The Overgrown Studio is a place to share art, journaling, ideas and a lot of artisanal beauty. My art is a little bit “overgrown”, and that’s how I like it! My studio is a place for art and dreams to grow wild. Every step of the process brings me joy. Whether that is painting, finding inspiration, teaching or bringing happiness and joy to your home. Give yourself a chance to slow down, explore and imagine what’s possible. Thank you for stopping by for a visit. You are always welcome in my studio!
The experience of creating and posting every day in my sketchbook, usually the same day I created, was overwhelming and stressful. Today, approaching the project with a sense of adventure and exploration has replaced the stress and overwhelm. Insecurity about my art has been replaced by muscle memory and experience.
If I could give myself advice back in January 2023, I would tell myself to do exactly what I did. Go all in and focus on your vision. It’s slow, it’s quiet and it’s really, really hard. I guess I’m a dreamer, but I know there will be a rainbow, if I’m patient. It may not be what I want or expect, but there are always rainbows.
There are so many places to source inspiration for your sketchbook journals. An unlimited number of vintage, artisanal, and nostalgic retro items can be used to influence the style of your journaling pages. You can use anything from mid century modern inspiration, to art deco, to those fun Lisa Frank 90’s colors in your visual journals. Let’s talk about how you can use vintage items for fresh inspiration in your art.
Often when we think about travel journaling, we think about sketching and painting on site. What are the possibilities available to you if you don’t have the time or resources to go on a trip of your dreams? What if we expand our point of view and journal about a dream trip BEFORE we arrive? This is a fun way to explore new places and dream before you actually pack a bag.
The “Top 3 Things” list will change your life. Each day you will start with a list of the top 3 things that you need to do that day to make progress in your art business (or your art practice). These are important things! They do not have to be difficult, but they should be important.
Maps open up our imagination to a world of possibilities! Let’s explore the ways color, texture and lettering in your journal maps can capture a place, idea or adventure!
