Digital Art Journaling

I have seen art journaling a lot recently. And I have been interested. But I don't have an art studio, which is pretty much what you need to keep all the paint, brushes, canvases, and other supplies needed handy.

So when Jessica Sprague offered a digital version, and it was on sale in December, I signed up with some Christmas present money. 

To tell you the truth, this is a hard class for me. 

The style is so different. So different that I often struggle liking it.

My creativity is stretched, for sure. 

So I am behind in my  online class. Because a lot of nights I just don't have the mental energy to go there.

But it is good for me. 

So here is some (ok, almost all) I have done so far.

I love this one. I pretty much just copied what the teacher did. (You will see that there is a big gap between what the teacher does and I copy, versus what I come up with on my own. But, hey, that's why she's the teacher, right?!) 

The quote says "It is not easy to separate ourselves from what we think we should do and walk in the direction of what we know we must do."

 This next one needs...something. Not sure yet, a border?  But of course we love this quote.

 This next one I do like. It is from a book by Trina Paulus called "Hope for the Flowers."  

Wendy Watson Nelson gave this synopsis: A story is told of a caterpillar named Yellow who was trying to discover what she should do with her life. In her wanderings she came upon another caterpillar caught in some gauzy filament. Concerned, she asked if she could help. The other caterpillar explained that the filament was all part of becoming a butterfly. When Yellow heard the word butterfly, her whole insides leaped. "But what is a butterfly?" she asked. The cocooned caterpillar explained, "It's what you are meant to become." Yellow was intrigued but a bit defiant: "How can I believe there's a butterfly inside you or me when all I see if a fuzzy worm?" After further reflection she pensively asked, "How does one become a butterfly?" The answer? "You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar."
 (Synopsis by Wendy Watson Nelson, Increasing Intimacy In Marriage," page 82.)

Our girls camp theme is "Becoming," using the butterfly as the imagery. And we have been talking a lot about the idea of becoming more like the Savior at Young Women and our meetings. So with those two things in mind, I came up with the poster. I love the colors, and I love the message. I am going to frame it in my room to remind myself to not hold myself back with assumptions or negative thinking, or whatever. :)

 And lastly, home. I again copied Jessica Sprague on this one. But I like it. I think.

Even though I don't love everything I make with photoshop, I love the possibilities.