This piece is inspired by a prompt from the Initiation: Intro to Visual Journaling course with Juliana Coles. I'm definitely getting in the mood for the Season of Colour which has just begun at Get Messy Art Journal!
Metaphorical me
How to brew the best cup of tea whilst having an existential crisis
This comic was inspired by the fictional self-help book titles of Johan Deckmann. A big thank you to all my friends at Get Messy for yesterday's hilarious discussion about the book titles we would create. The two I cooked up became the subject of today's comic!
Anatomy of an art journaling page
Many of the art journaling spreads I have done so far have been inspired by prompts and tutorials from the various classes I have taken and from the wonderful creative team over at Get Messy. One of the suggestions in the Initiation art journaling class I am taking with Juliana Coles is to choose a …
The Season of Contrast
The Season of Contrast at Get Messy Art Journal is drawing to a close. And what a wonderful season it has been! Over the course of the last few weeks, I have had all sorts of things going on my life plus I was very much involved with the NaPoWriMo poetry writing challenge. As a result, the season's …
The ancient ones
I've never been into browns, either in my wardrobe or in my art. But having recently returned from a wonderful few days at The EarthHeart Centre in The Forest of Dean, I became curious about all the earthy tones at the bottom of my paint box. I decided to make a palette and discover what these colours actually look …
Lying on the earth
This spring, I began Initiation - Into the Sacred Feminine, a year long women's training at The EarthHeart Centre in The Forest of Dean. I have just returned from the second workshop of the year and already feel that this is one of the most beautiful and powerful journeys I have taken in my life so …
