January 2019 Positivity Journaling Workshop

My workshop Saturday morning had a small turnout, but the ladies were wonderful to work with and I really enjoyed their journals. I have photos from two of the participants, which I will share here. I am hoping to get photos of the third at my painting group tomorrow.

I am finding that people who sign up for this workshop need very little guidance from me. I just need to give them a little nudge to solidify the concept, then work on a project of my own as an example. I have been very impressed by the work my students have been doing, so I will launch right into sharing photos.

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Two of the ladies who participated are artists and friends from my group that meets on Mondays. I have photos of Nancy’s book, and it is already gorgeous and compelling in its beginning stages.
Nancy is a kind lady and extremely talented artist. I come away from every conversation with her very inspired and hope she will offer some art journal and book-making workshops in the future.

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I love the simplicity of these compositions. They could change, of course, when Nancy returns to her studio; but even now, they are interesting compositions. I think I appreciate them most because I find it difficult to work with a simple composition.

I found this image extremely compelling. I was not familiar with the original piece of art cut from a magazine page, but I will get the information so I can look into it further.

I was so honored that Nancy asked me to sign the back cover of her journal. I see now that I dated it incorrectly.

The layering and composition of Lynda’s journal cover is very lovely.

My second student is a friend of the other artist who participated. She has no art experience herself, but she really took off with the concept.

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As you can see, Lynda chose the theme of Individuality for her inspirational quotes. I think she did a wonderful job and really enjoyed her questions and insight into the project.

I feel like I’m getting 2019 off to a great start. I hope you are finding ways to be creative if you are not an artist.
What kind of projects are you launching this year if you have an art practice?