Art Journaling With Mixed Media & A VIDEO!

i am having so much fun art journaling! 

i purchased my first art journal ever a few weeks ago. people mentioned i might get addicted to art journaling, but i never thought i'd love it quite so much!

for years i've taken to writing morning pages (via Julia Cameron and the Artist's Way). and when i ran out of pages and needed a new journal, i figured i'd just pick up something i always love with a gorgeous cover and graph or recycled paper inside.

but when i saw this journal, the thought jumped in that it would be a perfect art journal. 

and slowly, i've been filling it's pages with doodles, collages and mixed media.

after taking mindy lacefield's paint your story online class, i was inspired to start taking drawings from my sketchbook and layering them in my journal with all sorts of supplies. 

i don't often feel pressure when i create, but there's something about working right on these pages that keeps things spontaneous. it's so free-ing!

and since i've convinced myself it's a journal rather than a sketchbook, my mind goes straight to including words too. 

for these pages, i used water soluble oil pastels, white gesso, a silver graffiti paint marker, painted background pages from my sketchbook, and tissue paper.

i happened to record the process of this art journal page from start to finish...i hope you enjoy the video!

Art Journaling from Juliette Crane on Vimeo.

happy painting!

............................

ps. my hubby Brian has a FALL SPECIAL going on... receive 15% OFF website, blog and e-course design and development until Oct 31, 2012 (more than a $100 value). 

click here to contact him about the special and read testimonials here (he's lovely to work with).