Art Journaling Update

Have you ever heard of Feedspot?

They compile databases to save you time from researching. This includes bloggers, influencers, and journalists.

But they are pretty aggressive, and I don’t know how great their assessment is. Ahem!

I only know about them because I’ve gotten a couple of emails from the founder letting me know that my blog, THIS blog, is listed as one of the TOP TEN ART JOURNALING BLOGS. How long has it been since I have posted about art journaling? Ugh, too long. My blog is listed as #9. Seriously?

#1 is Everyday Art, Kasia Avery’s WONDERFUL art blog. I’ve studied with her and also with the amazing Amy at Mindful Art at #5. So because of their presence I’m going to post a link to the list: TOP TEN ART JOURNALING BLOGS

And so that I can bring you up to date, I’ll post today a little something about mixed media collage because I found it through art journaling. Art journaling is what allows you to experiment with new products and just have fun, make a mess even. I try to bring that joy into working on my collages.

I haven’t been able to work on my collages or Hudson’s baby art journal as much as I would like because of working on Scrap promo and the Doll God reprint.

I recently had four new mixed media collages accepted by one of my favorite journals, Anti-Heroin Chic for the fall issue.

Collages come in almost as many types and styles as there are collage artists, and it sometimes shocks me how quickly I found my collage style.

“Found Sound” was nominated for Best of the Net by RAW LIT in 2025

Notice how my collage style is to use cuttings from vintage Life magazines and to place them on neutral backgrounds prepared with mixed media, such as acrylics, pastels, and use of gel plates and stencils.

I particularly love working with soft pastels and pan pastels because of how they work with water and smudging. I like to burn, rip, and stitch things.

As I collect my clippings to arrange on the background themes float through my mind and often times the final result has more of an “edge” than I dreamed of at the beginning.

Have you tried an art journal yet? I have a feeling you will love it!