I want to share with you my Art gratitude journal. It’s all about the things that I am grateful for. Journaling about the little things that we are grateful for can increase our happiness. Identifying and focusing on those little important things brings our attention to them, and helps us to focus on the positive instead of all the negative things out there in this world.
The first page is a collage picture of the whole world and the title: Gratitude, identifying my intention for this journal.
I wrote a thank you letter to my husband and included it inside the envelope I glued the envelope to the page, experimenting with paint and color on the page. I also added a bookmark to keep track of what mape I am working on next.
I am thankful for fall. I love the fall in Ohio, it is one of the reasons we decided to move back to Ohio. I included real leaves glued down with matt medium, they are holding up good.
The next page I gave myself permission to experiment with different mediums in my journal on the watercolor paper, just to see how the mediums resist the paint or not. I added in some image transfers. I am grateful for having art making in my life and for different kinds of art supplies to experiment with.
Again I’m playing with materials here, and expressing my love of the warm sunshine, missing the sun on this dreary February day.
An abstract representation of my brain. I am so thankful for my brain and that it helps me function
I am “Thankful for bright spots.” Trying in this page to focus on the bright spot, some days it is hard to find something positive when surrounded by sad news, but acknowledging the little bright spots however small helps.
Again experimenting with gel medium resists and texture
Added in potential colors for my future kitchen. We are in the middle of renovating, and it can be hard to see progress and stay positive, working out of a temporary kitchen is hard, but dreaming about finishes and colors cheers me up.
I intend to continue to work in this journal randomly focusing on the little good things in my life which I have to remind myself there are many.
