All in wild creativity
I have no idea how much he’ll use this journal or if it will be a passing fancy, forgotten along with a stream of other treasures he no longer cares about. But I hope he remembers this part—our hands together, creating beauty out of thin air. I hope he learns that this journal can be one of his safe spaces, a place to pour his hopes and dreams and worries. Somewhere he can find himself in quiet moments of creative exploration.
I believe that all art-making (especially art journaling) is a journey. A long, winding path, leading us deeper into our own truth. There is no wrong way to go. If you feel lost, you just haven’t gone far enough yet.
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I scrawl tender truths in my waiting art journal. Heart pounds in throat, thick with yearning. I smear luscious color in oil pastel, jagged strokes speaking emotions with no name.
“I know I wouldn’t be here today, and where I am today, if not for creativity. For years, I tried to walk the narrow path. Get the career and keep the 9-5 job, creativity only leaking out in controlled ways. And I thought I was satisfied.”
Art journaling saves my sanity and my life on a daily basis. I’m teaching in Wild Creative Journey, crafting art journal affirmations for anxiety and depression . . .
“I started writing for myself and to tell my truth. I never believed I would resonate with so many people.”
Staff artist Nolwenn Petitbois paints her word of the year.
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