Interpreting your work

Part 4: The most important part of visual journaling, more prompts, and how to continue

Welcome to Part 4, the final instalment in our visual journaling series!

(Thank you for your patience in getting this out to you. Unfortunately, my son broke his wrist just over a week ago, so dealing with that and caring for him while he heals is the reason for the delay.)

In Part 1: What is visual journaling?, we discussed the rules, when to do it, how it can save a life, and how boundaries make it better. Part 1 is the foundation of my creative practice.

What is visual journaling?

In Part 2: What you need to visual journal and how to begin, we discussed all things supplies, how to get over your fear of the blank page, making backgrounds to get you started, how to batch your work to save time, and some prompts for you to try. There’s videos with instructions and a meditation to help you dive into making fun messes.

What you need to visual journal and how to begin

In Part 3A: Here are some of mine, we reviewed a few of my creations where I shared stories about how they were made and/or what they mean to me and/or what inspired them into being and/or how they’ve helped me.

Here are some of my mine...

In Part 3B: What if we add music?, we reviewed a few more of my visual journal pages, explored creating to music, playing with time, and there were even more prompts for you to respond to.

What if we add music?

In Part 4 we'll cover:

• Finding meaning by interpreting what you've created in your visual journal.

• Resources that'll remind you of the importance of making and creating. 

• More prompts for you to explore.

• How to keep your visual journaling practice going beyond this series.  

Image description: photo of a two page spread that Olwen made in one of her visual journals (a thrifted novel). It’s a mixture of collage and scribbles/doodles with the words “Imagine the genius of being you” pasted on the pages. The words are cut out from magazines.

Interpreting your work