Raw Art Journaling

Quinn McDonald is the author of Raw Art Journaling: Making Meaning, Making Art. Raw Art Journaling is a fun and easy way to personalize your journal, and other objects, using lines, colors and secret codes. Even if you feel like you can’t draw, you can do Raw Art Journaling. In this section, you’ll find sample step- by- step tutorials from the book about things like how to create a color landscape on your page (don’t worry, it’s a lot easier than it sounds with these instructions from Quinn) and how to hide the words on your journal page in plain sight. You’ll also find links to a webinar with Quinn and suggestions about how to use Raw Art Journaling with poetry and purses!

Celebrate Poetry!

Posted on April 12, 2012 by TJenny

Tonia shares some fun ways to celebrate National Poetry Month as well as suggests three books for writing inspiring poems.

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So You Say You Can’t Draw: A Webinar hosted by Quinn McDonald

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Kristy Conlin

  We are very pleased to announce our first ever Create Mixed Media Webinar: So You Say You Can’t Draw: An Art Journaling Event Hosted by Quinn McDonald A FREE Online Art Journaling Webinar Register Now Date: Thursday, October 20, …

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Keeping Secrets in Your Journal

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Christine Doyle

In this excerpt from her book Raw Art Journaling, Quinn McDonald shares techniques for creating journaling that is Hiding in Plain Sight. You’ll learn first how to write things you want to release yourself from, to forget or put behind you. Then you’ll learn two techniques for hiding those words so they can’t be read.

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Book Notes: Raw Art Journaling

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Rice Freeman-Zachery

In this edition of Book Notes, Ricë talks about Quinn McDonald’s book Raw Art Journaling: Making Meaning, Making Art. See what Ricë’s favorite part of Quinn’s book is, how Quinn shows you how to make your journal yours, plus flip through the pages with Ricë!

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In-Code Clutch

Posted on July 7, 2011 by TJenny

Want to express a secret? Do like Tonia did and say it in code!

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Creative Insights: Quinn McDonald

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Christine Doyle

Getting Started People introduced as speakers or teachers wow me with their accomplishments—they’ve traveled the world, they are teaching celebrities, their work appears in books, TV shows, magazines. Sure, I’ve traveled a lot, too—I’ve been to China and Australia, Europe …

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