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Art Journalling Series with Bella – FULL
February 25 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Join Bella and Jessica as we explore the practice of art journalling. Bella brings a wealth of experience using all kinds of materials, tools and practices to creatively process her experience through art journalling. Art Journalling invites us to get to explore, get messy and trust the process.
This is a bi-weekly group running for the following dates: January 28th, February 11th, February 25th, March 11th, April 1st and April 15th. There will be a closing session on April 25th from 1:00-3:30pm.
Overview
Life is a beautiful and complicated experience and sometimes it can be hard to process it all. Art journaling is one tool we can use to express and unravel the layered inner world we all have. There is a story you are telling yourself as you go through life, woven from past experiences and internal voices. This can change how you perceive yourself, the choices you make and even the person you may believe you are. You are the one writing your story and you have the power to re-write it. It starts with hearing yourself, making space and time to listen.
Through the process of creating and playing in an art journal, I believe you can begin that journey. You can travel the depths of your own self to become your own home, to find radical belonging and love for all the versions of yourself and expand your everyday experiences.
You can only hear yourself if you’re listening.
Resources and Materials
Notebook for writing
Optional ready made art journal or blank mixed media/ watercolour paper pad to create your own handmade concertina art journal. Any favourite art supplies.
Examples:
Strathmore mixed media bound book or Canson XL watercolour pad
If you need to work with a budget option (dollar tree) or have something you already own I can show you techniques to deal with thinner papers or how to deal with a notebook bursting at the seams. If you know a specific theme or topic you would like to focus on during the course, you can come with a brainstorm or come with an open heart to hear what you’re subconsciously holding inside.
Weekly Objectives
Session one: Introduction & What Is Your Story?
Background building, choosing our containers, movement play, collage for listening
Session Two: Your mythology
Choose personal images to create symbolism and secret meanings in your art. Build a library of words and phrases to help guide you and create found poems. Use your intuition to hear yourself and see what meanings emerge.
Session Three: Inner landscapes, outer dreamscapes.
Using collage to tell stories and mixed media tools to transform it. Constructing a concertina book.
Session Four: Home: How is the Weather Inside of You?
Journaling prompts and inspiring quotes that help you think differently and allow yourself to wander your inner world. Create hidden journaling homes for your writing, safe spaces for all of you.
Session Five: You have layers
The power of process. Confront negative thinking with wild playfulness. Talk back to your fears by building the language you need in your every day life. Uncover your mask and use it for taking back your power.
Session Six: Windows, doors, mirrors and portals.
Sometimes we need to destroy and excavate and move to get the transforming power of art. Learn ways to make your art journal interactive.
Session Seven: Tying it all together.
If you chose to build a book we will explore covers and closures for our books. Learn how to slow stitch (even if you’ve never sewed or don’t usually like it!) a sari tie. We will add details and return to past pages. Reflecting and looking back over our work to discover the beauty you already had within all this time. Tips for preserving your work. Possible ways to expand your books after the session to keep going on your art journaling journey.
February 25th session if full. If you’d like to attend other dates, please refer to the series schedule, found by clicking the event series button above the event title, where all dates will be listed.
