Art Journal

I’ve been writing in plain A5 notebooks for years — the kind you pick up on Amazon with blank white pages. But recently, I had a thought.

What if the journal I write in felt more me? More soulful. More beautiful. Something I actually created with my hands?

So I finally sat down to make one.

This handmade book is stitched using a binding style called Link and Long Stitch. I learned it from the lovely Jeanne Oliver inside her course Poets and Misfits, and I’ve been wanting to try it ever since.

Let’s rewind to 2016. There I was, brushes in hand, teaching my 100th landscape painting workshop.

Fast-forward a decade, and I’d guided over 20,000 students online and 700+ in-person workshops—all about capturing skies, mountains, and forests.

But here’s the thing no one tells you: Passion evolves.

A quiet curiosity pulled me beyond paint. At first, it felt wild and messy. But soon, those unpredictable textures and playful marks revealed a whole new language of creativity.

Now, after countless experiments in my studio, I’m thrilled to say I’m officially teaching mixed media—and I want you to join me at

Art journaling is a delightful way to nurture your creativity, explore your emotions, and document your journey through visual storytelling. Flowers, with their vibrant colors, delicate petals, and rich symbolism, serve as a captivating subject for your art journal.

Whether you’re an experienced artist or just beginning your artistic journey, painting flowers in your art journal can be a fulfilling and inspiring experience.

To help you get started, here are 30 art journaling prompts specifically tailored for painting flowers:

There’s something deeply satisfying about shrinking your art practice down to a tiny journal you can hold in the palm of your hand.

In today’s blog, I’ll share how I transformed scraps and prints into a 4×4″ mini art journal, complete with a sturdy 5×5″ collaged cover and a mish‑mash of “junk” pages begging to be personalized.

This project is perfect for using up leftover mark‑making papers, fabric bits, and vintage ephemera—all while staying present and intuitive in the process.

Sometimes, all it takes is a single sheet of paper to open the door to endless creativity. In this blog, I’m sharing my process of creating a richly layered, textured, and beautifully imperfect grungy art journal.

If you’re looking for a freeing, intuitive, and expressive project, this Mixed Media Grungy Art Journal is perfect for you. With just one A3 sheet, some found papers, and a whole lot of messy creativity, you can make a richly layered, beautifully textured mini journal that’s raw, real, and full of soul.

Discover the magic of minimalism as you transform discarded book pages into stunning art using just black and white acrylic paint. In this project, you’ll learn to create striking collage pages with a subtle touch of vintage accent using burnt umber during stamping. Embrace the elegance of monochrome art and experience how simplicity can yield powerful visual statements.

Creating a handmade love book is a beautiful way to express love—whether as a Valentine’s Day gift for someone special or as a self-love affirmation for yourself.

In this tutorial, I’ll guide you step by step through the process of transforming an A3 sheet of paper into a heartfelt zine journal, using collage, paint, mark-making, and fabric embellishments.

I recently created a handmade artist book for Flower Fest—a soft, intuitive celebration of florals, texture, and mixed media expression.

Instead of starting from scratch, I gathered pieces from my creative past: old floral artworks, fabric scraps, coffee-dyed papers, and floral printables—and gave them new life in this book.

The result is a layered, tactile art journal that feels like a blooming garden of stories, stitched together by hand.

Documenting My Experience Over the past 30 days, I went on a transformative creative journey with Wendy Brightbill’s free course. This blog post is my way of documenting everything I’ve learned during these 30 days of creativity, exploration, and self-discovery.  Learning and Growing Every single day, I showed up and engaged with the prompts Wendy