Unleash your creativity with my top 5 tips for adding imperfect but awesome hand lettering to your art journals and mixed media projects!

Are you one of the millions of people suffering from perfectionism? Don't let this messy art journaling/junk journaling session fool you! This abstract, free, messy style is NOT how I naturally create art (although I sure wish that it was!).

Simple mark making in an art journal has so many health benefits, it is hard to wrap my brain around all of it, so I asked Chat GPT . . . and now I'm even more convinced that mixed media art journaling is one of the best things I can do for my health.

If there is one thing that I have learned over the past 5 or more years about mixed media art journaling it is this: I need to totally let go of the outcome and simply embrace the process and the materials and the having fun making a mess!!!

Making things with your hands, like art or craft, is a guaranteed way to calm an overstimulated nervous system. How do I know this? Because it works for me personally and I’ve seen the scientific studies. But people still feel guilty about making creativity a regular part of their lives. Watch me paint as I discuss why this is so and how you can overcome your resistance.

Watch as I paint a Watercolor Folk Art pattern in my art journal as I review my history with anxiety throughout my adult life.

Watch as I flip through completed art journals and watercolor sketchbooks.

Are the colors on your artwork having a conversation with each other? Or are they battling it out? Watch my YouTube series and find out exactly how to create color harmony in all of your work!

Fodder School 4 is just getting rolling! Check out how amazing it has been so far.

Fodder School 3 wrapped up on September 30, 2024 but you can be totally inspired by all of these amazing mixed media collage art lessons done by Fodder School participants from around the world at any time!