I first learned about it online and was immediately intrigued. I knew from the beginning that I would never make anything as lovely as the ones I saw around the web. I can't draw. I'm not artistic at all. Crafty, yes. Artistic, nope. That's a whole other animal.
I loved the idea of an art journal as just a place to play around. I've always enjoyed scrapbooking and paper crafting. I decided to give it a try.
I bought a sketchbook and started collaging. I learned more about it from YouTube and other sources. Some of my early creations were really terrible! Some were just ok, but there were others that I absolutely loved.
I'm still not very good at it, but it's a great release. I don't have to think much- just throw some paint, glue, and magazine clippings on a page. I might never show most of them to anyone, but it's like therapy for me.
This is my last completed art journal. (The heart is covering my name and address).
As you can see, it is quite full. This is the third one I've finished. All of them in the same type of notebook.
I call it an art journal for lack of a better word. Yes, I do make typical art journal pages, but I also use it as a smashbook. Most of my books are a combination of bad art and various memorabilia. Ha.
Because I have a hard time fitting everything in this type of book, I've decided to try something new.
I've begun journaling (and smashing) on pieces of card stock and then keeping them in a binder. I've only started this week, so we shall see how it works out.
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