Art Journaling

An alternative art adventure that will create a diary of your life. You’ll learn how to use different products in different ways. We will be using stamps, stencils, masks, sprays, pens, inks and more as we create collages, and pages that “work”.

Marg, the facilitator of the class loves to sit and look through her books. She finds them full of memories that she created. They inspire her and it does her soul good to finish a book and put it in the shelf with others.

You will feel a sense of accomplishment that will make you smile and want to get started on another.

The class will be monthly but you can continue to create more as you like.

Relax, leave your stress at the door, come in and make friends! For Marg, art journaling was always the best 2-3 hours of her month.

Art Journaling KIT

Bring to every class - Marg will supply product of the month

• Art journal - Marg uses Moleskins, 5×8 unlined

• Nonstick Craft Sheet

• Rangors Multi Medium Matte

• Gesso

• Ink Blending Tool

• Black & White Journal Pens

• Pencil

• Plack Ink Pad - Permanent

• Scissors

• Heat Tool

• Paint Brushes

• Neutral Roll of Washi Tape

• Craft Scraper (You can use an old credit card)

• Spray Bottle for Water

• Baby Wipes

• Roll of Paper Towels

• Glue Stick

• Liquid Glue

The Teacher

Marg Watts is an artistic “dogooder” that has been living in Greenville for 6 years. She sold her creations in Abacus, a Portland, Maine gallery and Cahoots in Lisbon Falls.

She started teaching art journaling having learned about it at the Everything Art Store in Wellington, Florida. She took monthly classes for many years before she started teaching journaling and other classes, including perfumery.

She had a head injury and found journaling to be very helpful in regaining her confidence and artistic abilities. She found it to be a huge stress reliever and the more she did, the more she improved and began to feel that she was finding her place in the world again.

She started teaching art journaling because she realixed how valuable a tool can be, how interesting it is and how much she enjoyed going home with a book/ page that she continued to work on. The beauty of art journaling is that you can “fix” a page you’re not happy with…and she has fixed many!

She will also tell you she wishes she hadn’t, because if you date your pages, you get to see the road of progress in your work.