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My art journaling style has evolved over time. Today I thought I'd share a quick overview of my art journal journey. The change wasn't sudden or drastic, but rather something that happened slowly over time as I continued to work on my art journals each and every day — and it really wasn't until 2009 that I really got into art journaling every single day.
August 2007
August 2008
November 2009
January 2010
September 2011
April 2012
April 2013
Looking back I'm trying to see if I can learn anything from this quick overview.
- I've clearly always had a thing for people. Most of my journal pages feature a face or two.
- I can see how very scrapbook-y my early art journal pages are. This makes total sense since that was my main hobby at the time.
- My early daily journal pages are kind of a hot mess. Nothing is cohesive in any way — it's just a lof of stuff — but I love them nonetheless!
- Lettering is clearly something I've been fooling around with for years.
- I like to journal. If anything, I'm an over-journaler. It's hard to find pages that don't have a lot of text on them.
- Stamps — especially hand carved stamps — start to figure in most art journal pages after 2010.
- I find it fascinating how many of these pages feature yellow. It's not a color I would ever list among my faves, but there it is on every single one of these pages. Weird.
- It's interesting to see how I moved from watercolor to acrylic. It wasn't long ago that I was strictly watercolor in my art journals and now I almost exclusively use acrylic. Who knows what I'll be doing in another year?!
- I like a crowded page. That's clearly a personal style thing. I don't see a lot of white space on any of these pages!
- As you can see, I experimented with a lot of sizes and shapes and types of journals. I'm really happy with my current size and I think I'll stick with it for a while.
Have you ever taken a look back at your art journal journey? What did you learn?
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A most interesting retrospective. Sometimes we have to look at where we have been to know in what direction we are going. I love your analysis of your journal journey.
A most interesting retrospective. Sometimes we have to look at where we have been to know in what direction we are going. I love your analysis of your journal journey.
A most interesting retrospective. Sometimes we have to look at where we have been to know in what direction we are going. I love your analysis of your journal journey.
A most interesting retrospective. Sometimes we have to look at where we have been to know in what direction we are going. I love your analysis of your journal journey.
A most interesting retrospective. Sometimes we have to look at where we have been to know in what direction we are going. I love your analysis of your journal journey.
I love love love September 2011.
I love love love September 2011.
I love love love September 2011.
I love love love September 2011.
I love love love September 2011.
Love the look back! I have noticed lately a lot of pink in my pages and I would never list that as a fave color.
Love the look back! I have noticed lately a lot of pink in my pages and I would never list that as a fave color.
Love the look back! I have noticed lately a lot of pink in my pages and I would never list that as a fave color.
Love the look back! I have noticed lately a lot of pink in my pages and I would never list that as a fave color.
Love the look back! I have noticed lately a lot of pink in my pages and I would never list that as a fave color.
Julie, love this observation overview list!
I use lot of orange, and that is not my favorite color 🙂
Julie, love this observation overview list!
I use lot of orange, and that is not my favorite color 🙂
Julie, love this observation overview list!
I use lot of orange, and that is not my favorite color 🙂
Julie, love this observation overview list!
I use lot of orange, and that is not my favorite color 🙂
Julie, love this observation overview list!
I use lot of orange, and that is not my favorite color 🙂
S interesting. Thanks so much for sharing your visual journey.
S interesting. Thanks so much for sharing your visual journey.
S interesting. Thanks so much for sharing your visual journey.
S interesting. Thanks so much for sharing your visual journey.
S interesting. Thanks so much for sharing your visual journey.
I recently thumbed through mine as I am close to finishing my 2nd journal. “Hot Mess” is a great way to describe them! Lol! Originally I only used black and red pen. That was an interesting time, and I think I want to revisit the simplicity of it. 🙂 Wonderful retrospective, Julie! I like these posts where you bullet point observations or things you’ve learned. Thank you!
I recently thumbed through mine as I am close to finishing my 2nd journal. “Hot Mess” is a great way to describe them! Lol! Originally I only used black and red pen. That was an interesting time, and I think I want to revisit the simplicity of it. 🙂 Wonderful retrospective, Julie! I like these posts where you bullet point observations or things you’ve learned. Thank you!
I recently thumbed through mine as I am close to finishing my 2nd journal. “Hot Mess” is a great way to describe them! Lol! Originally I only used black and red pen. That was an interesting time, and I think I want to revisit the simplicity of it. 🙂 Wonderful retrospective, Julie! I like these posts where you bullet point observations or things you’ve learned. Thank you!
I recently thumbed through mine as I am close to finishing my 2nd journal. “Hot Mess” is a great way to describe them! Lol! Originally I only used black and red pen. That was an interesting time, and I think I want to revisit the simplicity of it. 🙂 Wonderful retrospective, Julie! I like these posts where you bullet point observations or things you’ve learned. Thank you!
I recently thumbed through mine as I am close to finishing my 2nd journal. “Hot Mess” is a great way to describe them! Lol! Originally I only used black and red pen. That was an interesting time, and I think I want to revisit the simplicity of it. 🙂 Wonderful retrospective, Julie! I like these posts where you bullet point observations or things you’ve learned. Thank you!
I love the way your faces have progressed! Practice does make perfect. Thank you for sharing.
I love the way your faces have progressed! Practice does make perfect. Thank you for sharing.
I love the way your faces have progressed! Practice does make perfect. Thank you for sharing.
I love the way your faces have progressed! Practice does make perfect. Thank you for sharing.
I love the way your faces have progressed! Practice does make perfect. Thank you for sharing.
Love seeing how your style has evolved over the years … I’m still learning, and evolving … have journaling daily since end of this May … but I’m enjoying the journey!
Love seeing how your style has evolved over the years … I’m still learning, and evolving … have journaling daily since end of this May … but I’m enjoying the journey!
Love seeing how your style has evolved over the years … I’m still learning, and evolving … have journaling daily since end of this May … but I’m enjoying the journey!
Love seeing how your style has evolved over the years … I’m still learning, and evolving … have journaling daily since end of this May … but I’m enjoying the journey!
Love seeing how your style has evolved over the years … I’m still learning, and evolving … have journaling daily since end of this May … but I’m enjoying the journey!
I love every single page. Your are an inspiration.
I love every single page. Your are an inspiration.
I love every single page. Your are an inspiration.
I love every single page. Your are an inspiration.
I love every single page. Your are an inspiration.
It’s so fascinating to see a glimpse of your art journal journey! One of my favorite things about you as an artist is that you are always evolving, and that is super-inspiring! These pages are each beautiful in their own unique way! Thanks for sharing!
It’s so fascinating to see a glimpse of your art journal journey! One of my favorite things about you as an artist is that you are always evolving, and that is super-inspiring! These pages are each beautiful in their own unique way! Thanks for sharing!
It’s so fascinating to see a glimpse of your art journal journey! One of my favorite things about you as an artist is that you are always evolving, and that is super-inspiring! These pages are each beautiful in their own unique way! Thanks for sharing!
It’s so fascinating to see a glimpse of your art journal journey! One of my favorite things about you as an artist is that you are always evolving, and that is super-inspiring! These pages are each beautiful in their own unique way! Thanks for sharing!
It’s so fascinating to see a glimpse of your art journal journey! One of my favorite things about you as an artist is that you are always evolving, and that is super-inspiring! These pages are each beautiful in their own unique way! Thanks for sharing!