{"id":7498,"date":"2017-11-21T21:25:58","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T02:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/?p=7498"},"modified":"2017-11-22T06:28:08","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T11:28:08","slug":"diving-deep-in-your-art-journaling-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/diving-deep-in-your-art-journaling-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Diving Deep in Your Art Journaling Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-21-at-10.34.38-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7531\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-21-at-10.34.38-AM.png\" alt=\"art journaling prompts, mindful art practice, art journaling ideas, best art journal images\" width=\"621\" height=\"621\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dear Wonderful, Creative You:<\/p>\n<p><strong>One of the most beautiful gifts in my\u00a0art journaling practice is the ability to transform my feelings on the page, especially by working in stages and layers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Working over time and in layers creates a conversation between me and the art piece.<\/strong> I have to be open to what the art wants, and not try to force things. I stand back frequently,\u00a0looking from a distance, and waiting.<strong> This process\u00a0is\u00a0deep, sacred, and cleansing for me.<\/strong> I&#8217;m excited to share it with you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mindful Art Journaling in Stages<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First, I made an\u00a0ink and string drawing (a technique I teach in <a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/art-journaling-101-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Art Journaling 101<\/a>.)\u00a0That version of the page sat untouched for many months. Next, on separate days months apart, I doodled the triangles on the bottom left, and then added a light wash in blue and green high flow acrylic paint.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-3.59.30-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7500\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-3.59.30-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"621\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I liked what was appearing, so I added another layer of wash to deepen the values.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-4.02.51-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7502\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-4.02.51-PM.png\" alt=\"art journaling about your feelings, art journaling for anxiety\" width=\"621\" height=\"621\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I could have stopped here, but\u00a0<strong>I needed to think through my feelings and find equilibrium. I felt relieved and more clear by the end.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Next, I added <strong>another wash of paint over my words in order to hide them a bit,<\/strong> that&#8217;s the photo you see below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-4.18.59-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7526\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-4.18.59-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"357\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It seemed to me that the words\u00a0should be even more hidden,\u00a0so once the paint was dry, I began rubbing white gesso onto the page with my fingers. <strong>Using my hands\u00a0gives me an\u00a0intimate and direct relationship with my art.<\/strong>\u00a0The black shape on the left page reminded me of a flower, and I imagined that\u00a0the dots I drew were flower seeds floating away.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-4.19.41-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7508\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-4.19.41-PM.png\" alt=\"best art journaling ideas, best art journal images, best art journal examples, best art journaling ideas\" width=\"621\" height=\"620\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After stepping back to take a look,\u00a0I added more layers of gesso, again\u00a0with my fingers. <strong>To get that smoky look, I use a pulling and dragging motion with the gesso.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-4.23.47-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7510\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-4.23.47-PM.png\" alt=\"art journaling techniques, art journal tutorials, art journaling tutorials\" width=\"620\" height=\"621\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Next, I added some white dots<\/strong> around the edge of the gesso with my new favorite <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2zbNm7H\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Posca pen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-4.27.54-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7511\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-4.27.54-PM.png\" alt=\"mixed media art journal ideas, mixed media art journaling, mixed media art journal tutorial\" width=\"619\" height=\"622\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Soon the\u00a0white started to feel overpowering, so <strong>I used the brush to do another wash<\/strong> with my high flow acrylic in blue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-4.31.47-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7513\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-4.31.47-PM.png\" alt=\"art journal blog, art journal ideas, art journal ideas for adults\" width=\"620\" height=\"623\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then I added a little wash of sap green.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-4.35.08-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7515\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-4.35.08-PM.png\" alt=\"creative art journaling, expressive art journaling, creative art journaling ideas\" width=\"466\" height=\"519\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then suddenly it seemed to me the piece needed to drop down again into deeper tones.\u00a0<strong>I used my new plexiglass palette to mix the colors right next to my page. It&#8217;s so\u00a0convenient to mix the high flows on my table and then wipe them off when I&#8217;m done. <\/strong>I wonder if you would like it too?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-4.37.11-PM-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7517\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-4.37.11-PM-1.png\" alt=\"mixed media art journal, mixed media art journaling\" width=\"621\" height=\"622\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After that, it seemed that the dots wanted to multiply, so I let them. <strong>And then I stood away from it for a long\u00a0while gazing at it from a distance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-4.40.43-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7520\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-4.40.43-PM.png\" alt=\"art journaling ideas, creative art journal ideas\" width=\"621\" height=\"620\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>And then something magical happened&#8230;the paper cutouts!<\/strong>\u00a0I loved the contrast of the translucent tracing paper and the opaque white pen against the depth of the green-blue shades on the page.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-4.43.01-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7521\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-4.43.01-PM.png\" alt=\"how to keep an art journal, how to art journal about your feelings\" width=\"621\" height=\"623\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I added more interest by layering the flowers. I glued the flowers down in the center, so that <strong>the\u00a0flower petals could flutter and make little sounds with the smallest provocation. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve always been fascinated by the many properties of paper, including the sound and texture,\u00a0\u00a0and lately I&#8217;ve been experimenting with\u00a0how I can use paper as a sculptural element in journals. This is an exciting step in that journey. <strong>It&#8217;s even more exciting knowing the the page started as a way to vent my frustrations, and turned into a piece that is full of life and whimsy.<\/strong> It makes me think about how changing\u00a0my perspective and behavior can change my experience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-4.45.01-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7523\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-20-at-4.45.01-PM.png\" alt=\"art journaling ideas, art journaling techniques\" width=\"621\" height=\"619\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>I&#8217;d love to hear how you dive deep in your art journaling practice.<\/strong> Share about it in the comments and please share this post with a friend!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art Materials I Used for This Page:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2BciPYE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moleskine Journal, Classic Colored Notebook, Large, 5 x 8.25<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2zVJ1bS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Golden High Flow Acrylic, Sap Green<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2zcbeHZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Golden High Flow Acrylic, Phthalo Blue Green Shade, Transparent Line<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1pgDJiT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liquitex Gesso<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2zbNm7H\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">White Posca Pen<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iF0ko1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gel Pen in peach from Sakura Gelly Roll Souflee<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iEm2Zs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tracing Paper<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scissors<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Classes I Referenced with This Page:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/art-journaling-101-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Art Journaling 101<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/fluid-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fluid Art<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Helpful Art Journaling Tutorials and Posts:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/art-journaling-emptying-out-filling-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emptying Out, Filling Up<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/the-simple-art-technique-i-just-cant-stop-doing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Simple Art Technique I Just Can&#8217;t Stop Doing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/free-guide-to-creative-self-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Guide to Creative Self-Care<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; My powerful, free class!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can find more of my art and daily inspiration on Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/amymaricle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@amymaricle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Have fun with all these resources!<\/p>\n<p>Creatively Yours,<\/p>\n<p>Amy<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. That means that if you choose to click a link and purchase something, at no extra cost to you, Mindful Art Studio will receive a small commission to go towards our work to empower the artist in all of us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Wonderful, Creative You: One of the most beautiful gifts in my\u00a0art journaling practice is the ability to transform my feelings on the page, especially by working in stages and layers. Working over time and in layers creates a conversation between me and the art piece. 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