| Open Heart Page - October 5 | 
I
 love to art journal. It is a meditative process that allows me to just 
concentrate on specific parts of the process. First I find a page I've 
painted, usually an abstract background—or if none are finished ahead of
 time, I paint one. Then, I create a border using washi tape or strips 
of paper or I doodle one in. The next step is to collage in a figure or 
focal point. Sometimes I draw this image or I find it in a magazine or 
other source. Then I find a quote or just write in a random thought I am
 thinking. The real relaxing part of this for me is the last part, which
 is where the image above is at. I now get to go in and doodle on this, 
fill in the letters, maybe do some more writing. It brings the entire 
piece together nicely in the end. Have a great Monday!