Product Description
Many people know they could benefit from the therapeutic act of journaling, but the dread of not knowing what to put on the page stops them. Finally, Visual Chronicles provides a no-fear guide to expressing one's deepest self with art and words. This book offers: Exercises that encourage readers to chronicle their thoughts and lives with painting, stamping, collaging, and writing; Friendly projects, including the Personal Palette and Mini Prompt Journal, to make each entry easier to start; Inspiration for experimenting with colors, shapes, ephemera, communicating styles and more The unique combination of diverse artistic elements makes this book a must-have for artists, crafters, scrapbookers, and writers.
From the Publisher
Many people know they could benefit from the therapeutic act of journaling, but the dread of not knowing what to put on the page stops them. Finally, Visual Chronicles provides a no-fear guide to expressing one's deepest self with art and words.
Sisters Linda Woods and Karen Dinino start each chapter by debunking a journaling myth, such as "I am not artistic." They then offer:
-Exercises that encourage readers to chronicle their thoughts and lives with painting, sketching, stamping, collaging, and writing;
-Friendly projects, including the Personal Palette and Mini Prompt Journal, to make each entry easier to start;
-Inspiration for experimenting with colors, shapes, ephemera, communication styles and more.
The unique combination of diverse artistic elements makes this book a must have for artists, crafters, scrapbookers, and writers.
Sisters Linda Woods and Karen Dinino start each chapter by debunking a journaling myth, such as "I am not artistic." They then offer:
-Exercises that encourage readers to chronicle their thoughts and lives with painting, sketching, stamping, collaging, and writing;
-Friendly projects, including the Personal Palette and Mini Prompt Journal, to make each entry easier to start;
-Inspiration for experimenting with colors, shapes, ephemera, communication styles and more.
The unique combination of diverse artistic elements makes this book a must have for artists, crafters, scrapbookers, and writers.
About the Author
Sisters Karen Dinino (a lawyer) and Linda Woods (an artist) bring a right-brain/left-brain approach to journaling. Through their workshops, they coach artists to communicate better with words and writers to communicate better with art.
