Tag Archives: Art journal
How to be creative. Tip of the week number 3
Photo: Jeanette Nilssen CREATIVITY TIP OF THE WEEK- How to get focused. Sometimes we find we have no ideas, and other times we find that we have too many. And having too many can be just as much of a problem as not having any at all. In this article I will talk about why it is important to select a few good ideas at a time. Focusing… Read More
How to be creative. Tip of the week Number 2
DIY- Mini magic Creativity cards CREATIVITY TIP OF THE WEEK – Give your Creativity an Art Energy Snack. Imagine kneeling beside a mountain stream and cuping your hands to drink the fresh, cold, clear water, standing under a waterfall or plunging into a pool or lake. Any one of these will make you feel wonderful. My… Read More
How to be creative. Tip of the week Number 1…….
Do something different and have some fun at the same time. One of the things that can stop you being creative is being afraid to make mistakes. Another is not knowing how to break outside the usual things you do. You can often set rules for yourself that are smothering your creativity and you don’t even know it.… Read More
Sketchbook, What To Do When You’re Bored?
Summer is here and I am cold and bored, it is the coldest summer in 70 years! I feel like doing nothing and now my sketchbook is rather neglected… this is all that I have done in a week. YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE TO THIS BLOG AND RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS OF NEW POSTS BY EMAIL, OR FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM OR TWITTER. Share the magic of… Read More
How to make pocket sketchbook
Some of my favourite things at the moment are my sketchbooks. I have lots of them, and also journals and pocket notebooks everywhere. And I use them for different things. I have one that is for doing my minimum 15 minutes artwork each day, I have one for the sketches I do when I am sitting… Read More