Art Journal Essentials
Essential Supplies for Art Journals
Using art in your journals or journaling on your art can add a new dimension to your creativity. I have been journaling with mixed media for several years now and have learned that producing something meaningful does not need a plethora of materials. In fact, my favourite pages have been created with minimal supplies. I have gathered together a selection of art and writing materials, which will help you on a wonderful journey of discovery into your art journal. I have also added in a few of ...

Junk Journal
How To Make a Junk Journal
What exactly is a "junk journal"? It might be easier to start with what it isn't. It's not a regular journal. It's not exactly an art journal either. It's not a scrapbook or a photo album. It isn't an altered book. However, it can be or have elements of all those things. This journal is a 'junk journal' because I am using it to store all kinds of 'junk'. It will be a work-in-progress for a long time. My primary reasons for creating it are to use up art supplies - I have lots of collage image...

Create a Journal page
Step-by-Step: How to Make an Art Journal Page
Journaling has evolved. Lots of people create journals in new and innovative ways - making their own journal from scratch using traditional bookbinding techniques, altering an existing book to make an 'altered book' or simply by adding artwork in some form to their written work.... or adding text to their art. My favourite thing to do is to journal and I love creating pages that combine words and art. I never plan anything, I just let the mood take me and am always surprised at the results -...

Mixed Media Art Journal
What is an Art Journal?
An art journal is a sort of diary with art in it. You can use it to record your thoughts, events in your life, your travels and, well... anything. It doesn't have to be written up day-to-day like a conventional diary - though of course if that's what you want to do, then go for it. You might start by adding a small sketch to a journal page. Or glue in a photo. Or a train ticket. Then you could add some crayon for color. Before you know it, the journal takes on a life of its own and you have ...

Journal Bliss - Unleash Your Inner Eccentric!
Journal Bliss - A Review
Journal Bliss is a glorious, inspiring book, full of Violette's vibrant art. Keeping a journal, whether written, sketched, painted or blogged on a webpage, is one of life's joys. I started keeping a written (on my laptop) journal about five years ago and nothing gives me more pleasure than to skip back through random entries from which pour so many treasured and not-so-treasured memories! About the same time I discovered altered books and from there, art journals. It was like someone flicke...

Art Journals for Children
Art Journals are not just for Grown-ups
Do you keep a journal? Do you wish you'd kept a journal? Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a collection of volumes from your early life that you could lose yourself in? Where you could wallow in memories as clear as cut glass and have your senses in the moment reawakened as you read the words and see the mementos from way back? Of course it's never too late to start and I have created other pages (links further down the page) to help you get going. However, what I want to focus upon here is e...

Best Art Journal Books
Fascinating Insights to Other People's Art Journals
Just ordered two more art journaling books. Can't help myself. I love art journaling and when not doing it, I like to read about it. I have a fair collection of 'how to art journal' books and I would love to share them with you. This page offers reviews of my favorites and features the five I got for Christmas this year. I've also added in some from my wishlist... how could I not? If you have an artist, journaler or doodler in the family then any one of these books will please and delight t...

Taking Flight: Inspiration & Techniques to Give Your Creative Spirit Wings
A review:
Taking Flight is about a journey. Both the author's journey and the reader's... and also about how mixed media journalling provides a 'safe place' for self-expression and complete honesty. You don't have to be an artist to enjoy this book though if you have already tried journalling or working in mixed-media, then you will find yourself inspired to create on new levels.

How to Make an Art Journal
Create an Art Journal from Scratch
I love playing in my leather-bound journal and I also love my Moleskines and other blank books. However, my favourite way to journal is to create the whole book from scratch.You don't have to have any bookbinding skills to make this 8 x 10 inch, 16-page journal. All you need is right here - you just have to add a big dollop of imagination, some personal thoughts and maybe some of your own photos. Come and join in, get messy and have fun! All images copyright TheRaggedEdge 2011

Starting An Art Journal
I Love Keeping an Art Journal
Journals are a way to get out something creative. It is a way to get what might be stuck on the inside out into the open. Sometimes you can deal with it that way. Other times you just lock it up in your journal and never look at it again. Journals are a way to think out projects you want to work on. I love to create lists of things I have to do to get certain projects done.