art journaling class Archives | Mindful Art Studio®

Trusting Your Ideas

Jul 9, 2026 | Favorite, Inspiration, Mindfulness, Slow Drawing

Dear Wonderful Creative You, One of the most important questions you can ask yourself is why you’re making art. What’s your purpose? What goal are you trying to meet? Most of my students enjoy the practice of slow drawing and slow painting in my workshops...

7 TRICKS TO MAKE TIME FOR ART

Jan 15, 2025 | Art Tutorials, Creative Self-Care, Favorite

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: One of the things I’m most passionate about as an artist and teacher is showing people that they do have time to create. Today I’ve got 7 tricks to make time for art in this short 3-minute video: What do you think? Which trick...

How to Make a Tracing Paper Envelope

Oct 14, 2024 | Art journaling tutorial, Art Tutorials, Favorite

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: I’ve got a wonderful video tutorial for you today. It’s one of my favorite techniques for making an art journal page interactive – a tracing paper envelope. I love the delicate, almost vulnerable feeling of tracing paper...

Botanical Watercolor for Beginners

Aug 5, 2024 | Art journaling tutorial, Creative Self-Care, Favorite

Watch this step by step botanical watercolor for beginners tutorial. You’ll make a beautiful leaf pattern in your sketchbook. So easy and fun!

15 Drawing Ideas You Can Do in 5 Minutes

May 29, 2024 | Art journaling tutorial, Favorite

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: I’m excited to share 15 small drawing ideas you can do in 5 minutes to fill your journals with joy. I thought it would be fun to share a few of my favorites to see if they spark something for you. If you work small, you can do a...