I don't think art teachers realize the power their words have over little creative minds, and it's so sad. I remember clear as if it happened yesterday my third grade art teacher making me redo I project I was so proud of because I'd carved in sun rays, and she said "you can't see the rays of the sun, redo it". My creative spirit withered so much that day. And yes, every time I see the rays of the sun in the sky I think of her. Many times I say out loud "you were wrong lady!".
Elise Gerard I had a teacher tell me that oxygen was not important to life on earth, but that water was the most important. I knew in that moment, I was ten, that there are some people who genuinely believe they know better than you and are sadly mistaken. There was no single right answer. It's all in your perspective! I spent an unbelievable amount of time in the bush, creeks and sun soaked clearings and those vignettes informed my art as much as anything. With the crack of thunder came my mother's encouragement "get your bathing suits on and get out there and play! Not seen as "safe" today lol. I'm so lucky! I've had so many aha moments watching Gina!
I say those same words quite often! You are right teachers are so powerful and many don't realize the impact they have. I'm glad to see you were able to turn your negative experience into a positive one. Keep on creating! xoxo- gina
Hi, I teach art and would never give my student negative feedback. Feedforward yes, how they can improve and develop. You should have been encouraged to paint and draw what you see in your heart, not just with your eyes. xx
Good afternoon, Gina! My senior year of high school I FINALLY got placed in advanced English, along with all my other "smart" friends. One day the teacher picked out a piece of writing I wrote and announced to the class it was the WORST paper he had ever read! I shrank into my seat and shut down writing for 3 years (in college)...sigh... I transferred universities, after my husband and I married (I was only 20), and went to one of the University of California branches where I took a year-long course, The History of Science. Needless to say, after MANY, MANY tearful nights, I learned HOW TO WRITE. I ended up with a double major AND a writing minor at UC Riverside. I went on to be a district writing coach for my school district and did many presentations and was also a district PAID consultant over the summer due to my writing ability and knowledge. So, you see, we have similar stories! I now have 3 blogs (mostly with our travel photos) and I LOVE to write. I always did. I look now and think how STUPID and RUDE that teacher was and I made sure I NEVER criticized a child in class! NEVER LET PEOPLE put you down! By the way, I LOVE all your art work! Cheryl Ann
I can't believe an Art Teacher would tell you that, what an absolutely horrible person! You're one the my most favorite Artists here on the tube....keep painting and doing what you do....you rock!
Lori, you just made me blush! Thank you! Teachers are so darn powerful and many don't even realize it. Thank goodness I was able to turn that negative into a positive. xoxo- gina
Finding your channel (just yesterday!) has been like finding a new author that you absolutely love and discovering they have 20 books written that you have not read. I would like to pause my world and watch each of your videos a few times, back-to-back; but, alas, there are meals to cook and floors to clean, so I will just use the videos as a reward for completing my mundane chores. Little treasures awaiting me, dispensed strategically in little snips of time! I looked quickly to see if anyone commented about the lyrics and I was disappointed in myself for having to Google!!! Lovely Rita. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! 😩
My first work of art would have been one of my photographs. I am now sewing them as pockets, tucks, and journaling pages for my own journals! I just discovered Mary Ann Moss last night while babysitting the grandkids! I can't wait to see more of your videos!
This is great! I pulled out my High School Senior Memory book from 1983 to show my daughter something. Didn't take long for me to realize that I had been 'smash-booking' back then before it ever had a name. I kept every little tidbit of ephemera/memorabilia from my senior year in H.S....cards, ticket stubs, notes from friends/teachers, pictures,etc. It was great!
Oh good a place I can release my experience. I was in 7th grade. The art teacher told the class to look out the window and draw something we see. I was so excited. There was a church and lovey trees across the street but I decided to draw the three trash cans with the overflow around them on the sidewalk. It came out really good and I too was very proud. The perspective was correct as was the shading, it was in pencil. She took one look at my drawing and preceeded to embarrass me in front of the whole class! I never drew again telling people, "I can't draw". At the ripe old age of 64 with encouragement from friends I started drawing. To my surprise I realized how good I was when a multitude of Facebook strangers started telling me I was talented! Shock of my life. Some people should NEVER be teachers! Thank God for the adult coloring book craze.
I think this will be a very interesting series. Can't wait to see more of how you evolved. I'm new, about a year now, and had a scrapbooking background. I am learning so much and want to find my own style too. Right now I'm taking pieces of what I like from other peoples videos but can't say I have a style yet! But I am seeing more and more that it is a process. Thanks for doing this.
I've never been able to 'Journal' with words, either as a daily diary or in scrapbooking. Jan of 2018 I decided to cover an empty 9x6" sketch book with scrapbooking paper, writing 'Renew" on the cover in magic marker--along with some other words of things I wanted to 'renew'. It started out very 'safe' and I might even say boring...but by March I was showing much more of my feelings as my husband's health continued to fail. Unbeknownst to me, I was 'junk journaling' I guess. Even as I look through the almost completed journal, it is a very personal journey of that last year we had together, and the shock of actually losing him. It has been so very healing, private and amazing. Who knew that we could show our emotions without words.
My goodness! Where do you find the energy to make a video when you are getting ready for a craft fair this weekend? You are rocking it! I'm on my way to my bookshelf to take a look at my old art journals.
I found my first Journal. I didn't know I was journaling then, though. And, like you , it was what is being called a glue book now. It is therapy and I'm so happy to hear you say that. Looking forward to the next video to see how you progressed.....and I'll go look for my second Journal.....
Interesting, I’ve been stuck for a while now in regards to artistic direction. Hummm, maybe all my life. Watching someone else’s video who referenced yours, brought me here. From you, I’m finding just how to find my artistic self first, which means I go back into my earliest art related memory while I still have some memory....lol. I just turned (69 years young.) Thank you for your series. Generally speaking, this helps everyone. I never did scrapbooking or junk journaling, or art journaling. I’m all over the place, lol. Very confusing to me, stifling I think and time waits for no one....time to get to it with your helpful direction, thank you💕💕💕
I am with you on the magazine pics. I prefer book pics. I just like the feel of the pages better than the thin magazine ones. This is a wonderful series you've started and it is great to see the beginnings of your art journey.
I think I'm going to love this series of videos. I'm a long time scrapbooker who also is so bored of it. I've been playing it safe for so long. I'm excited to try something new. Thank you for the encouragement.
I started looking up UA-cam about bullet journaling and came across art journaling and was amazed ! Don't remember doing anything like it in school and I am hooked I thought I can do this! Love it! 🌸
As soon as you said Mary Ann Moss I thought of her Sketchbookery class! I used to think of her when I watched your videos😊 I've always loved her style too. This is going to be a fun series!!
Wow! Thank you for taking us back to your beginnings! It's great to see the metamorphosis of your style! I can imagine that you are a terrific teacher, because you are able to present your videos in such an interesting way.
Oh looking forward to this series...I come into art journaling from art and my sketch books .So it always interests me how people become involved in art journaling .If you were the scrapbooking rebel I was the sketch book rebel...Including photos ,fabric ,lace as well as my sketches and thoughts.I would staple ,glue and hand stitch anything I liked into my sketch books and because my sketch books were spiral bound the books could expand
I loved this video and look forward to seeing more. Finding my own style is something that is constantly on my mind lately. Maybe watching this series will help me relax and enjoy my own journey. Thank you for sharing yours.
Love your videos! When I heard your comment about your art teacher I thought about my own experience in High School when the "Art Teacher" held up my drawing to show the class what their drawings should NOT look like. It still hurts a little even after 30+ years but now I know art is a journey and each person's art should not look like anyone else's as it is a unique expression of the person you are. It's good to be reminded that art should be fun, playful and therapeutic. Thanks for sharing your journey and I hope you get some rest before your show tomorrow!
I am so sorry to hear about your ugly experience. That sounds awful. Teachers are so darn powerful and many don't even realize it. Thanks for the encouragement. The show was awesome. I am exhausted and I go back to school (teacher) on Wednesday...Yikes! xoxo- gina
TheReBookery Those kids are lucky to have you as a Teacher! My Mom taught for over 30 years and I know the hard work and dedication that goes into the position, often without the proper recognition! Glad you had a good show and I look forward to more of your great videos!
Thank you so much! I ask myself almost daily, "what is MY style, my art?' I will be following closely. I love all of your videos. I would love to see more process videos on how you construct the pages and the books.
I can hardly wait for episode 2! I'm trying to figure out my own style too, so this is wonderfully helpful to me. (Plus I love looking at your stuff). Thanks so much for doing this.
Hi Gina! Looking forward to your new series of videos. This video was so helpful already! Watching ALL your videos and seeing your approach and style has already inspired me. I notice that my style is changing-- I'm beginning to see how my "boundaries" are opening up and I'm more "adventurous" with how I use the components on a page-- and I"m so pleased! Thank you for your videos and sharing your art and thoughts. P.S. I love Anthropologie catalogs too; the photo lay-outs are always well done.
Really enjoying this series! I can’t wait until I have a week off and really work thru this series one after the other and concentrate on your videos. Thanks!
Super fun! I'm excited about this series you are doing. I'm working on finding my journal groove. I'm happy with what I've created but mostly they are junk journals. This series and discussion will help me explore more. I am loving rings and art journals and being able to move stuff around. Thank you so much for starting down this road!
I had to stop and comment instead of just secretly enjoying today! 😉 This video is fabulous, I was literally responding outloud this morning, "Yep", "Oh my gosh, me too!" LOL! 😜 I loved learning about the people that inspired you on your journey, it reminded me that everyone has a beginning. 💕 I feel like I am in a transition right now myself, but then again, we probably always are. 🙂 Thanks again for this video, I look forward to more in this series and as always, getting a peek into your incredible journals! ❤️
Awesome! I am so glad you loved this. I am super excited about this series and can't wait to share more with you guys. Keep the feedback coming, please. I love hearing from you all. xoxo- gina
Funny how we get started on a certain journey, for you it was that book, me it was a simple Christmas project with air dry clay and it asked for gesso, looked it up UA-cam and saw my first art journaling video and I was hooked! Thanks for sharing hun🙏🏼💖
I love this journal! 2008 was when I first got into art journalinh, too! A lot of the things you talked about, I also did in my journals. It's interesting to see how things change over time and the trends in the "art world!" Its so fun to look back at old journals. Can't wait to see more.
OH I LOVE MIss Suzi Blu! Her use of colors has always fascinated me. I haven't checked in on her in a while. I need to. Thanks for the reminder. xoxo- gina
A friend of mine told me about an art ed class where students shared stories of hurtful/damaging comments made by art teachers. Apparently the sharing brought several people to tears. My story occurred in fifth grade when my teacher announced that she was putting my painting on the bulletin board as a joke.(She announced that to the class) It had been my second attempt to fulfill the assignment and I actually had given up on trying to make my painting look like my classmate's who was very skilled at drawing. I decided to have fun and what was fun for me was color and trees. No I couldn't get my lines very straight but I definitely had fun. So a couple weeks later the art supervisor visited our classroom. She looked at the paintings displayed and commented on each. There was a snicker among the students when she came to mine and she said, "Oh, this one? Yes, it's a little messy but oh the color! The students were hushed. my teacher looked as though she wanted to fall through the floor and I had this wonderful feeling of being completely validated. Thanks for sharing this video ; I enjoy hearing your story about your discoveries in terms of your style.
That story is priceless! As a teacher, I know just how much words and actions can influence my "babies". I try to draw on my on own ugly experiences to avoid making anyone feel as I did. Thank you for sharing. I imagine you are a pretty darn creative soul. xoxo- gina
Wow what an awesome concept! This may be a difficult journey, maybe not. I think this is a very brave step to take, trying to pin point when you started your own style, and I admire you for sharing this with us xx
Loved the video and can't wait to watch more!!!! I also just went to Amazon to look for the 1000 artists journal book and to Anthropologie and ordered catalog.......LOL!!!!! Still trying to find my style....playing it safe I guess? I'm still stuck in scrapbooking days---being fussy--matchy, matchy. Hope your show last Sunday was a success!!!!! :)
Thank you so much for doing this series. I'm fairly new to art journaling / mixed media, but I think this is a thing that we all think about. I love the journal you showed us. Tfs, greetings from Finland, Fia
Thank you for a very interesting video I'm looking forward to seeing how this series develops. I am only doing my first art journal now (and loving every minute) haven't found my 'style' but do know I prefer clean journaling paper glue etc rather than paint and mess 😊
I am excited about your new series. For years I collected stuff...labels... tickets..tags....but I didn t know why...and now I know. I also am a former big time scrapbooker moving on to art journaling, TN making and using a planner. I had a good at life at school. I had all the opportunities a kid could have. Was that a line from the Beatles, "Lovely Rita" in your 1st journal?
Crazy, but I think you helped me understand my own mind and way of thinking. Thank you thank you thank you for breaking down your process. I really appreciatewhat you have shared with us today!
Awesome video, Gina! This will be a fantastic series!! Have you seen the quarterly magazine..Art Journaling by Somerset Studio? As soon as you showed 1000 Artist Pages I thought of it. I only have one edition but I assume it's the same theme each quarter. I think you would enjoy it! Good luck and have fun at your craft show today. 😄
Hello! Yes, that magazine (and all the other Somersets) are just breathtaking. They are such a great place for inspiration. Thank you for the encouragement. It went wonderfully! But, I am utterly exhausted...and school starts Wednesday, Yikes! xoxo- gina
Ooh, interesting series!! I am brand new to this and am curious how I will be different than everyone else? Right now, I have two small children who want to do it when they see me do it, or just whatever I can do in tiny increments of time and come and add more later? I like painting from the little I have done so far, but that is the hardest for me to do with the mess and time it takes with littles wanting to be in it too. I don't even get to work in my JJ daily yet, but I NEED to if you know what I mean, for self care.
Self care is the whole reason I started journaling and I didn't even know it until much later, but it keeps me sane. So glad you are along for the journey. xoxo- gina
I've just found your Finding Your Style series now so I'm looking forward to watching them all back to back, right now.! Your first one is very informative and cheers for sharing all your awesome knowledge. 🙂💎
I don't think art teachers realize the power their words have over little creative minds, and it's so sad. I remember clear as if it happened yesterday my third grade art teacher making me redo I project I was so proud of because I'd carved in sun rays, and she said "you can't see the rays of the sun, redo it". My creative spirit withered so much that day. And yes, every time I see the rays of the sun in the sky I think of her. Many times I say out loud "you were wrong lady!".
Elise Gerard I had a teacher tell me that oxygen was not important to life on earth, but that water was the most important. I knew in that moment, I was ten, that there are some people who genuinely believe they know better than you and are sadly mistaken. There was no single right answer. It's all in your perspective! I spent an unbelievable amount of time in the bush, creeks and sun soaked clearings and those vignettes informed my art as much as anything. With the crack of thunder came my mother's encouragement "get your bathing suits on and get out there and play! Not seen as "safe" today lol. I'm so lucky! I've had so many aha moments watching Gina!
I say those same words quite often! You are right teachers are so powerful and many don't realize the impact they have.
I'm glad to see you were able to turn your negative experience into a positive one.
Keep on creating!
xoxo-
gina
Oxygen is not important...what the....?
I am so happy to see you were able to rise above and gain so much wisdom from that experience.
xoxo-
gina
Hi, I teach art and would never give my student negative feedback. Feedforward yes, how they can improve and develop. You should have been encouraged to paint and draw what you see in your heart, not just with your eyes. xx
Good afternoon, Gina! My senior year of high school I FINALLY got placed in advanced English, along with all my other "smart" friends. One day the teacher picked out a piece of writing I wrote and announced to the class it was the WORST paper he had ever read! I shrank into my seat and shut down writing for 3 years (in college)...sigh...
I transferred universities, after my husband and I married (I was only 20), and went to one of the University of California branches where I took a year-long course, The History of Science. Needless to say, after MANY, MANY tearful nights, I learned HOW TO WRITE. I ended up with a double major AND a writing minor at UC Riverside.
I went on to be a district writing coach for my school district and did many presentations and was also a district PAID consultant over the summer due to my writing ability and knowledge.
So, you see, we have similar stories! I now have 3 blogs (mostly with our travel photos) and I LOVE to write. I always did. I look now and think how STUPID and RUDE that teacher was and I made sure I NEVER criticized a child in class! NEVER LET PEOPLE put you down!
By the way, I LOVE all your art work!
Cheryl Ann
Way to go! You turned a negative into a positive!
xoxo-
gina
I can't believe an Art Teacher would tell you that, what an absolutely horrible person! You're one the my most favorite Artists here on the tube....keep painting and doing what you do....you rock!
Lori, you just made me blush! Thank you! Teachers are so darn powerful and many don't even realize it. Thank goodness I was able to turn that negative into a positive.
xoxo-
gina
SOME TEACHERS CAN BE SO CRUEL AND CAN MAKE SUCH A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON CHILDREN EVEN ADULT. I LOVE THIS FLIP THROUGH ABOUT "FINDING MY STYLE.
Finding your channel (just yesterday!) has been like finding a new author that you absolutely love and discovering they have 20 books written that you have not read. I would like to pause my world and watch each of your videos a few times, back-to-back; but, alas, there are meals to cook and floors to clean, so I will just use the videos as a reward for completing my mundane chores. Little treasures awaiting me, dispensed strategically in little snips of time! I looked quickly to see if anyone commented about the lyrics and I was disappointed in myself for having to Google!!! Lovely Rita. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! 😩
My first work of art would have been one of my photographs. I am now sewing them as pockets, tucks, and journaling pages for my own journals! I just discovered Mary Ann Moss last night while babysitting the grandkids! I can't wait to see more of your videos!
This is great! I pulled out my High School Senior Memory book from 1983 to show my daughter something. Didn't take long for me to realize that I had been 'smash-booking' back then before it ever had a name. I kept every little tidbit of ephemera/memorabilia from my senior year in H.S....cards, ticket stubs, notes from friends/teachers, pictures,etc. It was great!
Oh good a place I can release my experience. I was in 7th grade. The art teacher told the class to look out the window and draw something we see. I was so excited. There was a church and lovey trees across the street but I decided to draw the three trash cans with the overflow around them on the sidewalk. It came out really good and I too was very proud. The perspective was correct as was the shading, it was in pencil. She took one look at my drawing and preceeded to embarrass me in front of the whole class! I never drew again telling people, "I can't draw". At the ripe old age of 64 with encouragement from friends I started drawing. To my surprise I realized how good I was when a multitude of Facebook strangers started telling me I was talented! Shock of my life. Some people should NEVER be teachers! Thank God for the adult coloring book craze.
Great story! Thank you for sharing. I am so glad to hear you didn't give up.
xoxo-
gina
Gosh I loved this!!! I cannot explain it but its almost like getting permission to actually play!!!!
I think this will be a very interesting series. Can't wait to see more of how you evolved. I'm new, about a year now, and had a scrapbooking background. I am learning so much and want to find my own style too. Right now I'm taking pieces of what I like from other peoples videos but can't say I have a style yet! But I am seeing more and more that it is a process. Thanks for doing this.
You are on the right path, sister! That's exactly how I started...jumping back and forth from artists I loved and to trying their style.
xoxo-
gina
I've never been able to 'Journal' with words, either as a daily diary or in scrapbooking. Jan of 2018 I decided to cover an empty 9x6" sketch book with scrapbooking paper, writing 'Renew" on the cover in magic marker--along with some other words of things I wanted to 'renew'. It started out very 'safe' and I might even say boring...but by March I was showing much more of my feelings as my husband's health continued to fail. Unbeknownst to me, I was 'junk journaling' I guess. Even as I look through the almost completed journal, it is a very personal journey of that last year we had together, and the shock of actually losing him. It has been so very healing, private and amazing. Who knew that we could show our emotions without words.
My goodness! Where do you find the energy to make a video when you are getting ready for a craft fair this weekend? You are rocking it! I'm on my way to my bookshelf to take a look at my old art journals.
Energy or crazyiness...hmm, such a fine line. Thank you and I am so glad you are inspired.
xoxo-
gina
I found my first Journal. I didn't know I was journaling then, though. And, like you , it was what is being called a glue book now. It is therapy and I'm so happy to hear you say that. Looking forward to the next video to see how you progressed.....and I'll go look for my second Journal.....
Yay! I am so glad you are inspired!
xoxo-
gina
Interesting, I’ve been stuck for a while now in regards to artistic direction. Hummm, maybe all my life. Watching someone else’s video who referenced yours, brought me here. From you, I’m finding just how to find my artistic self first, which means I go back into my earliest art related memory while I still have some memory....lol. I just turned (69 years young.)
Thank you for your series. Generally speaking, this helps everyone. I never did scrapbooking or junk journaling, or art journaling. I’m all over the place, lol. Very confusing to me, stifling I think and time waits for no one....time to get to it with your helpful direction, thank you💕💕💕
I am with you on the magazine pics. I prefer book pics. I just like the feel of the pages better than the thin magazine ones. This is a wonderful series you've started and it is great to see the beginnings of your art journey.
I think I'm going to love this series of videos. I'm a long time scrapbooker who also is so bored of it. I've been playing it safe for so long. I'm excited to try something new. Thank you for the encouragement.
Gina, I just love this series, what an awesome thing to look back to, where it all began for you. Can't wait to see more. ❤️😀
I started looking up UA-cam about bullet journaling and came across art journaling and was amazed ! Don't remember doing anything like it in school and I am hooked I thought I can do this! Love it! 🌸
As soon as you said Mary Ann Moss I thought of her Sketchbookery class! I used to think of her when I watched your videos😊 I've always loved her style too. This is going to be a fun series!!
Wow! Thank you for taking us back to your beginnings! It's great to see the metamorphosis of your style! I can imagine that you are a terrific teacher, because you are able to present your videos in such an interesting way.
Oh looking forward to this series...I come into art journaling from art and my sketch books .So it always interests me how people become involved in art journaling .If you were the scrapbooking rebel I was the sketch book rebel...Including photos ,fabric ,lace as well as my sketches and thoughts.I would staple ,glue and hand stitch anything I liked into my sketch books and because my sketch books were spiral bound the books could expand
Sketchbook rebel...my sister!
xoxo-
gina
Even your first art journal is awesome. I believe you found your style right off. I love it!
You are so kind!
xoxo-
gina
I loved this video and look forward to seeing more. Finding my own style is something that is constantly on my mind lately. Maybe watching this series will help me relax and enjoy my own journey. Thank you for sharing yours.
Oh I hope this series can help you out! Please let me know if there are any specific things you would like to have addressed.
xoxo-
gina
Love your videos! When I heard your comment about your art teacher I thought about my own experience in High School when the "Art Teacher" held up my drawing to show the class what their drawings should NOT look like. It still hurts a little even after 30+ years but now I know art is a journey and each person's art should not look like anyone else's as it is a unique expression of the person you are. It's good to be reminded that art should be fun, playful and therapeutic. Thanks for sharing your journey and I hope you get some rest before your show tomorrow!
I am so sorry to hear about your ugly experience. That sounds awful. Teachers are so darn powerful and many don't even realize it.
Thanks for the encouragement. The show was awesome. I am exhausted and I go back to school (teacher) on Wednesday...Yikes!
xoxo-
gina
TheReBookery Those kids are lucky to have you as a Teacher! My Mom taught for over 30 years and I know the hard work and dedication that goes into the position, often without the proper recognition! Glad you had a good show and I look forward to more of your great videos!
Thank you so much! I ask myself almost daily, "what is MY style, my art?' I will be following closely. I love all of your videos. I would love to see more process videos on how you construct the pages and the books.
Oh, I hope I am able to help you in your journey.
thank you for your encouragement
xoxo-
gina
I can hardly wait for episode 2! I'm trying to figure out my own style too, so this is wonderfully helpful to me. (Plus I love looking at your stuff). Thanks so much for doing this.
Hi Gina! Looking forward to your new series of videos. This video was so helpful already! Watching ALL your videos and seeing your approach and style has already inspired me. I notice that my style is changing-- I'm beginning to see how my "boundaries" are opening up and I'm more "adventurous" with how I use the components on a page-- and I"m so pleased! Thank you for your videos and sharing your art and thoughts. P.S. I love Anthropologie catalogs too; the photo lay-outs are always well done.
Thank you!!! I can't wait for more episodes!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Fastest awesomest journaling video ever!!!
Really enjoying this series! I can’t wait until I have a week off and really work thru this series one after the other and concentrate on your videos. Thanks!
Super fun! I'm excited about this series you are doing. I'm working on finding my journal groove. I'm happy with what I've created but mostly they are junk journals. This series and discussion will help me explore more. I am loving rings and art journals and being able to move stuff around. Thank you so much for starting down this road!
It is so interesting to see where you came from to get you here to today!
So cool! Thank you! Can't wait for the next episode!! 😊💜💙💚
I had to stop and comment instead of just secretly enjoying today! 😉 This video is fabulous, I was literally responding outloud this morning, "Yep", "Oh my gosh, me too!" LOL! 😜 I loved learning about the people that inspired you on your journey, it reminded me that everyone has a beginning. 💕 I feel like I am in a transition right now myself, but then again, we probably always are. 🙂 Thanks again for this video, I look forward to more in this series and as always, getting a peek into your incredible journals! ❤️
Awesome! I am so glad you loved this. I am super excited about this series and can't wait to share more with you guys.
Keep the feedback coming, please. I love hearing from you all.
xoxo-
gina
Funny how we get started on a certain journey, for you it was that book, me it was a simple Christmas project with air dry clay and it asked for gesso, looked it up UA-cam and saw my first art journaling video and I was hooked! Thanks for sharing hun🙏🏼💖
Thank you for doing this video it really is nice to see how people started journaling 😀
Whatever you do is amazing! You're style is my style 😁💕
I'm very interested in this series. Maybe looking through my old journals will give me some inspiration 😉
thank you for sharing..something to think about.
I love this journal! 2008 was when I first got into art journalinh, too! A lot of the things you talked about, I also did in my journals. It's interesting to see how things change over time and the trends in the "art world!" Its so fun to look back at old journals. Can't wait to see more.
Also, mixed media artist suzi blu was my main inspiration back in 2008. She really inspired all I do today. Worth checking out her vids!!
OH I LOVE MIss Suzi Blu! Her use of colors has always fascinated me. I haven't checked in on her in a while. I need to. Thanks for the reminder.
xoxo-
gina
Wow - how very eye opening!!! Lots to think about. Thanks so much for sharing this. 😃🔆
A friend of mine told me about an art ed class where students shared stories of hurtful/damaging comments made by art teachers. Apparently the sharing brought several people to tears. My story occurred in fifth grade when my teacher announced that she was putting my painting on the bulletin board as a joke.(She announced that to the class) It had been my second attempt to fulfill the assignment and I actually had given up on trying to make my painting look like my classmate's who was very skilled at drawing. I decided to have fun and what was fun for me was color and trees. No I couldn't get my lines very straight but I definitely had fun. So a couple weeks later the art supervisor visited our classroom. She looked at the paintings displayed and commented on each. There was a snicker among the students when she came to mine and she said, "Oh, this one? Yes, it's a little messy but oh the color! The students were hushed. my teacher looked as though she wanted to fall through the floor and I had this wonderful feeling of being completely validated. Thanks for sharing this video ; I enjoy hearing your story about your discoveries in terms of your style.
That story is priceless! As a teacher, I know just how much words and actions can influence my "babies". I try to draw on my on own ugly experiences to avoid making anyone feel as I did.
Thank you for sharing. I imagine you are a pretty darn creative soul.
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gina
Hi Gina, thank you so much for sharing one of your first journals. I love your sty!e and look forward to every video! You inspire me! xx
Wow what an awesome concept! This may be a difficult journey, maybe not. I think this is a very brave step to take, trying to pin point when you started your own style, and I admire you for sharing this with us xx
Thank you so much! Keep the feedback coming as I'd love to hear from you about this series.
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Oh I check daily for video's from you and happy to comment (positive and constructive). You are an absolute inspiration! xx
Loved the video and can't wait to watch more!!!! I also just went to Amazon to look for the 1000 artists journal book and to Anthropologie and ordered catalog.......LOL!!!!! Still trying to find my style....playing it safe I guess? I'm still stuck in scrapbooking days---being fussy--matchy, matchy. Hope your show last Sunday was a success!!!!! :)
Thank you so much for doing this series. I'm fairly new to art journaling / mixed media, but I think this is a thing that we all think about. I love the journal you showed us. Tfs, greetings from Finland, Fia
Thank you and I am so happy you are enjoying this series. Happy creating in Finland!
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Thank you for a very interesting video I'm looking forward to seeing how this series develops. I am only doing my first art journal now (and loving every minute) haven't found my 'style' but do know I prefer clean journaling paper glue etc rather than paint and mess 😊
I am glad your a rebel! lol Love your new series, looking forward to seeing more!!
Lovely Rita! Like your journals...Lovely
Interesting ok I will go back to my first scrapbook thanks
I am excited about your new series. For years I collected stuff...labels... tickets..tags....but I didn t know why...and now I know. I also am a former big time scrapbooker moving on to art journaling, TN making and using a planner. I had a good at life at school. I had all the opportunities a kid could have. Was that a line from the Beatles, "Lovely Rita" in your 1st journal?
Yes! Lovely Rita, Meter maid! I am glad you like this series and your are finding a way to use your stuff.
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gina
What a treat to see this first art journal! It's gorgeous! I love your style. 😀
You just made me giggle!
Good. 😀 I hope you did well at the craft fair!
Crazy, but I think you helped me understand my own mind and way of thinking. Thank you thank you thank you for breaking down your process. I really appreciatewhat you have shared with us today!
Hooray! I love to hear that you gained some valuable information. I am thrilled to have helped you.
You are so sweet for letting me know.
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Cool series!! (Lovely Rita, Meter Maid!)
love the series can't wait to see more
Loved it. Thank you for this
Great idea!
fab work x
So GOOD, THANK Uuuu!!
I love this, what a great idea for a series. I'm a new subscriber and it's so inspirational to see how you started out. I can't wait to see the rest 😊
Hello and Welcome! I am so happy to supply you with some inspiration. Thank you for you kindness.
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Awesome video, Gina! This will be a fantastic series!! Have you seen the quarterly magazine..Art Journaling by Somerset Studio? As soon as you showed 1000 Artist Pages I thought of it. I only have one edition but I assume it's the same theme each quarter. I think you would enjoy it! Good luck and have fun at your craft show today. 😄
Hello! Yes, that magazine (and all the other Somersets) are just breathtaking. They are such a great place for inspiration.
Thank you for the encouragement. It went wonderfully! But, I am utterly exhausted...and school starts Wednesday, Yikes!
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Hi Gina,
Just want to say your art teacher was so wrong...you are very artistic! I look forward to this video series.
thank you!
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gina
Ooh, interesting series!! I am brand new to this and am curious how I will be different than everyone else? Right now, I have two small children who want to do it when they see me do it, or just whatever I can do in tiny increments of time and come and add more later? I like painting from the little I have done so far, but that is the hardest for me to do with the mess and time it takes with littles wanting to be in it too. I don't even get to work in my JJ daily yet, but I NEED to if you know what I mean, for self care.
Self care is the whole reason I started journaling and I didn't even know it until much later, but it keeps me sane.
So glad you are along for the journey.
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gina
I've just found your Finding Your Style series now so I'm looking forward to watching them all back to back, right now.! Your first one is very informative and cheers for sharing all your awesome knowledge. 🙂💎
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The song is Lovely Rita Meter Maid. Am I right? I will not read the other comments
YES!!!! i can never get that song out of my brain. You are awesome!
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Thank you, Love your videos. Learning a lot. Keep them coming, Have a great day
Gina, do you have a mailing PO box???
If you send me an email I can give you my address.
rebookery@comcast.net
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gina