Creative Journaling
My 2021 goal for creative journaling &
prompts that encourage writing about art, or art about writing.
Let’s talk about journaling and a quick confession: I can’t journal! As much as I love writing and crafting I’ve never been able to journal and have always envied those that do and enjoy the benefits of journaling’s introspective moments. I recognize its value, but have never been able to stick to it. I have never been able to just sit, pick a subject, recognize how I’m feeling and write.
Thankfully, when I found this snail community I discovered 2 very important things
The concept of creative journaling
A collection of small businesses & artists I love to support
I’m so amazed by the world of creative journaling that I never knew existed and am inspired to try my hand at journaling once more. I have always been drawn to and inspired by the combination of artwork and writing. It’s one of the reasons I love poetry, and especially illustrated poetry books. Most of the time, I live and breathe for my creative hobby (crafting) and that hobby is what brings me to the blank page. Through creative journaling, I really hope to use that as a motivator to begin journaling about the process and experiences. )Plus who doesn’t love an excuse to buy more craft supplies.) So I’ve set a creative journaling goal for 2021: journal once a week on prompts that have to do with creativity, artwork, art inspirations and/or using products that engage with or support artists in our snail mail community. It’s a great excuse to use those washi samples I always forget about, an even greater excuse to explore more locally made craft supplies! For this project I have started on an Emerging Green Eco Friendly Notebook made with recycled paper (get yours for 10% off using code HIPPIEPOST10 on Amazon).
I hope you’ll join me on a creative journaling challenge and adventure this year! And if you’re anything like me, and struggle with journaling motivation, here are 25 creative journal prompts that encourage writing about art, or making art about writing.
Hello: Write a story, letter or poem that starts with the word “hello” or other greeting. Introduce yourself, your goals and intentions for your journal. Then decorate the cover & first page.
Write out your favorite quote in your prettiest, most fun or most colorful handwriting. Try multiple different font styles. Then decorate the page around it.
Write out your favorite poem. Create an illustration or collage about it.
Create a collage based on your seasonal favorites items, activities or themes. Then write about why you love them.
Create a mood board with your favorite color palette for the season. Then write about why you’re drawn to those colors.
Try blind contour drawing. Then write about the experience.
Make a collage using only paper scraps & washi samples. Then write about the challenge.
Paste in photos from a recent activity / adventure and write captions for them.
Paste in a found photo and create a story or poem about it.
Create a pressed / dried flower botanical page with descriptions of the flowers or the journey to collect them.
Write a poem & create an illustration for it.
Create a collage self-portrait. Write about the experience.
Listen to your favorite letter writing music, create a collage or drawing based around the music then write about the experience or piece.
Write down your dreams and nightmares. Create a drawing or collage about them.
Where would you go if you could travel anywhere in the world at any time. Describe or decorate the scene.
What is a challenge that’s holding you back? Describe it & make art about it.
What’s a current dream or goal? Describe it & make art about it.
If you could have a conversation with anyone in history or fiction, what would you say or ask? Describe the conversation & make art about it.
Where do you seek adventure? Describe it & make art about it.
Write a haiku about your day or week. Decorate the page.
Create a “found poem.” Decorate the page.
Write a note-to-self to read tomorrow, in a week, month or year. Decorate the page.
Create a found art or junk journal page with ephemera/paper you found in your daily life (but tickets, receipts, pamphlets, magazines etc.). Write about the items you found or the challenge of crafting with found materials.
What is something that you would like to improve in your creative life? Take a page to practice it. Write about the experience or challenge.
Goodbye: Write a story, letter or poem that starts with the word Goodbye. Then write about something you would like to say goodbye to, let go of or set free. Decorate the page & let it be.
Thanks so much for reading! I hope you enjoyed these thoughts and ideas on creative journaling! Stay tuned on the @Hippie.Post instagram page for photos of my journaling adventures, additional prompts & tags for all the wonderful products I’m using!
~Your Hippie Penpal, Teddy Ann