31.8.12

art journal inspiration

I love to sit down with my journal and just be inspired by whatever comes along.  Without pressure to achieve anything.   I've made a real effort this week to keep a space on my art desk desk, where the journal can sit, open and ready, with all my basic supplies within arms reach.


I was inspired to create these two pages in my journal the other night from a red gum leaf my husband brought home from school.

I love the freedom art journaling offers.    I maintain a 'it doesn't matter' approach to this side of being creative - there are plenty of other areas I work hard at, so when it comes to creative play I make sure it stays playful!  But I am often amazed by the results.  I love the end results of these two.

Current inspiration sources: colour, leaves, flowers.

What do you use for inspiration?  What gets your creative juices really flowing?

5 comments:

  1. Your right it's the lack of pressure that makes art journals so wonderful. I've used books, art groups, blog prompts and lately the alphabet to keep me creative.

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  2. I like the abstract feel you created, sketchbooks & jouranls make good places to experiment and play.

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  3. I love your journal pages! I recently started to tear cut images/text from my newspapers and glue them in my journal to get me started
    Suzanne

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  4. I haven't done an art journal in a long time ..... Maybe I should start another one! nancy

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  5. Hi Nancy, Cathy, Suzanne & Mary! thanks for great comments! Suzanne - newspapers are good and so are old magazines to cut up. Nancy - yes do start! :-)
    Linda

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I love your comments! I read them all, and I will do my best to reply to you here! xo L.

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