But Yee-hah! Here comes February and our Lastest Creative Challenges!! Well, we are rolling swiftly towards the end of January already and I for one am quite sad to see the end of ‘Art Journal January’ approach. Of course, some of you might actually be delighted to...

I am excited to tell you about our new upcoming creative challenges. For artists, we have February Faces and for the writers February Fables. For each challenge, we have created an optional inspiration pdf. These will be available very soon via our newsletter or...

So exactly what is a Sketchcrawl? This was exactly my question when I stumbled across www.sketchcrawl.com. I soon discovered that a Sketchcrawl is an event where a group of artists of all abilities get together and have a day of sketching around a city. Apparently, I...

Well, ‘Art Journal January’ is well and truly underway and it’s been so lovely to see so many of you joining in and sharing your pages with us! So, at the end of this post, we thought we would share a few of those pages here, to give you all an extra kick of...

How was 2017 for you, did you achieve what you wanted to creatively? What have you got planned for the coming year? Maybe you’ve decided that you want to draw or write more, or perhaps take up a new creative hobby? I must admit I don’t make New Year’s resolutions...

Art Journal January kicks off in just a few days and I think I am feeling a bigger build up than I did for Christmas. Are you ready for Art Journal January? it doesn’t matter if you’ve never tried art journaling before, I haven’t either so we can be bad together....

What paper or drawing pad should I use for art journalling? It’s a simple question and of course, the real answer is “whatever you like”. But, being a total beginner, having never created an art journal before, I decided to ask around. There are several popular art...

If you’re someone who regularly finds yourself venting steam from your ears, then it’s likely that your emotions are often on the brink of spilling over too. Biting your tongue is certainly the best way to avoid an uncomfortable situation, however, it’s not always the...