#journalthroughit Spirit Animal Totems

In today's #journalthroughit class, students made spirit animal totems using mixed media and inspiration from treasures found during a visual scavenger hunt.

Don't know about the online experience called #journalthroughit? here's the Cliff Notes version: art journaling lessons, all ages, all levels (from non-artist through to accomplished), no special materials needed, family friendly, and free (donations welcome). Content is live streamed via Facebook (mine and Ardith Goodwin's), will be archived for a week, and is delivered Monday-Friday.

We are two weeks in, but you can jump in at any time and do the lessons in whatever order you wish.

Additionally, I challenge you to take the stencil/templates from today's class and do something totally unexpected and creative with them. Puppets (and a videoed performance), 3D dolls, other layers in your journal - use your noggin and come up with something really, really good.

Next session will be Monday and Ardith is hosting - check her website for the time (she's been a little under the weather, which i think we all can relate to, so please send her some good jujubes and be patient as she updates her calendar). I'll be back on Tuesday (and Thursday and Friday) at 10am eastern.

And when you make stuff, share what you are doing - flood social media with pictures of your artwork and the hashtag #journalthroughit. Also feel free to share the project with anyone you think might benefit - the more the merrier, and art has some amazing healing properties.

Love you all,
Let's #journalthroughit, Kim

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