Art Journaling: Always try something new

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Hi John!

I had a phone call with an old friend yesterday.

When the weather is nice I usually make calls from my backyard, but I suggested we walk and talk so we could get some steps in.

By end of our call, I felt elevated by her company per usual, and also ended up walking six miles!

Bonus!

I think this may be my new phone call routine.

It got me thinking about one of my art journaling habits, which is trying something new.

When I get down to creating, there are a few tropes I like to rely on like:

If I keep doing the same thing, tried and true, without anything new added in, my work might be pleasing to the eye.

Hooray, that's lovely!

But that would also limit me, and start to feel stale over time.

I'd stop challenging myself to make new discoveries.

Like the bonus 6-mile walk.

Recreating my best work would be too safe and wouldn't push me to grow.

And frankly, there's no fun in that.

Subtle changes are welcome. They may be small iterations and tests that move things forward and offer clues to what works and what doesn't.

Here's an assignment for you or your kids:

Reflection:

If you give it a try, send me thoughts from your reflection.

Iterating and experimenting,

Rachelle

PS. In case you missed it, here's The Morning Art Routine with all the details

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