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Art journaling , what is it? should I try it?
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A thread
https://kerrywallace1987hotmail.wordpress.com/2021/04/12/art-journaling-what-is-it-should-i-try-it/
Art, journaling is a way of expressing emotions. Sometimes, we can have big emotions , such as anger , grief etc.
Art Journaling is a way to , express those emotions creatively. Through picture using , a variety of art materials, such as paint, crayon's, watercolour or even clay .
Sometimes, the medium of the art material, for example clay, being hard and needing, beating and moulding can be a , healthy way, to express what is commonly known as the, explosive or threatening emotion of anger.
Through the physical act of kneading the clay, it's possible for the emotion of Anger to be transferred , out of the body.
I have personally turned, emotions of grief in to a picture , a literal visual representation of what I was feeling. This picture had on a black , veil/ I used left over. or scrap textiles .A veil that would be commonly worn at a funeral.
I purposely selected black and blues, and had a lot of release, from using my thumbs and fingertips for mark making also. .This grief work was done at the end of a relationship, that had never served me, in that I had not become a better, person whilst in it but rather , the…
…self esteem I had worked on , to build & nourish was being drained with every encounter, with this person.
Looking back in hindsight, I had lowered my standards to even allow this person a free pass in to my life. When we are developing, boundaries. It can be a hard concept to understand , that we have a right, our personhood has a right to choose who is allowed in to our lives.
Anyway boundary work is another , topic and another blog, for perhaps another day.
Will I benefit from Art journaling?
Will I benefit from Art journaling?
You will be surprised, how many people say to me they are not creative, when I tell them I am an artist & designer. The truth is everybody has a measure of creativity. Have you , brought up an idea at work to solve a problem? Do you cook, bake?
creativity isn't confined, to the traditional route of drawing , but can express itself in many forms.
As far as the way's I self practice art journaling it is through , therapeutic art making, but also through visualisation, mood boards , & affirmations to name a few.
Do you practice, any of the above methods? What have you found useful , or what hasn't worked.
Let's start a conversation, and make self development, & wellness a priority.
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