It's that time again! August is here and it's time to re-affirm your commitment to Art Journal Every Day.
I know that I've talked about this before, but why do I make you sign up anew each month? Lots of reasons, but one of them is because each of us is filled with guilt.
Seriously.
I hopped through all 81 of July's links today, reading blogs and leaving comments and I was wowed and humbled by your creativity and enthusiasm, but I was also bowled over by the number of people who said, "Sorry I haven't been blogging…" or "I totally fell off the art journal wagon…" or "I stink and can't manage to do this project…" and so on.
Stop the madness!
All of this creating and blogging and such should be fun. The second it becomes a duty or an obligation it loses both its charm and its power. I said this in January and I will say it again, despite the name, Art Journal Every Day is not actually about art journaling every day. It's about making a commitment to nuture your creativity every day. If your creativity is in plating dinner beautifully or artfully putting on your makeup, rock on! It all counts. I encourage you to take ten minutes every day to put something in your journal, but if you don't do it — who cares?
And now I'm going to quote myself (from this post):
For me, my daily art journal is a workbook above all things. (I do have other art journals that are more single-theme, single sitting based) It is part of my daily life and meant to be used as a tool for learning, exploration, experimentation, and to get me out of a creative rut. I build each page up bit by bit each day.
There's no "right" way art journal. So what do you think? Are you psyched? Are you feeling like yes, you could do this?I know you might be worried that you start too many things and never finish them. Let's just say I totally get where you're coming from.
But I'm asking you to stop being so hard on yourself.
Let's say that you decide to do this for January and miss twenty days. That's one day short of three weeks. Okay, so you missed twenty days. BUT, you art journaled on eleven days! Congratulations! That's like exercising an average of three times a week. I don't know about you, but I definitely don't exercise three times a week. And I'm impressed with people who do! I don't look at them and say, "You only exercised three times a week? You suck."
So what do you say? Why not give Art Journal Every Day a try? You have nothing to lose and only a wonderful new habit to gain!
Time to start with a clean slate. It's August!
Thanks for stopping by! I'll have a regularly scheduled post in a few hours!
I loved this reminder Julie, thank you. I do try to do something creative, something in my journal every day, but it did help me when you recently said – commit to TRYING to art journal every day! I like to follow through, but if I don’t I think I am getting better at giving myself a break.
Again, many thanks. I started back in May with a 1 month commitment and I am feeling very strong about committing to this again to August and beyond. I have done so much more art/creativity for myself -just me- than I have in a long time and it feels great!
: ^ ) lenna
I loved this reminder Julie, thank you. I do try to do something creative, something in my journal every day, but it did help me when you recently said – commit to TRYING to art journal every day! I like to follow through, but if I don’t I think I am getting better at giving myself a break.
Again, many thanks. I started back in May with a 1 month commitment and I am feeling very strong about committing to this again to August and beyond. I have done so much more art/creativity for myself -just me- than I have in a long time and it feels great!
: ^ ) lenna
I loved this reminder Julie, thank you. I do try to do something creative, something in my journal every day, but it did help me when you recently said – commit to TRYING to art journal every day! I like to follow through, but if I don’t I think I am getting better at giving myself a break.
Again, many thanks. I started back in May with a 1 month commitment and I am feeling very strong about committing to this again to August and beyond. I have done so much more art/creativity for myself -just me- than I have in a long time and it feels great!
: ^ ) lenna
I loved this reminder Julie, thank you. I do try to do something creative, something in my journal every day, but it did help me when you recently said – commit to TRYING to art journal every day! I like to follow through, but if I don’t I think I am getting better at giving myself a break.
Again, many thanks. I started back in May with a 1 month commitment and I am feeling very strong about committing to this again to August and beyond. I have done so much more art/creativity for myself -just me- than I have in a long time and it feels great!
: ^ ) lenna
Still going! (Not quite as energetic as the Energizer bunny though)
Still going! (Not quite as energetic as the Energizer bunny though)
Still going! (Not quite as energetic as the Energizer bunny though)
Still going! (Not quite as energetic as the Energizer bunny though)
Loved doing July. Looking forward to August. Where can we see the ones people did for July?
Loved doing July. Looking forward to August. Where can we see the ones people did for July?
Loved doing July. Looking forward to August. Where can we see the ones people did for July?
Loved doing July. Looking forward to August. Where can we see the ones people did for July?
Julie, I misses up again how do I delete and change my blogspot., stupid me put dwr33055.blogspot.com and Its dwright33055.blogspot.com my e-mail is hwright2008@carolina.rr.com….sorry for this problem, I am one of those persons that have been slack, but I was very happy and enjoyed when I did it everyday..so I have made a promise to myself to do something everyday. Thanks for the insperation….and please help me
Julie, I misses up again how do I delete and change my blogspot., stupid me put dwr33055.blogspot.com and Its dwright33055.blogspot.com my e-mail is hwright2008@carolina.rr.com….sorry for this problem, I am one of those persons that have been slack, but I was very happy and enjoyed when I did it everyday..so I have made a promise to myself to do something everyday. Thanks for the insperation….and please help me
Julie, I misses up again how do I delete and change my blogspot., stupid me put dwr33055.blogspot.com and Its dwright33055.blogspot.com my e-mail is hwright2008@carolina.rr.com….sorry for this problem, I am one of those persons that have been slack, but I was very happy and enjoyed when I did it everyday..so I have made a promise to myself to do something everyday. Thanks for the insperation….and please help me
Julie, I misses up again how do I delete and change my blogspot., stupid me put dwr33055.blogspot.com and Its dwright33055.blogspot.com my e-mail is hwright2008@carolina.rr.com….sorry for this problem, I am one of those persons that have been slack, but I was very happy and enjoyed when I did it everyday..so I have made a promise to myself to do something everyday. Thanks for the insperation….and please help me
Julie, sorry about this I just entered it again,the right way, maybe you can delete #16its the wrong one, thanks and sorry for the problems,
Julie, sorry about this I just entered it again,the right way, maybe you can delete #16its the wrong one, thanks and sorry for the problems,
Julie, sorry about this I just entered it again,the right way, maybe you can delete #16its the wrong one, thanks and sorry for the problems,
Julie, sorry about this I just entered it again,the right way, maybe you can delete #16its the wrong one, thanks and sorry for the problems,
Still working at creating something every day. Last month I tried larger squares and colored pencils and watercolor paints. This month I will try to continue in the same vein. I am still a newbie but I’m learning as I go!
Still working at creating something every day. Last month I tried larger squares and colored pencils and watercolor paints. This month I will try to continue in the same vein. I am still a newbie but I’m learning as I go!
Still working at creating something every day. Last month I tried larger squares and colored pencils and watercolor paints. This month I will try to continue in the same vein. I am still a newbie but I’m learning as I go!
Still working at creating something every day. Last month I tried larger squares and colored pencils and watercolor paints. This month I will try to continue in the same vein. I am still a newbie but I’m learning as I go!
I love the monthly sign up – it gives me lots of fun blogs to go look at! Thanks.
I love the monthly sign up – it gives me lots of fun blogs to go look at! Thanks.
I love the monthly sign up – it gives me lots of fun blogs to go look at! Thanks.
I love the monthly sign up – it gives me lots of fun blogs to go look at! Thanks.
A lot of people post their art in the Art Journal Every Day flickr group. You can find it here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1562482@N24/ But theres no official place for people to share.
A lot of people post their art in the Art Journal Every Day flickr group. You can find it here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1562482@N24/ But theres no official place for people to share.
A lot of people post their art in the Art Journal Every Day flickr group. You can find it here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1562482@N24/ But theres no official place for people to share.
A lot of people post their art in the Art Journal Every Day flickr group. You can find it here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1562482@N24/ But theres no official place for people to share.
No problem. I deleted #16. 🙂
No problem. I deleted #16. 🙂
No problem. I deleted #16. 🙂
No problem. I deleted #16. 🙂
Whew – better late than never! I nurture myself by hiking in the mountains in the summer, got so into it in July that I forgot to sign up! I was journaling too! Just didn’t realize I never signed up and was too wiped out to even try to photograph and blog and flickr…sometimes I crack myself up!
Whew – better late than never! I nurture myself by hiking in the mountains in the summer, got so into it in July that I forgot to sign up! I was journaling too! Just didn’t realize I never signed up and was too wiped out to even try to photograph and blog and flickr…sometimes I crack myself up!
Whew – better late than never! I nurture myself by hiking in the mountains in the summer, got so into it in July that I forgot to sign up! I was journaling too! Just didn’t realize I never signed up and was too wiped out to even try to photograph and blog and flickr…sometimes I crack myself up!
Whew – better late than never! I nurture myself by hiking in the mountains in the summer, got so into it in July that I forgot to sign up! I was journaling too! Just didn’t realize I never signed up and was too wiped out to even try to photograph and blog and flickr…sometimes I crack myself up!
I just signed up for the first time for August. I’m very new at art journaling, but doing a little every day sounds like a great start!
I just signed up for the first time for August. I’m very new at art journaling, but doing a little every day sounds like a great start!
I just signed up for the first time for August. I’m very new at art journaling, but doing a little every day sounds like a great start!
I just signed up for the first time for August. I’m very new at art journaling, but doing a little every day sounds like a great start!
I can’t thank you enough. I’ve learned so much since I started this project! I’ve been with it since Jan. If I had to guess, I may have missed about 20 days.
I can’t thank you enough. I’ve learned so much since I started this project! I’ve been with it since Jan. If I had to guess, I may have missed about 20 days.
I can’t thank you enough. I’ve learned so much since I started this project! I’ve been with it since Jan. If I had to guess, I may have missed about 20 days.
I can’t thank you enough. I’ve learned so much since I started this project! I’ve been with it since Jan. If I had to guess, I may have missed about 20 days.
thanks for the tips and inspiration ~ I keep forgetting to join the linky but I’m keeping up with the challenge most of the time
thanks for the tips and inspiration ~ I keep forgetting to join the linky but I’m keeping up with the challenge most of the time
thanks for the tips and inspiration ~ I keep forgetting to join the linky but I’m keeping up with the challenge most of the time
thanks for the tips and inspiration ~ I keep forgetting to join the linky but I’m keeping up with the challenge most of the time
I’ll try again this month. Last month I only did one journal page which didn’t quite make it to my blog…lol. But I did do some other creative stuff including playing with textures. Love your blog Julie!!
I’ll try again this month. Last month I only did one journal page which didn’t quite make it to my blog…lol. But I did do some other creative stuff including playing with textures. Love your blog Julie!!
I’ll try again this month. Last month I only did one journal page which didn’t quite make it to my blog…lol. But I did do some other creative stuff including playing with textures. Love your blog Julie!!
I’ll try again this month. Last month I only did one journal page which didn’t quite make it to my blog…lol. But I did do some other creative stuff including playing with textures. Love your blog Julie!!
Coming in August a bit late but just because I was vacationing away from the Internet!
Bye, Kitty
Coming in August a bit late but just because I was vacationing away from the Internet!
Bye, Kitty
Coming in August a bit late but just because I was vacationing away from the Internet!
Bye, Kitty
Coming in August a bit late but just because I was vacationing away from the Internet!
Bye, Kitty