Day 21 of #getmessymay. Prompt is 'Location'. Thank you to Lauren @laurenfairwx for your tutorial. I love your drawing! One of my happiest places is the beach, so that's what I did for this prompt. Messy May is hosted by @getmessyartjournal. #messymay2024 #getmessyartjournal #artcollage #getmessyhabit #junkjournal #mixedmedia #createeveryday
After a very intensive and inspiring May, it is time for a new Get Messy season. Season of Manifestation is upon us! 🙌 Follow the link in our bio to learn more about the membership. 💖 Official hashtag for the season: #gmseasonofmanifestation Your 3 amazing guides for the season are: ✨Gabrielle Heckenbucker @gabrielle_heckenbucker ✨Claudette Hasenjager @claudette_hasenjager ✨Kristi Nazzaro @soul_positive Everything you want is already inside you. It’s a beautiful truth that becomes transparently clear with a consistent art journal practice. You are able to add techniques to your toolbox, you can buy new art supplies to play with, but in the end, it will always be YOU that you bring to the page. Isn’t that freeing? What you bring to the page will always be unique, and will always be ENOUGH, because it’s you. As artists, we are continuously manifesting. We are bringing what we want to the page. We’re mixing who we are right now and the season we are in, and adding beauty. Here’s to a season of stepping into your light, stepping into your greatness and opening up space for abundance to enter your journal and your life. Art + Love Your Fairy Artmother, Caylee Join us! Link in BIO 🥰🤗 🏷️ #getmessyartjournal #getmessyart #getmessyhabit #messypages #artjournals #artjournaling #mixedmediaartjournal #junkjournals #junkjournaljunkies #creativejournal #journalpages #artforbreakfast #createeveryday #mixedmediajournal #creativepractice #carveouttimeforart #doitfortheprocess #artistsoninstagram
Day 20 of #getmessymay. Prompt is 'Bold'. Thank you to Karen @scrappyklp for the inspo! Messy May is hosted by @getmessyartjournal. #messymay2024 #getmessyartjournal #artcollage #getmessyhabit #junkjournal #mixedmedia #createeveryday
Messy May Day 31 (Wohooo! You made it! 🎉🎉🎉) The last day is hosted by Caylee Grey @cayleegrey 💛 #getmessymay #getmessymay2024 Here's your prompt 🎨PHOENIX🎨 What did you learn from a month of daily-ish creative habit? What do you want to take with you going forward? What do you want to burn and rise from? Later today we'll share the host's take on it 🎉 --- Want to play along? The daily-ish journaling challenge for imperfect creatives. 📕 Sign up for free by clicking the link in profile (this gives access to the special classroom and bonuses) 📙 Follow the prompt and micro challenge on Instagram 📗 Create along with the host artist, share your art, cheer on other creatives. Use the #getmessymay and #getmessymay2024 hashtags to be discovered by fellow artists.
#messymay2024 Days 21 Location and 28 Affirmation. Lately I have been sick a lot and also I have hay fever which has gotten worse in the last years. So, these last few days I felt quite tired and weak. The thing is that it’s been hard for me to keep up with the challenge and just enjoy it. But I appreciate it entirely! Here are my last pages. I have to confess that for Location I used a page I drew some time ago in a square in my city because I didn’t have time nor the energy to do the task. Thank you Lauren Fairweather @laurenfairwx and Rikki Horvatic @starmothpress and @getmessyartjournal! 🙏🌷☺️ #getmessymay #messyjournals #instagramchallenge #getmessyhabit #creativejournal #messypages #artjournaling #createeveryday #doitforthejoy #doitfortheprocess #artistsoninstagram #may #lovespring
Day 19 of #getmessymay. Prompt is 'Roots'. Thank you to Christine @bonfireart for the lesson. I loved the amount of thought you put into this prompt! It was a little challenging for me. Messy May is hosted by @getmessyartjournal. #messymay2024 #getmessyartjournal #artcollage #getmessyhabit #junkjournal #mixedmedia #createeveryday
something Small and beautiful.. every day. #junkjournal #ephemera #vintageephemera #artjournalpage #cutandpaste #mixmediacollage #visualjournal #artjournalpage #junkjournaling #getmessyartjournal #artjournals #artjournaleveryday #journalart #creativejournal #journalinspiration #artjournalpages #artmarks #alteredbook #creativejournaling #mixedmediajournal #artjournaling #vintagepaper #junkjournaljunkies #getmessyhabit #messyart #collagejournal #gluebook #vintagejournal #collagejourney
Day 18 of #getmessymay. Prompt is 'Serendipity'. Thank you to @thisistruleetraci for the lesson. I really loved letting the dice make the decisions for me! Messy May is hosted by @getmessyartjournal. #messymay2024 #getmessyartjournal #artcollage #getmessyhabit #junkjournal #mixedmedia #createeveryday
Messy May Day 30 Today is hosted by Brooke Henry @bbhenry_art 💛 #getmessymay #getmessymay2024 Here's your prompt 🎨STITCHING🎨 Bridge the gap between the world of textiles and paper with stitching. Later today we'll share the host's take on it 🎉 --- Want to play along? The daily-ish journaling challenge for imperfect creatives. 📕 Sign up for free by clicking the link in profile (this gives access to the special classroom and bonuses) 📙 Follow the prompt and micro challenge on Instagram 📗 Create along with the host artist, share your art, cheer on other creatives. Use the #getmessymay and #getmessymay2024 hashtags to be discovered by fellow artists.
Messy May Day 27 TYPE 💙 This day's prompt is to get creative with letters to say something that's on your mind. I liked how Yin used type on the style of dress she wears. So I chose a cute pair of jeans and got out my large foam alphabet stamps. My message to myself is to let go of heavy and nostalgic feelings. Getting creative clears me and brings me back to the beautiful, lightfilled moment that is now. 💙 Thank you, @yin_dgs and @getmessyartjournal for the prompts! 💙 #getmessyhabit #creativehappylife #dailyartjournaling #journalinspiration #getmessymay2024 #junkjournaljunkies #artjournallove #mindfuljournaling #mixedmediacollageart #karenlizcreative
Messy May Day 29 Today is hosted by Tania Ahmed @taniaahmed 💛 #getmessymay #getmessymay2024 Here's your prompt 🎨MONOPRINT🎨 Enter the wonderful world of gel printing and explore how it can the cure for your perfection-itis! Later today we'll share the host's take on it 🎉 --- Want to play along? The daily-ish journaling challenge for imperfect creatives. 📕 Sign up for free by clicking the link in profile (this gives access to the special classroom and bonuses) 📙 Follow the prompt and micro challenge on Instagram 📗 Create along with the host artist, share your art, cheer on other creatives. Use the #getmessymay and #getmessymay2024 hashtags to be discovered by fellow artists.
#getmessymay2024 Days 27 TYPE and 26 DREAMY. I played, reflected on who I want to be in my life and art practice so, I enjoyed both of them. Thank you Yin Goh @yin_dgs and Sasha Zeen @sasha_zeen and @getmessyartjournal! #getmessyartjournal #getmessymay #messyjournals #instagramchallenge #getmessyhabit #creativejournal #messypages #artjournaling #createeveryday #doitforthejoy #doitfortheprocess #artistsoninstagram #may #lovespring #flowstateofmind
Day 28: “affirmation” I loved your video @starmothpress and the encouragement to just follow what my heart needs while creating. 🩷 Messy May has had a BUNCH of beautiful free printables this year and I used both @claudette_hasenjager and @marianneburgerstudio s lovely prints on this page! Just what my heart needed today!! #getmessymay2024 #getmessymay #getmessyartjournal #gmseasonofgestalt #getmessyhabit #getmessyartist
May in my journal was FUN. Release. Relief. Ease. I’m carrying that with me into the next one - No. 0431. It’s an old book, and I’ll be cutting out the pages and gessoing the rest and using the paper as a base. And it’s featuring something pretty darn exciting that I’m not allowed to share with you just yet …
Messy May Day 28 Today is hosted by Rikki Horvatic @starmothpress 💛 #getmessymay #getmessymay2024 Here's your prompt 🎨AFFIRMATION🎨 Take your creativity to the page and allow whatever wants to flow. Through a combination of techniques, bring together a spread that affirms your soul in just the way you need. Then use this inspiration to craft the perfect affirmation, and write it out on the page as a finishing touch! Later today we'll share the host's take on it 🎉 --- Want to play along? The daily-ish journaling challenge for imperfect creatives. 📕 Sign up for free by clicking the link in profile (this gives access to the special classroom and bonuses) 📙 Follow the prompt and micro challenge on Instagram 📗 Create along with the host artist, share your art, cheer on other creatives. Use the #getmessymay and #getmessymay2024 hashtags to be discovered by fellow artists.
For Prompt 17 of Messy May, the theme was Vintage. I chose to interpret vintage as representing a feeling of the past. In my mixed media collage, I incorporated a modern image in the corner and added the stamped word "vintage" to the top left-hand corner. I have a fondness for old things, so I took some time to consider how to create a vintage atmosphere for this prompt. I like the way it all came together. Here's to completing another piece for the Messy May series. Let us embrace the values of truth, beauty, freedom, love, and the written word as we read and write on! 📖✒️ @Shh_IamReading @thewritingwhisperer #getmessyartjournal #getmessyart #getmessyhabit #messypages #artjournals #artjournaling #mixedmediaartjournal #junkjournals #junkjournaljunkies #creativejournal #journalpages #artforbreakfast #createeveryday #mixedmediajournal #creativepractice #carveouttimeforart #doitfortheprocess #artistsoninstagram #messymay2024 #gmseasonofgestalt #journalkeeping #writingexercise #innerself #reflection #create #mindful #betterme #findingjoy #findinghappiness
Prompt 18 delved into the idea of serendipity, which is defined as the occurrence of fortunate events by chance. Our task was to let serendipity guide us as we created a page, and see where it would lead us. Here is my approach to the prompt. I used a tag with the word "serendipity" and included a small leaflet that can be opened up. I plan to fill it with moments of serendipity from my life. I haven't filled it out yet, so I didn't include a picture of the opened booklet on the right. Here's to successfully completing another Messy May prompt! Let us embrace the values of truth, beauty, freedom, love, and the written word as we read and write on! 📖✒️ @Shh_IamReading @thewritingwhisperer #getmessyartjournal #getmessyart #getmessyhabit #messypages #artjournals #artjournaling #mixedmediaartjournal #junkjournals #junkjournaljunkies #creativejournal #journalpages #artforbreakfast #createeveryday #mixedmediajournal #creativepractice #carveouttimeforart #doitfortheprocess #artistsoninstagram #messymay2024 #gmseasonofgestalt #journalkeeping #writingexercise #innerself #reflection #create #mindful #betterme #findingjoy #findinghappiness
As mentioned previously, I am approaching these tasks based on the inspiration they evoke, rather than the order in which they were presented. Today, I worked on Prompt 12, Uncover, and took a different approach from the unmade bed line drawing which was suggested. Instead, I created a mixed-media piece with a flap that unveils a picture of myself and two of my four children. This was a personal interpretation of the Messy May Prompt, Uncover, and I am happy with the result. Cheers to the remainder of Messy May! Let us embrace the values of truth, beauty, freedom, love, and the written word as we read and write on! 📖✒️ @Shh_IamReading @thewritingwhisperer #getmessyartjournal #getmessyart #getmessyhabit #messypages #artjournals #artjournaling #mixedmediaartjournal #junkjournals #junkjournaljunkies #creativejournal #journalpages #artforbreakfast #createeveryday #mixedmediajournal #creativepractice #carveouttimeforart #doitfortheprocess #artistsoninstagram #messymay2024 #gmseasonofgestalt #journalkeeping #writingexercise #innerself #reflection #create #mindful #betterme #findingjoy #findinghappiness
Day 27: “type” prompt. I used my word of the year like @yin_dgs did in her beautiful video. I always find it written all over my table under papers, and so I used a piece of that for background. This was fun to work on during the @getmessyartjournal #gmcuriositycollective hangout with @claudette_hasenjager and the girls 🩷 #getmessymay2024 #getmessymay #getmessyartjournal #gmseasonofgestalt #getmessyhabit #getmessyhangout
Messy May Day 27 Today is hosted by Yin Goh @yin_dgs 💛 #getmessymay #getmessymay2024 Here's your prompt 🎨TYPE🎨 Get creative with type on your page to say something that’s on your mind today. Later today we'll share the host's take on it 🎉 --- Want to play along? The daily-ish journaling challenge for imperfect creatives. 📕 Sign up for free by clicking the link in profile (this gives access to the special classroom and bonuses) 📙 Follow the prompt and micro challenge on Instagram 📗 Create along with the host artist, share your art, cheer on other creatives. Use the #getmessymay and #getmessymay2024 hashtags to be discovered by fellow artists.
Day 24: “experiment” thank you @shannongyates58 for a lovely prompt! I wrote on my page before I started to “keep experimenting, not until it “looks good”, but until it feels right in my heart.” So I’ve been playing with it (experimenting) for a few days!! And she feels done now 🩷 I’m slowly using last years @kellyraeroberts planner ephemera & the white flowers were happy mail from @claudette_hasenjager #getmessymay2024 #getmessyartjournal #gmseasonofgestalt #getmessyartist #getmessyhabit #doitfortheprocess
Day 26: “dreamy” @sasha_zeen I loooved your video & the combo of watercolor & acrylics! I’ll be using this again and again!!! 🩷 #getmessymay2024 #getmessyartjournal #gmseasonofgestalt #getmessyartist #getmessyhabit #doitfortheprocess
#getmessymay2024 Days 24 and 25. Experiment and Matamorphosis(“Other worlds are possible”)Very enjoyable both. Thank you @shannongyates58 and @marianneburgerstudio and @getmessyartjournal ! #getmessymay #messyjournals #instagramchallenge #getmessyhabit #creativejournal #messypages #artjournaling #createeveryday #doitforthejoy #doitfortheprocess #artistsoninstagram #may #lovespring #flowstateofmind
Messy May Day 26 Today is hosted by Sasha Zeen @sasha_zeen 💛 #getmessymay #getmessymay2024 Here's your prompt 🎨DREAMY🎨 Mix wet watercolor with acrylic paint to create a dreamy, hazy painterly effect on a page. You can use your fingers or feel free to experiment with brushes and other tools. Later today we'll share the host's take on it 🎉 --- Want to play along? The daily-ish journaling challenge for imperfect creatives. 📕 Sign up for free by clicking the link in profile (this gives access to the special classroom and bonuses) 📙 Follow the prompt and micro challenge on Instagram 📗 Create along with the host artist, share your art, cheer on other creatives. Use the #getmessymay and #getmessymay2024 hashtags to be discovered by fellow artists.
#getmessymay2024 Day 22 Home, 23 Emotions Loved doing both! Thank you, Esté Macleod @estemacleod and Susanne Müller and @getmessyartjournal ! “Home is where my heart is” Esté McLoud. “It is possible to use our breathing to embrace our strong emotions and experience relief”Thich N. H. #getmessyartjournal #getmessymay #messyjournals #instagramchallenge #getmessyhabit #creativejournal #messypages #artjournaling #createeveryday #doitforthejoy #doitfortheprocess #artistsoninstagram #may #lovespring #flowstateofmind
Days 20 & 21 of Messy May BOLD & LOCATION I loved the tutorials by Karen and Lauren. Thank you! ❤️ @laurenfairwx and scrappyklp!! As usual, I took the inspiration and ran in my own direction. Be BOLD is a note to self to balance the yin and yang energies. 🖤🌸LOCATIONS that inspire me: flower gardens, museums, the sweet freedom I feel when riding my bike, the wind in my hair. Peaceful & creative Sunday, lovelies! 🖌🤍 #mixedmediacollageart #artpagespoetry #artjournalpage #getmessymay2024 #artismyhappyplace #artjournaling #gluepaperscissors #junkjournaljunkies #artforbreakfast #scrapbookinspiration #mindfuljournaling #journaladdict #getmessyhabit #artjournallove #karenlizcreative
Messy May has provided me with some prompts that have resonated deeply with me, while others have required some deep reflection. Prompt number two, Nourish, was particularly thought-provoking for me. It took some time, but I was finally able to formulate a response to the prompt. Today, I am pleased to say that I have completed my creation and I am excited to share it with you all. Let us embrace the values of truth, beauty, freedom, love, and the written word as we read and write on! 📖✒️ @Shh_IamReading @thewritingwhisperer #getmessyartjournal #getmessyart #getmessyhabit #messypages #artjournals #artjournaling #mixedmediaartjournal #junkjournals #junkjournaljunkies #creativejournal #journalpages #artforbreakfast #createeveryday #mixedmediajournal #creativepractice #carveouttimeforart #doitfortheprocess #artistsoninstagram #messymay2024 #gmseasonofgestalt #journalkeeping #writingexercise #innerself #reflection #create #mindful #betterme #findingjoy #findinghappiness
Day 25: metamorphosis 🦋 to say I had FUN with today’s prompt would be a HUGE understatement!!! Inky butterflies?! yes please!!! Loved your video @marianneburgerstudio 🦋 I’m so glad a took a pic in the “messy middle”, I got lost in the process and made soooo much fun ephemera with my ink & glass pen! And then… I spilled a FULL glass of water on my art table 😕 Then… I discovered I had been making ALL of my gorgeous ephemera with my WATER SOLUBLE ink instead of my permanent ink 🫣 Ughhh I salvaged what I could to finish my page… and had to laugh at the quote I had ALREADY chosen BEFORE my spill 🦋 #getmessymay2024 #getmessyartjournal #getmessyartist #getmessyhabit #doitfortheprocess
Day 17 of #getmessymay. Prompt is 'Vintage'. Thank you to @megjournals for the inspo! Messy May hosted by @getmessyartjournal. #messymay2024 #getmessyartjournal #artcollage #getmessyhabit #junkjournal #mixedmedia #createeveryday
Messy May Day 25 Today is hosted by Marianne Burger @marianneburgerstudio 💛 #getmessymay #getmessymay2024 Here's your prompt 🎨METAMORPHOSIS🎨 Make hybrid butterflies using acrylic inks and create a transformative page with collage elements to reflect on our ever-changing creative journey. Later today we'll share the host's take on it 🎉 --- Want to play along? The daily-ish journaling challenge for imperfect creatives. 📕 Sign up for free by clicking the link in profile (this gives access to the special classroom and bonuses) 📙 Follow the prompt and micro challenge on Instagram 📗 Create along with the host artist, share your art, cheer on other creatives. Use the #getmessymay and #getmessymay2024 hashtags to be discovered by fellow artists.
#getmessymay2024 Days 19 Roots and 20 Bold. Very interesting both of the prompts. Bold was easier for me because I love making bold marks and just letting myself flow with them. Roots was more challenging because I had to reflect on things related to my roots that are painful. But I loved both! Thank you Cristina Keim @bonfireart and Karen Price and @getmessyartjournal ☺️💐! #getmessymay #messyjournals #instagramchallenge #getmessyhabit #creativejournal #messypages #artjournaling #createeveryday #doitforthejoy #doitfortheprocess #artistsoninstagram #may #lovespring #flowstateofmind
20 journals that changed my art and human life part 2/2 〰️ 2023.05 No Journal Could Ever Contain the Magnitude / Heidelberg Gets Messy - I put this first, rather than following things chronologically because it's had one of the biggest impacts. It reminded me of the power of women together. It reminded me of the power of the Internet. It reminded me of the power of physical, tangible space too. Of Vanessa. 〰️ 2021.07 You Make Me Love / Berlin with Rach - true traveling like an artist. The point was to create in cafes and eat eggs for breakfast. I went with Rach. One of my best memories of her jumping through the crowd like a gazelle while my boob popped out. The journal helped me remember that, luckily there were no photos. 〰️ 2021.11 Hamburg - The same as the Berlin trip, but on my own, for my annual business retreat. Self, art, work, such a beautiful trio. 〰️ 2023.02 Body of Art - This cover has changed so many times but this journal taught me (surprise) that my body IS art. I get to create beauty in, through, and from it. I put the class together while in a bad body space, and I'm proud for pushing through that because that's when it's most needed. 〰️ 2023.03 South Africa - I rediscovered the beauty of South Africa through these pages (and finally altered a journal cover I loved that had pages I hated). 〰️ 2023.07 Written Thoughts - I don't carry a TN cover around anymore but I very much do carry around the tiny journals. I now allow myself one in my car, bag, and house/dog walks. This got me through going back to hospital and my body falling down with anxiety. This journal found my courage and my safety. 〰️ 2023.08 Grief - A part of me died when Rachael died and I found some of myself again in these zines. 〰️ 2023.09 Grief & Loss & Beauty & Delight Exploring more of life and coming back, coming back, coming back. 〰️ 2024.01 Trusty, Comfortable Underwear with a Tiny Sprinkle of Regular Journal Magic - THE GET MESSY JOURNAL. So proud that this is in the world. 〰️ 2024.05 Messy May / Forging a Path - finding fun. Showing up again and again. The antidote to the safety of perfectionism.
Messy May Day 24 Today is hosted by Shannon Yates @shannongyates58 💛 #getmessymay #getmessymay2024 Here's your prompt 🎨EXPERIMENT🎨 Create pages that take them and you from ordinary to extraordinary Later today we'll share the host's take on it 🎉 --- Want to play along? The daily-ish journaling challenge for imperfect creatives. 📕 Sign up for free by clicking the link in profile (this gives access to the special classroom and bonuses) 📙 Follow the prompt and micro challenge on Instagram 📗 Create along with the host artist, share your art, cheer on other creatives. Use the #getmessymay and #getmessymay2024 hashtags to be discovered by fellow artists.
Messy May Day 2: Nourish I am nourished by nature, reading, being around animals - especially my cats and dogs, being creative, watching Halloween and horror movies, and practicing my craft. @getmessyartjournal #getmessymay2024 #getmessymay #getmessyhabit #getmessyart #artwitchery #artjournal
Home. The number one topic my brain is on. Where is home? How can I find home? How do I create home? Will I ever feel at home again? / printables by @shannongyates58 and @laurenfairwx for the @getmessyartjournal Messy May free classroom
Messy May Day 23 Today is hosted by Susanne Müller @susisjournaladventure 💛 #getmessymay #getmessymay2024 Here's your prompt 🎨EMOTIONS🎨 Embrace all your emotions, the quiet and loud, the bright and dark, the light and heavy. Later today we'll share the host's take on it 🎉 --- Want to play along? The daily-ish journaling challenge for imperfect creatives. 📕 Sign up for free by clicking the link in profile (this gives access to the special classroom and bonuses) 📙 Follow the prompt and micro challenge on Instagram 📗 Create along with the host artist, share your art, cheer on other creatives. Use the #getmessymay and #getmessymay2024 hashtags to be discovered by fellow artists.
Day 22: “home” I loved watching your process @estemacleod and had lots of fun writing / painting the background 🩷 thank you for a great prompt!! #getmessymay2024 #getmessyartjournal #gmseasonofgestalt #getmessyhabit #getmessymay #creativelifehappylife
Journal for writing, spring art journal, 2024 planner, and Messy May journal. Totally normal, right?! 💖 *not pictured: baskets and shelves overflowing with a zillion more journals. 😂💖 #introspective #journallove #organizedchaos #onmydesk #paperlicious #dailycreative #artjournallove #journaladdict #dailyartjournaling #journalingcommunity #getmessyhabit #journalingmylife #karenlizcreative
Day 16 of #getmessymay. Prompt is 'Now'. Right now life is hectic and a little chaotic and adjustments to make. But if I pause and look closely, there is always beauty to be found. Always. And, truth be told, beautiful chaos is well within my comfort zone. Messy May hosted by @getmessyartjournal. #messymay2024 #getmessyartjournal #artcollage #getmessyhabit #junkjournal #mixedmedia #createeveryday
Location / Home Wo? is “where?” in German - because I didn’t have enough alpha stickers. Thank you @laurenfairwx and @estemacleod for such beautiful prompts and printables. I’ll share more of underneath the insert page another day (because it’s my fave part of this spread). I used the printable by @dansmoncrane (day 3) and @shannongyates58 (who is coming later but since I’m the boss I get to get these in advance 🤩)
Messy May Day 22 Today is hosted by Esté MacLeod @estemacleod💛 #getmessymay #getmessymay2024 Here's your prompt 🎨HOME🎨 Use the archetypal shape of the house as symbol in this mindfulness journaling project. Incorporate colours, words and shapes to create something personal and authentic. Later today we'll share the host's take on it 🎉 --- Want to play along? The daily-ish journaling challenge for imperfect creatives. 📕 Sign up for free by clicking the link in profile (this gives access to the special classroom and bonuses) 📙 Follow the prompt and micro challenge on Instagram 📗 Create along with the host artist, share your art, cheer on other creatives. Use the #getmessymay and #getmessymay2024 hashtags to be discovered by fellow artists.
#getmessymay2024 Day 17 Vintage, day 18 Serendipity. Enjoyed these prompts, too. I adapted both of them to my moments, moods, materials and time I had available. Thank you so much, @megjournals and @thisistruleetraci! When doing doing these tasks for the messy may art journal, lots of memories and special moments arise. Like using a double page of a tiny leaflet that I brought back from Timisoara, Romania. It is filled with pictures of the amazing artist @dumitrugorzostudio that we ( my husband, my dear friend Ivona and I) discovered and met in the summer of 2022. Check his account to discover his work! Have a lovely day! #getmessymay #messyjournals #instagramchallenge #getmessyhabit #creativejournal #messypages #artjournaling #createeveryday #doitforthejoy #doitfortheprocess #artistsoninstagram #may #lovespring #flowstateofmind
#getmessymay2024 Days 15 Botanical and 16 Now. Enjoyed both prompts. I’ve been busy lately and lots of things going on, so can’t keep up with the pace as I would like to. Thank you, Laura Dame @lauramixedmedia and Phoebe Noetzel. #getmessymay #messyjournals #instagramchallenge #getmessyhabit #creativejournal #messypages #artjournaling #createeveryday #doitforthejoy #doitfortheprocess #artistsoninstagram #may #lovespring #flowstateofmind
'Botanical' prompt. Day 15 of #getmessymay. I'm bummed I didn't do a better job centering the word. It worked in practice! Better luck next time. Thank you @cariannbriley for the lesson. #getmessymay2024 #getmessyhabit #collage #mixedmedia #junkjournal #artjournal #artchallenge #createeveryday
@getmessyartjournal's #getmessymay daily art challenge. This is from day 14, 'Shadow'. Thanks to @joymalcolmart for the inspiration! #getmessyhabit #getmessymay2024 #junkjournal #artjournal #artchallenege #createeveryday
Day 13 of #getmessymay from @getmessyartjournal. Prompt is 'Gathering'. Thank you to @katherinehorn for the tutorial! The quote reads "I'm a great believer on gathering together all your obsessions and seeing if you can make a great novel out of them", from the writer Scarlett Thomas. #getmessymay2024 #getmessyhabit #junkjournal #artjournal #artchallenge #createeveryday
20 journals that changed my art and human life part 1/2 〰️ 1. 2008 Arbitrary Words and Hyperbolic Indecision I saved for WEEKS from my wedding waitressing job to buy a Moleskine. These were a Big Deal. This journal taught me to collect beautiful things and words, and to decorate and name journals. The diaries and notebooks and planners I had been collecting and sticking images from the Cosmopolitan magazine were art journals before I knew that's what they were. 〰️ 2. 2014.05 Just Fucking Start The "first" journal. I messed up the paint on the cover. This one taught me to START. JUST DO THE THING. 〰️ 3. 2017.12 Silva Rerum "A forest of things". My first commonplace book, bound into a vintage book. A base for a lot of future creating. 〰️ 4. 2018.06 Resistance The first time I explored putting a book into a journal. Releasing my head into and onto paper. 〰️ 5. 2018.07 Magic is Us Flying to the USA. Crying in a Michaels. Teaching in San Francisco. Connecting with other artists. Creativity being the source for ALL of that. This journal held all of this. 〰️ 6. 2018.07 Unkind Words When I decided to take unkind words given to me on the internet, put them in a tiny book, and stop carrying them. It taught me a lot about distancing things people say about me, and the truth. 〰️ 7. 2020.01 Mash Up Creating in a studio I was paying money for. Coming to terms with being on my own (but also not). 〰️ 8. 2020.09 Steven A Get Messy season entirely dedicated to silliness. Lightness. Teaching others to turn books into art. Working in this magical book. 〰️ 9. 2021.01 mind Exploring zine making with self portraits (photographs and others). Exploring cutting zines up and putting them back together. Exploring self through the mind, body, and soul. Putting myself back together. 〰️ 10. 2021.02 Journal It had always been a dream to maintain a written journaling habit, after 7 years of an art journaling habit, I tried. It's stuck. Consistency is what has taught me the most about anything in life.
Messy May Day 21 Today is hosted by Lauren Fairweather @laurenfairwx💛 #getmessymay #getmessymay2024 Here's your prompt 🎨LOCATION🎨 Get out of your usual spot to a place that inspires you and make some art there to bring back home! Whether you end up urban sketching or creating based on the feelings it gives you, a change of location can be just what you need to get re-inspired. Later today we'll share the host's take on it 🎉 --- Want to play along? The daily-ish journaling challenge for imperfect creatives. 📕 Sign up for free by clicking the link in profile (this gives access to the special classroom and bonuses) 📙 Follow the prompt and micro challenge on Instagram 📗 Create along with the host artist, share your art, cheer on other creatives. Use the #getmessymay and #getmessymay2024 hashtags to be discovered by fellow artists.
For Messy May Day 16, the prompt is to take a moment to check in with yourself and your journal. Create a pocket on your page as a time capsule and fill it with little treasures from your life right now. I transformed a white envelope into a pocket for my Messy May Journal and used a Gelli plate to create the background. After selecting a color scheme, I gathered images that fit the vibe I was going for - vibrant and full of life. I made sure to seamlessly integrate the envelope into the page so that it feels like a natural part of the design. This process was both enjoyable and satisfying, and I've already filled the pocket with images that I can't wait to incorporate into other pages. The "Now" prompt for Day 16 of Messy May was a great source of inspiration for me. Let us embrace the values of truth, beauty, freedom, love, and the written word as we read and write on! 📖✒️ @Shh_IamReading @thewritingwhisperer #getmessyartjournal #getmessyart #getmessyhabit #messypages #artjournals #artjournaling #mixedmediaartjournal #junkjournals #junkjournaljunkies #creativejournal #journalpages #artforbreakfast #createeveryday #mixedmediajournal #creativepractice #carveouttimeforart #doitfortheprocess #artistsoninstagram #messymay2024 #gmseasonofgestalt #journalkeeping #writingexercise #innerself #reflection #create #mindful #betterme #findingjoy #findinghappiness
Day 20: “BoLd” -such a fun prompt to play with during the @getmessyartjournal #gmcuriositycollective with @claudette_hasenjager and the gals!! Karen @scrappyklp what a great prompt and wonderful printables too!! THANK YOU 🩷 #getmessymay2024 #getmessyartjournal #getmessymay #getmessyhangout #getmessyhabit
Messy May Prompt 14: Embracing Shadows Title: The Darkness of the Night I spent some time pondering this prompt, wanting to capture the essence of a woman's shadow. After gessoing the paper with black gesso, I found the perfect image with a beautiful play of light and dark. Using paint, I enhanced the white reflection and also incorporated a hidden quote under a black flap: "We are shaped by our thoughts. We become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves." It was an evocative process, exploring the power of words to express emotions through collage and shadow. Let us embrace the values of truth, beauty, freedom, love, and the written word as we read and write on! 📖✒️ @Shh_IamReading @thewritingwhisperer #getmessyartjournal #getmessyart #getmessyhabit #messypages #artjournals #artjournaling #mixedmediaartjournal #junkjournals #junkjournaljunkies #creativejournal #journalpages #artforbreakfast #createeveryday #mixedmediajournal #creativepractice #carveouttimeforart #doitfortheprocess #artistsoninstagram #messymay2024 #gmseasonofgestalt #journalkeeping #writingexercise #innerself #reflection #create #mindful #betterme #findingjoy #findinghappiness
Botanical / Now Why do I love that little bird so much?Having SO much FUN with this journal. Allowing myself to *feel* the fun. I've felt as though I've been in a creative drought for the last 3 years. I'm sure you've heard me talk about it here and in my journal. It might sound silly (and my partner def laughed when I told him). I've finished 120 journals in that drought (I counted). But with each journal it has felt like a squeeze and not like a flow. Like a push rather than a release. Or a release and an abrupt stop. The last three years have felt like a sneeze that won't come. Along the way there have been journals that have unlocked something. Grief & Loss & Beauty & Delight was a big one. The zines from Ama-ZINE and from processing my best friend's suicide. Last year's Messy May (and trip with V). Body of Art. The biggest unlocking was my Get Messy Journal this year, and I think this Messy May one is the final release. I think there's something about waiting, waiting, waiting, and then letting go. I can feel it, I think my juju is back. I can feel the new chapter (beyond the obvious bits). The release, the ease, the relief. It's coming... -- Thank you @lauramixedmedia for the beautiful prompt and floral printable, and thank you Phoebe for yours and the words too. Gelli printed paper from @claudette_hasenjager - creativity is a group effort.
Messy May Day 20 Today is hosted by Karen Price @scrappyklp💛 #getmessymay #getmessymay2024 Here's your prompt 🎨BOLD🎨 Explore how creating bold marks in a variety of ways can add contrast to an art journal spread. Later today we'll share the host's take on it 🎉 --- Want to play along? The daily-ish journaling challenge for imperfect creatives. 📕 Sign up for free by clicking the link in profile (this gives access to the special classroom and bonuses) 📙 Follow the prompt and micro challenge on Instagram 📗 Create along with the host artist, share your art, cheer on other creatives. Use the #getmessymay and #getmessymay2024 hashtags to be discovered by fellow artists.
Day 19: “roots” I loved your video @bonfireart the process of journaling & writing out the prayer in the background especially 🩷 thank you for this beautiful prompt! #getmessymay2024 #getmessyartjournal #getmessyhabit #gmseasonofgestalt #doitfortheprocess
A peaceful, overcast Sunday. The air is still damp from the rain that fell yesterday and the day before. Taking a leisurely stroll around the field, I find myself appreciating the beauty of Mother Nature. I'm hoping to find inspiration and get my creative juices flowing as I prepare to tackle the challenges of my Messy May Art Journal. Let us embrace the values of truth, beauty, freedom, love, and the written word as we read and write on! 📖✒️ @Shh_IamReading @thewritingwhisperer #getmessyartjournal #getmessyart #getmessyhabit #messypages #artjournals #artjournaling #mixedmediaartjournal #junkjournals #junkjournaljunkies #creativejournal #journalpages #artforbreakfast #createeveryday #mixedmediajournal #creativepractice #carveouttimeforart #doitfortheprocess #artistsoninstagram #messymay2024 #gmseasonofgestalt #journalkeeping #writingexercise #innerself #reflection #create #mindful #betterme #findingjoy #findinghappiness
More neon spray paint and lettering and I’m having fun fun fun.
“Shadow” punto 14 en #getmessymay2024 #getmessymay Host: @getmessyartjournal @megjournals #getmessyart #getmessy #getmessyhabit #artjournal #artjournalcommunity #artjournalcollage #colagem #colagemmanual #artjournalingdaily #artjournalingforbeginners #artjournalspread #artjournalinspiration #artjournallove #artjournalcommunity #artjournaljunkie #junkiesjournal #shadow #shadows
#getmessymay2024 Days 13 Gathering and day 14 Shadow. Both prompts were interesting and made me reflect on beautiful memories, moments in my life, my shadow…Thank you @joymalcolmart and @cariannbriley. “Everything that we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see” Martin Luther King Jr. #getmessymay #messymay2024 #messyjournals #instagramchallenge #getmessyhabit #creativejournal #messypages #artjournaling #createeveryday #doitforthejoy #doitfortheprocess #artistsoninstagram #may #lovespring #flowstateofmind
Messy May Day 19 Today is hosted by Christina Keim @bonfireart💛 #getmessymay #getmessymay2024 Here's your prompt 🎨ROOTS🎨 Through journaling, color, and images, explore your roots, where you come from, and how that serves you as a foundation for growth. Later today we'll share the host's take on it 🎉 --- Want to play along? The daily-ish journaling challenge for imperfect creatives. 📕 Sign up for free by clicking the link in profile (this gives access to the special classroom and bonuses) 📙 Follow the prompt and micro challenge on Instagram 📗 Create along with the host artist, share your art, cheer on other creatives. Use the #getmessymay and #getmessymay2024 hashtags to be discovered by fellow artists.
Hey there lovely people in this community. I'm glad I did this prompt. This has given me a new favourite technique to play with. This is day 10 - Reflect and I followed the example set by @rebeccachapmanart and @getmessyartjournal The orange shrubs are done by painting on top of plastic and making an impression. Absolutely loved the loose out of focus effect. #getmessymay2024 #getmessymay #getmessyartjournal #getmessyhabit #messypages #artjournal #artjournaling #mixedmediajournalpage #creativepractice #carveouttimeforart #doitfortheprocess #artistsofinstagram #gmseasonofgestalt #lupusawareness #lupusindia #paperhug #indiantravelblogger #indiatravelgram #travelgifts #indiancontent #whatsupdelhi #whatshotnoida
It started in an art store. A Sennelier pastel. ORANGE. I don’t know why but I bought it. Well I know. Claudette. 🙄. It was the Get Messy birthday celebration (which T and CH went all out for, I love them). I was happy. I was weak. I put some orange pastel marks onto the page. I hated it. Of course I hated it. I put light modeling paste over it. That was loads of fun but I hated it too. So I spray painted neon pink. I liked that. That was also fun and I’ve found a new fave brand (Molotow, even though their cans are not aesthetically pleasing). Scribbled. Dropped some neon yellow pigment onto the page. Also fun. Neon yellow pigment all over my desk, my keyboard, my face, my hands, everywhere everywhere. Look for matte fixative and can’t find that but I find the glitter spray paint. Anyway so now I understand art journal pages with lots and lots of layers. Claudette is influencing me. I ended up putting a black and white image between the two pages to get the page a bit quieter. Thank you for a deeply beautiful prompt @thisistruleetraci 🩷
Messy May Day 18 Today is hosted by Traci Taylor @thisistruleetraci 💛 #getmessymay #getmessymay2024 Here's your prompt 🎨SERENDIPITY🎨 Serendipity by definition, is the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. Create a page “by chance” and see where serendipity leads you! Later today we'll share the host's take on it 🎉 --- Want to play along? The daily-ish journaling challenge for imperfect creatives. 📕 Sign up for free by clicking the link in profile (this gives access to the special classroom and bonuses) 📙 Follow the prompt and micro challenge on Instagram 📗 Create along with the host artist, share your art, cheer on other creatives. Use the #getmessymay and #getmessymay2024 hashtags to be discovered by fellow artists.
My Messy May journal, with its ribbon tie, beckons me to come and dive into its delightful mess. I have savored every single prompt that I've worked on, and I am eagerly looking forward to completing all 31 of them. Let us embrace the values of truth, beauty, freedom, love, and the written word as we read and write on! 📖✒️ @Shh_IamReading @thewritingwhisperer #getmessyartjournal #getmessyart #getmessyhabit #messypages #artjournals #artjournaling #mixedmediaartjournal #junkjournals #junkjournaljunkies #creativejournal #journalpages #artforbreakfast #createeveryday #mixedmediajournal #creativepractice #carveouttimeforart #doitfortheprocess #artistsoninstagram #messymay2024 #gmseasonofgestalt #journalkeeping #writingexercise #innerself #reflection #create #mindful #betterme #findingjoy #findinghappiness
Title: Radiating Inner Beauty Messy May Prompt 6 Delve into equilibrium with the use of radiant lines. Messy May's Prompt 6, entitled Rays, sparked my creativity and kept me pondering for quite some time. I ultimately decided to use the image of the back of a woman's head, her head adorned with rays emanating outwards. The vibrant red hue of her hair perfectly complemented the concept of rays, conjuring images of the sun with its warm red and yellow tones. On the left side of the artwork, a powerful stance is struck by a woman, symbolizing the subconscious and urging the viewer to embrace their full potential with a positive and uplifting energy. To further enhance the message, I incorporated a meaningful quote from the artist working on this prompt, allowing it to elegantly encircle the figure of the woman on the left. I am still working on this one. I will ultimately add words to each of the Rays, maybe...maybe not...we will see. ☀️ Let us embrace the values of truth, beauty, freedom, love, and the written word as we read and write on! 📖✒️ @Shh_IamReading @thewritingwhisperer #getmessyartjournal #getmessyart #getmessyhabit #messypages #artjournals #artjournaling #mixedmediaartjournal #junkjournals #junkjournaljunkies #creativejournal #journalpages #artforbreakfast #createeveryday #mixedmediajournal #creativepractice #carveouttimeforart #doitfortheprocess #artistsoninstagram #messymay2024 #gmseasonofgestalt #journalkeeping #writingexercise #innerself #reflection #create #mindful #betterme #findingjoy #findinghappiness
Listen, teenage angsty Caylee has come to visit so I let her out in the journal and then I don’t have to carry her around inside me. This isn’t for Messy May, because I have finished that journal. 😈
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The real secret to a fabulous life is to live imperfectly with great delight. The true key to a fulfilling life is to embrace imperfection and find joy in it. This quote truly resonated with me and encapsulates what I strive for. My guiding word for this year has been "Intention," and I have been focused on making time for my passion for art. I have great passion for making art, but always feel lacking in my skill. I am currently working on a Ringed Journal Project with prompts and Messy May so I've been busy creating This intentional effort has been paying off, but it also feels like for every step forward in one area, I slip back in another. I suppose the real challenge with my intention is finding the harmonious balance. Let us embrace the values of truth, beauty, freedom, love, and the written word as we read and write on! 📖✒️ @Shh_IamReading @thewritingwhisperer #getmessyartjournal #getmessyart #getmessyhabit #messypages #artjournals #artjournaling #mixedmediaartjournal #junkjournals #junkjournaljunkies #creativejournal #journalpages #artforbreakfast #createeveryday #mixedmediajournal #creativepractice #carveouttimeforart #doitfortheprocess #artistsoninstagram #messymay2024 #gmseasonofgestalt #journalkeeping #writingexercise #innerself #reflection #create #mindful #betterme #findingjoy #findinghappiness
Messy May Day 17 Today is hosted by Meg @megjournals 💛 #getmessymay #getmessymay2024 Here's your prompt 🎨VINTAGE🎨 Create a base with vintage paper and add something modern on top. Later today we'll share the host's take on it 🎉 --- Want to play along? The daily-ish journaling challenge for imperfect creatives. 📕 Sign up for free by clicking the link in profile (this gives access to the special classroom and bonuses) 📙 Follow the prompt and micro challenge on Instagram 📗 Create along with the host artist, share your art, cheer on other creatives. Use the #getmessymay and #getmessymay2024 hashtags to be discovered by fellow artists.
Choose joy 🤍 Layers of papers, magazine images, plaid washi tape & fabric, acrylic paint, and tea bag packaging (becoming an obsession!) 🍵 #artjournallove #creativitymatters #mindfulart #mixedmediacollageart #junkjournaljunkies #artjournaling #handmadeartjournal #junkjournal #magazinejournal #gluebook #getmessyhabit #artjournalpages #dailycreative #karenlizcreative
Title: Serenity in Blue: Expressing Emotions through Art Messy May Prompt 5 Marks Marks and mark making can be just the start we need and a great way to get our feelings out. Using marks and mark making has become a cathartic way for me to release and express my emotions. Lately, I've felt a bit scattered, so I've been striving to find a more tranquil state of mind. This has led me to immerse myself in the calming color of blue, which has become the dominant hue in my recent art pieces. The imagery of butterflies has always captivated me, representing freedom, grace, and renewal. Alongside this, one of my cherished pieces of classical music is Yo Yo Ma's interpretation of Beethoven's Cello Sonatas. It's remarkable how all of these elements have converged onto the canvas. A Tranquil Symphony in Blue emerged from my marks. This piece in particular has become one of my favorites to date. Let us embrace the values of truth, beauty, freedom, love, and the written word as we read and write on! 📖✒️ @Shh_IamReading @thewritingwhisperer #getmessyartjournal #getmessyart #getmessyhabit #messypages #artjournals #artjournaling #mixedmediaartjournal #junkjournals #junkjournaljunkies #creativejournal #journalpages #artforbreakfast #createeveryday #mixedmediajournal #creativepractice #carveouttimeforart #doitfortheprocess #artistsoninstagram #messymay2024 #gmseasonofgestalt #journalkeeping #writingexercise #innerself #reflection #create #mindful #betterme #findingjoy #findinghappiness
I've been diligently working on my Messy May project and I'm thrilled to say that I have completed prompt number six, which focused on creating a background. Exploring various techniques and allowing myself to work at a relaxed pace has been a truly enjoyable experience. I found that going back and making adjustments when needed resulted in a final product that I am truly pleased with. Prompt number six has turned out to be exactly what I envisioned - simple yet exactly what I was hoping for. Let us embrace the values of truth, beauty, freedom, love, and the written word as we read and write on! 📖✒️ @Shh_IamReading @thewritingwhisperer #getmessyartjournal #getmessyart #getmessyhabit #messypages #artjournals #artjournaling #mixedmediaartjournal #junkjournals #junkjournaljunkies #creativejournal #journalpages #artforbreakfast #createeveryday #mixedmediajournal #creativepractice #carveouttimeforart #doitfortheprocess #artistsoninstagram #messymay2024 #gmseasonofgestalt #journalkeeping #writingexercise #innerself #reflection #create #mindful #betterme #findingjoy #findinghappiness