Art Journaling 101—Art Journaling for Beginners!!
Felicia Thomas
First of all let me say that art journaling comes in many shapes and forms, there is no right or wrong way to do it, and therefore all of this is just a guideline. Many of you are already keeping journals and from what I’ve seen on your blogs, you need no help at all! But if you look at journals and think, “I’d like to do that but where do I start?” then read on because this article is for you!!! What I’m going to show you is how to alter an old book to use as your journal. Then I’ll show you some of the hundreds of techniques that can be used to fill your pages. Art journals can be used for many things, as altered photo albums, a place to keep pictures from magazines that appeal to you, a place to list your goals and dreams and also a place to pour out your heart. Your art journal is just that – YOURS, I think it’s important to remember that it is a private place to safely write your thoughts that no one else will see unless you choose to show them. You will not be judged of criticized for what you put in there and a lot of the time once an issue is cast onto a page it feels “dealt with” and you can move on. You may not have anything but happy pages, in which case it’s nice to document those to look back on. Enough of my rambling…… the first step is to find a hardback book (not too thick, it will take ages to prepare) that you won’t mind altering. I have difficulty defacing books, but if they didn’t appeal to me (lots of physics books 6