An art journal can be more than a journal.

I use my art journal as a place to explore abstract art without needing to know where I’m going.

It’s a place for marks, colour, collage, layers, rhythm and experimentation — but also for slowing down, listening and noticing.

Rather than beginning with an idea of what a page should become, I create first and allow small discoveries to accumulate.

Over time, those pages begin to leave clues.

They become evidence of what I keep returning to.

The 10 – Minute Art Practise…

Every time you return, you strengthen your connection.

I’ve come to believe that a meaningful creative practice grows through small, regular returns.

Ten minutes may not seem like much, but each time we come back to our art, we’re strengthening our connection to our creativity.

As the days accumulate, so does the evidence — marks, rhythms, shapes, colours and collage.

Over time, those small moments begin to reveal what naturally draws our attention.

What Keeps Returning?

Sometimes the most important discoveries happen when we stop making.

I’ve learned that creating is only one part of my art practice.

There’s another part that’s just as important.

The “Pause.”

That moment when I step away from making and give myself time to look, listen and reflect.

When I return to my journal pages, I begin noticing things I might have overlooked while creating.

Sometimes I recognize connections between pages made weeks apart. And sometimes I don’t understand what I’m seeing just yet.

Reflection isn’t about finding answers. It’s about becoming more aware of the questions, patterns and possibilities emerging through our work.

What keeps returning?

What am I drawn toward?

What might I want to follow?

What if your art is already showing you the way?

Have you ever found yourself searching for your art style?

I think many of us spend so much time looking outward for inspiration,

techniques and ideas that we sometimes overlook what’s already appearing in our own work.

 As we pause, notice and reflect, we begin recognizing these recurring elements.

Perhaps finding our artistic voice isn’t about deciding what our art should look like.

It’s about becoming curious enough to recognize what’s already there.

And sometimes, when we begin recognizing these threads, we become curious about where they might lead.

Hi! I’m Michele

I’m an abstract mixed-media artist and teacher living and working beside Georgian Bay.

Much of my work begins with curiosity rather than a predetermined outcome. I make, pause, notice and follow what continues to call my attention.

That way of working has gradually become something larger for me — not simply a way of making art, but a way of listening and understanding myself through the creative process.

I’m still on the path too. Perhaps, for a while, we can walk some of it together.

Once you complete the 5 – Day course, there is a private Facebook group to support your journey! I host twice per month Zoom calls with tips and and group discussions to keep you inspired!

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