Art Doodle Love: A Journal of Self-Discovery Author: Visit Amazon's Dawn DeVries Sokol Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1617690120 | Format: PDF
Art Doodle Love: A Journal of Self-Discovery Description
About the Author
Dawn DeVries Sokol is the author of several art journaling books, including
1000 Artist Journal Pages,
Doodle Diary, and
Doodle Sketchbook. She teaches popular workshops through her blog, dblogala.com, at Interweave Press’s Create Retreat, and through her DVD workshop,
Art Journaling: Pages in Stages. She lives in Tempe, Arizona.
- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Stewart, Tabori and Chang; Csm edition (February 5, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1617690120
- ISBN-13: 978-1617690129
- Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
The first chapter is all about loosening you up! When I approached the scribble page, I was like, "Oh, I can scribble!" But it's HARD, isn't it? To just let go and make random marks across the page? I think we all scribble to a point, and then move on. Having a spread telling me to scribble and fill the whole thing was actually hard, until I just started having fun! I got a few odd looks from the sounds of my paint pens and markers jumping around on the page, but I was grinning the whole time!
The prompts are amazing. This journal REALLY gets you thinking, reflecting, and being still enough to listen to yourself. While journaling on your own is full of discovery and revelations, working through one with prompts, and ones that engage and pull you from your comfort zone, can really unlock parts of yourself you haven't engaged in years.
I found that the colors and backgrounds helped me focus down what materials I would use, and locked me into a color palette that took a lot of guesswork out of journaling! Instead of being overwhelmed by all my choices, I could grab a small collection of supplies and match things to the backgrounds. They're great to work over, and have those messy details I adore!
Because of the quality of the paper, I wasn't afraid to collage, paint, and doodle all over the pages. My Copic markers didn't even bleed through that much....easily thicker and nicer paper than the Moleskine sketchbook I've been playing in! And this whole book is sewn, meaning it lays flat and the pages aren't coming out any time soon. It certainly will be hanging out with my other art journals, there to pull out whenever I need to reflect, warm up, or just play. I did a lot of this stuff while watching movies on the couch, using a smaller batch of supplies.
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