I tried Art journal therapy, which is popular all over the world, and found that urban people need it so much.

I recently browsed a popular survey on Pinterest and found that one of the most popular trends in 2023 is Art Journal Therapy.

After clicking on the recommendation column, I saw a variety of works created by people from different corners of the world, which was very attractive. I also saw many people sharing that while undertaking this healing journey, they not only released the stress in their lives, but also regained their childhood imagination.

After reading everyone’s comments, I was very moved and decided to try it myself. After doing it for a period of time, I found that, as netizens said, in addition to relieving stress and healing, creativity was also stimulated.

When I first came into contact with art diaries, I thought they were like diaries or notebooks that were popular in the past. But once I actually started making it, I found that there were very few restrictions and a lot of freedom. The concept of art diary is actually very simple. It is to use images and graffiti instead of words. It can be concrete or abstract. Of course, you can also cut and paste existing materials.

On the first day I started trying, I encountered a bottleneck: the notebook was too big. The blank page, instead of relaxing me, actually created stress.

So, I immediately changed to a very small notebook. This small obstacle reminded me that art diary is not a competition, but a healing process. Finding the method that makes you most comfortable is more important than making a thick and delicate diary.

In order not to make this process too difficult, I followed the “Proposal List” created by everyone to lower the threshold.

At first, I only used a simple pencil to draw the theme of the day. But as the days became more successful, I started to set different goals for myself. Like using an extra color, or finishing in one stroke, etc.

In addition to constantly training my imagination during the creative process, the interesting challenges I set for myself also made me interested in playing and full of a sense of accomplishment.

After ending up with a small, thin notebook, I couldn’t help but try a second art journal.

Looking back at the contents of my first diary, I re-recognized my favorite colors, shapes, techniques, etc. I also discovered that I would develop fear and mysophobia when faced with an unknown, blank page, and successfully found ways to overcome it. method.

For example, in the process of creation, every time I want to destroy the blank paper in front of me, I need to muster a lot of courage to write. Finally, my first strokes are often done with my eyes closed. These are completely different from the past feelings of writing through words, more wild, intuitive and emotional.

After keeping an art diary for a period of time, I can understand why the search volume of this keyword has increased dramatically this year. Because since the epidemic was lifted, everyone has experienced all kinds of things in life again, and their body, mind and soul have received a lot of good and bad information. Through this experience, not only can we digest the stimulation of external things and achieve a healing effect, but we can also transform these contents into sources of nutrients for productivity and creativity.

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