With a little exploring you soon discover that hand lettering words and phrases in your art journal (or on anything else) is really about drawing letters, not writing them. And just like drawing anything else, we can all learn to draw if we're willing to learn some techniques—and of course, put in some practice.
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The market is infused with all kinds of inks, which can be confusing. But I have good news for you. There really aren't that many kinds after all! In fact, there are just two kinds.
Only two!
We all have our own lurking Inner Critic.
Some are louder and meaner than others, some sound a lot like other voices from our lives, and some are quieter and less overt but just as critical. You are probably intimately familiar with your Inner Critic when you begin to create something new—whether it's a page in your art journal or anything else.
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Chances are, one or both of these statements have come out of your mouth:
"I want to art journal, but I don't have time.
or
I want to art journal, but I don't have the space in my house."
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My secret dream is that everyone in the world keeps an art journal. Wouldn't that be something? A whole world of people, young and old, sick and healthy, laborers and power brokers, all who reflect, experiment, express...who witness and value their own creativity... and then go out into the world as the creative beings they are (we all are) and unleash that force into all the occupations on earth.
Read MoreYou may not like my answer to this question, but I think you'll find I'm right.
It really is up to you.
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As the oldest of three siblings with a single mother, I carried responsibility from an early age. I took care of my brother and sister, household chores and dinners, and somewhere along the way I also made it my job to keep everyone happy. (Ahem, I'm working on that). I learned that play came after work—if at all.
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Self taught artist, ranging reader, and writer of Wonderwise newsletter.
