I art journal for a number of reasons, but one of the main ones (yet probably the least shown here) is simply to remember normal details from our lives…while they still seem normal.
I tried calendar journaling as a way to document the everyday a couple of years ago. It seemed the easiest way to do art journaling with a newborn since it only requires one spread per month and a tiny bit of journaling each day. And even though I love having that record of the early days with Kirby, calendar journaling isn’t for me. This, on the other hand, is; a quick page or two showing the highlights of the month.
I kept the background as simple as possible to let the words and images speak for themselves. I used an old background where I had already put down water soluble crayons and cling film over rough image transfers (one of my favourite techniques) as my base, and took it from there. The rest is pretty much just writing and doodles.
You seem to capture all those little moments that will mean the most to you years from now. I love the photo of Aoife with the hula hoop!
Thanks Janet! She’s quite good on that hoop., I have to say.
I think it is a fabulous way to keep a record… you will be so pleased that you did this in years to come…xx
I hope so. Thanks Tracey!
I am gobsmacked by creative people like yourself, I have no idea how you can go from a blank sheet to that, it’s amazing and a brilliant way to journal – gorgeous page.
Yes, what Em said! It’s really inspiring to see how you document the month on the page. I am trying to do the same thing with photos, but I’m at square one. I am in the process of getting photos into an online storage system, then I need to weed through thousands of photos. An ample summer project, don’t you think? 🙂
Thanks Angie! Yes, that sounds like quite the summer project! How about doing a photo mosaic of the best ones every month? I’ve seen a lot of artists do that with the art stuff they’ve done every month…or do what Em does…a video. Check out her Vimeo channel at https://vimeo.com/snowingindoors (you can easily do that with photos instead of videos using Windows Live Movie Maker, a free program)
Thank you! I’ll teach you art journaling Em, if you teach me photography 😉
I love that you art journal to capture the things that are normal while they are still normal….LOVE it!!! I have been thinking a lot about what used to be normal in my life…I miss those “normal” times with my kids!! when they were little!!!!
Thank you Leslie! I’m glad that you, who are a few years ahead of me in this parenting gig, sees the point in this.
SO Awesome! I agree, the hula hoop is my favorite part!
Thank you too for your comments about the SOC – and just to let you know – the poll is now fixed, thankfully!!! xoxo
Thanks Kristin! Excellent! I’ll be over again shortly!