a few weeks&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4859\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dancer-Shared-Journal-1024x510.jpg\" alt=\"Dancer Shared Journal\" width=\"1024\" height=\"510\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To see a little video tour of my journal, click <a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/shared-journal-reveal\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As always, I&#8217;d love to hear your thoughts on the process, the piece, and how you might start a shared journal with someone in your life.<\/p>\n<p>If you are looking for more guidance in your art journaling work, check out my <a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/classes\/\" target=\"_blank\">online art classes<\/a> page here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-junkie.com\/ecom\/gb.php?ii=1471097&amp;cl=134923&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=307234\" target=\"_blank\">21 Secrets Spring 2016 releases on April 1st<\/a>, you don&#8217;t want to miss this edition!<\/p>\n<p>If you are obsessed with this moleskin journal the way I am, you can find it <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1TKZhyU\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>*.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*This is an affiliate link. It means that if you follow it and choose to make a purchase, you&#8217;ll support the artist empowerment work I&#8217;m doing at Mindful Art Studio at no extra cost to you. Happy Creating!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago, I wrote about my first shared journal experience with Maryland artist,\u00a0Cait Sherwood. Art journaling is an important part of my creative self-care practice, and collaborating on a journal seemed a wonderful way to keep me going. 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