Into 2013 with Resolution! - Art Journalling
Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 08:32AM Welcome to 2013. I wish you all a happy and healthy New Year. Like many people I have been considering what changes to make in my life in 2013, playing with resolutions and picking a word to represent 2013 for me. Last year I spoke to a colleague at work about New Year resolutions and her response was ‘you don’t want resolutions you want goals!’ I immediately rebelled! Resolutions seem soft gentle things whereas goals seem hard nosed ‘must do’s’ that can add to life’s pressure - so I will be sticking to resolutions!
One of my resolutions is to start keeping an art journal - I have flirted with the idea during 2012 but not really knowing where to start I have signed up for two classed to give me a kick start, Jani Franck’s Creative Journaling and Effy Wild’s Book of Days. I have also bought a book of daily readings called Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach and I am intending to use these as a source of inspiration for journalling. The 4th January chapter introduces six principles which will act as guides for the year’s journey. These are gratitude, simplicity, harmony, beauty and joy and I have incorporated these words together with my word of the year ‘embrace’ into my first journal entry. I am not intending to blog regularly about my art journal but to write occasional posts featuring it as and when it strikes me that there may be something good to share.
Reader Comments (5)
Great Barbara I find I take so long making up my mind what to use in my journaling which defeats the object lol, but I am trying with my OLW...
Wonderful plan for the year Barbara. I look forward to your inspired creations.
A perfect start Barbara :)
I have a feeling you'll be sticking to this resolution.
That's an absolutely great start.
Hi Barbara, I think you will love working in your journal and you've made an excellent start.
Big love
Janette :-)