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Art Journal Art Journey: Collage and Storytelling for Honoring Your Creative Process
Words--Color--Courage Bravely document your life's journey with Art Journal Art Collage and Storytelling for Honoring Your Creative Process . Artist Nichole Rae is your creative companion and guide as you explore your art journaling journey in three easy steps. Begin by putting the journal in art A variety of prompts and writing styles help you breathe life into your hopes, feelings and intentions. Then put the art in art Use your writing to develop a theme for your art journal. Illustrate your story by adding photos, illustrations and ephemera. Finally, explore your creative Ponder color, words and symbols as you build beautifully layered collage pages. Along this art journaling path, you'll find the strength to listen to your heart and find your creative voice. All you have to do is Embrace the Journey .
- GenresArtNonfictionJournaling
128 pages, Paperback
First published July 9, 2014
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July 5, 2015
Ok book probably best suited for someone getting started with art journaling who prefers a minimalist text and photograph style without much additional color. (So, not me.)
January 6, 2015
This is an atypical art journaling book--not a huge amount of color, paint, gesso, etc. It demonstrates a quieter, more piecemeal technique. I really Ms. Rae's ideas for writing poems and her way of "carrying words". Though I love other art journaling styles as well, I found this book to be very inspirational--giving me new ideas and energy.
March 15, 2020
This was the favourite of the Art Journal books I read this month. I loved the style and combination of elements she used in her layouts. I have a lot of vintage and old book papers and ephemera and now have a plan on how to use them in a simply but in my opinion beautiful way. I got a ton of new ideas and took a ton of notes...was very happy with this book and I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars!
October 22, 2022
If you ever wanted to learn about art journaling or making collages this books is for you. It’s perfect for a beginner. There is step by step instructions, ideas and prompts. Even though I’m not a beginner I found this book so helpful.
April 16, 2020
Informative
Helped me with ideas and tips. Encouraged to think outside the box and try new things. Facing my fears is easier now
Helped me with ideas and tips. Encouraged to think outside the box and try new things. Facing my fears is easier now
February 8, 2022
This is more of a diary style type art journal; art journaling that is more focused on the writing aspect and diary side instead of the making art.
Which was exactly what I was looking for.
Which was exactly what I was looking for.
January 19, 2015
I want to say first, that my rating for this book, is not on the art journal pages inside this book. It is for the actual book.
I bought this book, in hopes for some new knowledge and some inspiration.
However, it is not quite what I got.
Art Journal Art Journey, is a book better suited for someone who has zero knowledge on art journaling.
Or maybe someone who likes looking at eye candy and art journal pages.
The book claims to come with 15 mixed media and collage techniques, but I beg to differ.
All the authors journal pages are very (very) similar. This isn't to say they're not nice pages, They just don't show many different techniques.
They do however talk a lot about positioning, linking colour between pages/elements and using words.
One thing I did like with in the book was two mini projects that are talked about.
Making your own inspirational card deck, re-purposing a deck of cards.
This is the one thing I will take from this book and move forward with.
The last pages of the book, which are an inspirational word list, and a "resource page" of the authors favourite things may hold the occasional nugget. I may hold on to a photocopy of the list but the book itself I am going to pass on to an interested Iggle Artsy friend. In hopes that they find more in it than I did.
As someone who has read a lot about Mixed Media and watched a lot of Youtube tutorials by various artists, this book did not have a lot to offer me.
I was actually disappointed because the post that brought me to this book was actually about Handwritten Morning Affirmations. So I think that made me expect a bit more than what this book is.
If I could go back in time, I would of stuck with following her on Instagram. I find more inspiration there than I did in her book.
While I think there are people who could use this book and maybe learn from it. I think most people who have been into art journaling (or junk journals) would be better suited for something else.
I bought this book, in hopes for some new knowledge and some inspiration.
However, it is not quite what I got.
Art Journal Art Journey, is a book better suited for someone who has zero knowledge on art journaling.
Or maybe someone who likes looking at eye candy and art journal pages.
The book claims to come with 15 mixed media and collage techniques, but I beg to differ.
All the authors journal pages are very (very) similar. This isn't to say they're not nice pages, They just don't show many different techniques.
They do however talk a lot about positioning, linking colour between pages/elements and using words.
One thing I did like with in the book was two mini projects that are talked about.
Making your own inspirational card deck, re-purposing a deck of cards.
This is the one thing I will take from this book and move forward with.
The last pages of the book, which are an inspirational word list, and a "resource page" of the authors favourite things may hold the occasional nugget. I may hold on to a photocopy of the list but the book itself I am going to pass on to an interested Iggle Artsy friend. In hopes that they find more in it than I did.
As someone who has read a lot about Mixed Media and watched a lot of Youtube tutorials by various artists, this book did not have a lot to offer me.
I was actually disappointed because the post that brought me to this book was actually about Handwritten Morning Affirmations. So I think that made me expect a bit more than what this book is.
If I could go back in time, I would of stuck with following her on Instagram. I find more inspiration there than I did in her book.
While I think there are people who could use this book and maybe learn from it. I think most people who have been into art journaling (or junk journals) would be better suited for something else.
May 19, 2015
This book inspired me to start looking for old books to use in college projects.
It follows the whole path of creating an art journal. From choosing and preparing a book all the way through generating text and creating layouts. There is information about where to find college materials and papers and suggestions for other supplies. The main focus of the book is finding inspiration for your text and various ways to journal and highlight your text.
The journal pages shown as examples all follow a very specific style but in my opinion that's helpful. Sometimes trying to focus on the techniques being shown can be difficult if it's shown in several different styles. This allows you to see exactly how each idea shown changes the look of the finished layout.
One of my favorite things from this book is a list of suggested themes for journals and also inspirational words and phrases. There are also a few mini projects included so you can try the techniques on a smaller scale.
Age Recommendations:
Although this book is directed to adults I think that most of the ideas in this book could be adapted for use with children.
It follows the whole path of creating an art journal. From choosing and preparing a book all the way through generating text and creating layouts. There is information about where to find college materials and papers and suggestions for other supplies. The main focus of the book is finding inspiration for your text and various ways to journal and highlight your text.
The journal pages shown as examples all follow a very specific style but in my opinion that's helpful. Sometimes trying to focus on the techniques being shown can be difficult if it's shown in several different styles. This allows you to see exactly how each idea shown changes the look of the finished layout.
One of my favorite things from this book is a list of suggested themes for journals and also inspirational words and phrases. There are also a few mini projects included so you can try the techniques on a smaller scale.
Age Recommendations:
Although this book is directed to adults I think that most of the ideas in this book could be adapted for use with children.
December 5, 2016
The rating might seem harsh but the book is just ok. There's probably nothing to be gained here for someone who already creates any kind of visual journal. However, if you feel that your creative process is lacking in a visual element, then this might be a great kickstart for you. Rae provides ideas for positive affirmations, projects, but the journalling is more word prompt scrapbooking. I wouldn't recommend this to an established art journaller, but for someone who is taking their first steps into personal visual story keeping then this might be a good, quick, starting point.
August 2, 2015
Rae's journaling leans heavily toward affirmation. She pastes a lot of miscellaneous ephemera to the page and adds words . . . similar to scrapbooking with fewer personal photos. I wouldn't call her finished pieces art. If she is VERY young, or if her audience is young teen girls . . . the title makes sense.
Her mini projects are better than her journal pages and could inspire some fun projects & gifts.
Her mini projects are better than her journal pages and could inspire some fun projects & gifts.
December 28, 2016
How to create your Personal Art Journal
The instructions were clear. And easy to follow.
But she takes hard bound books & turns them into journals. I'm of the age that you don't defile books. Period. So I had angst the whole time I was reading it
The instructions were clear. And easy to follow.
But she takes hard bound books & turns them into journals. I'm of the age that you don't defile books. Period. So I had angst the whole time I was reading it
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