A Trip to the Zoo

Yesterday the little guy, hubby and I journeyed out for a day at Perth Zoo. I don't think I've been to the zoo in about 14 or so years. Terrible to think I've let time slip away like that. Nothing much had changed, but there were improvements. Not that it matters what I thought about the zoo. The little guy loved it. He wanted to see everything at once. It's funny, though, the things I thought would impress him didn't and the things I couldn't have cared less about really caught his interest. He was particularly fascinated by the rhinos and wanted to see them several times.

What animals inspire and interest you? Write about these animals in your journal. Spend some time investigating what you admire about them. Do you see specific strengths you would like to have in your own life? If you like, create a collage page about these animals. Use photos you've taken at the zoo or images you find online. Use the collage journal entry as a way to express whatever it is you admire most about these animals.

I hope you enjoy this journal writing prompt. Please make any comments in the section below.

Heather
Photo is my own

More Than Torn Paper

For most people the idea of using collage as a journal technique is met with a laugh. Most think back to school days when collage involved tearing a little coloured paper and gluing it in place. But new techniques, papers and products have made collage an art form in its own right.

While spending time tearing paper and gluing it into your journal is somewhat therapeutic on its own, it is the arrangement and additional touches you can apply that bring this form of expression such tactile satisfaction.

There is no limit to what you can put on your page, so long as you have some way to hold it there. Glue, needle and thread, pins, tape... whatever you can think of. And who says you need to be able to close your journal? Perhaps leaving your collage entries in plain view might help you sort through whatever has been on your mind.

Feel free to experiment.

You can't go past the information shared by Aisling D'Art with her How to Collage in Your Art Journal. You'll be inspired.

Heather
Photo used with permission from stock.xchng