Art Blog for The Inspiration Place

... an artist... by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt


Looking for self-discovery or clarity? Keeping a journal or an art journal is an excellent way to pass the time without an electronic device and also connect with yourself. This art journal prompt idea is adapted from Ali Edwards "One Little Word" ecourse.

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Please don't call my art journal a coloring book!

Art Journal...

Art journaling is great for all the down time I have when I am watching my son at sporting events. Here is how I prepare to art journal on the go...

A peek at my art journal... and some favorite supplies.

 

Plans for Saturday 

As I write this blog post on Friday, I am planning to go to my son's all morning wrestling tournament on Saturday. Yes, I know... I said Thursday I wasn't going... that I was...

Less is more. ( more or less) by @schulmanArt, Miriam Schulman

Art journaling is a wonderful exercise for meditation and self reflection. This blog post shares ideas for writing and keeping an art journal, or really any journal.

 

Hours of art journaling

I completely lost myself in hours of art journaling last night and into the morning. On a Saturday? Yes, on a Saturday. Well, I justified to myself,...

This question makes a great art journal prompt!  ( you can collect this inspirational art!)

When I take time to art journal

In 2013, I could never have imagined myself art journaling and now I can't imagine not doing it. Whether using markers or gel pens in a waiting room or pasting down collage pieces while keeping my son company while he does his homework. (Who am I kidding? I am not keeping him...

List What Feels like Home... by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

 

Art Journaling by @SchulmanArt

Looking for a new idea for your art journal? Writing lists are always a great prompt for art journal and self-expression.

Art Journal Prompt

For this list, I thought about what feels like home. I made this list on a road trip with my daughter to visit colleges, so it was easy to think about what comforts from...

Get in the habit of reflecting once a month...

Art Journal Prompt

For this art journal page I wrote all my reflections from the past month. This is a practice I started in January and I am enjoying it immensely. Another practice I have been doing is overlaying a mantra, a quote or a positive affirmation over the reflection. I found this helpful to keep my mind with a positive outlook and it also...

What I need to do to clean out this spring! @schulmanArt, Miriam Schulman

why don't you pin this?

I am not a neat-nik and my creative artsy self would always prefer to make a craft mess than to wash the dishes. Just the same,  I have  made a spring cleaning list.

Harmony

My word for 2014 is Harmony {see blog post: One Little Word) and the one area this has really helped me the most is in keeping my...

Art Journal Idea by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

A page from my Art Journal

Art Journal Prompt

This art journal prompt is once again from the List Yourselfbook that asks "Where do you want to go?" In order to my list not to seem like a page out of a travel agency ad, I started first with places I want to go and plan to go soon, followed by places I want to go later this year and ending with my...

Whistle while you work... by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

Make a list of YOUR favorite music!

A great art journal idea is to make a list of your favorite music or the music you listen to when you paint! 

 

My favorite albums

I listen to lots of different music. However, there are just a handful of CDs that really makes me happy and that I reach for again and again when I paint. The best ones for me...

A great art journal exercise is to cut out words and phrases from magazine and arrange them in your art journal.

Cutting and Pasting by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

(if you like this idea, why don't you pin it?)

I made a 2014 art goal to start an art journal. This "resolution" has been made easier since my daughter has discovered she loves to do it too and is always asking me if we can make time to...

Art Journal Prompt by @schulmanArt, Miriam Schulman

A great art journal prompt is to list the ways that you can show love for others. I started making this list during a long car ride. I am sure there are more ways, but since I was doing my fancy font I ran out of room but I think got some of the most essentials ones. I would love to know your ideas!

 

Prepare a meal

Perhaps it is because I am a...

Make a list for yourself!

A list from my art journal by Miriam Schulman @schulmanArt

1. Art Making: I absolutely cannot image my life without art making. Everyone needs art in your life....