Art Jar { Self - Edition }

Hi there! My name is Eliza and let me invite you to a brand new Art Jar {self - edition} weekly inspirations.

{{ Please note: this Art Jar has already started. Once you sign up you will instantly get access to all the lectures that have already been released plus every Monday you will get the latest release up until 26th of November 2018. }}

Art Jar is a very special corner, a space on the Internet where I'd like us to meet, and create in our art journals – simple as that!
Art Jar is not a course or a class. It's not a challenge either.
Art Jar is a special place destined for everyone hungry for inspiration.

I'm sure you know the feeling when your mind suddenly goes empty and the scary blank page is staring at you saying absolutely nothing.
Or days and weeks when you feel burnt out, discouraged and simply blocked.
This is the perfect moment to reach for the Art Jar.
It will be packed with all kinds of inspirations to wake up your creativity, to tickle your imagination, to show you that you too – despite different circumstances, lack of time or your cruel inner critic – can express yourself in your art journal.

It's a SELF-centred edition in all the best sense.
In this Art Jar I'd like you to take a closer look at yourSELF.
To really hear and listen to yourSELF.
What is your SELF-portrait when you put all the roles and to-do lists aside?
What does SELF-care really mean to you?
We'll spend 13 inspiring weeks filled with art, music, photography, creative rituals, writing and art making prompts. We'll focus on appreciating your "ordinary" life, discover forgotten simple pleasures and reconnect with yourSELF

"No need to hurry, no need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself" -- Virginia Woolf

Once you sign up you are going to receive my “packets” of inspirations on a weekly basis but it doesn't mean you have to show up regularly and every single time produce a masterpiece.

Quite the contrary in fact...

You may follow the calendar and schedule if you wish or you can choose your prompts at random, it's all up to you.

You may turn Art Jar inspirations into a kind of creative ritual, a special “artist date”, me-time or you can visit only when you feel like you need a creative lift.
Whatever you choose, I will be waiting here with my special Art Jar within arm's reach.

Art Jar is also a safe space for making mistakes (if such at all exist) and most of all to keep creating, keep moving, not giving up just because you might lack ideas or feel discouraged.

Your art journals can be meaningful and revealing but also simple fun mark making, cutting and pasting, a beautiful mess.
You decide where my inspirations take you.
There are no rights or wrongs. You may use all of the weekly prompts on one page or just one or... even none... You may collage, draw, paint, photograph or write, but I will also encourage you to... dance, walk outdoors, smell, taste, sing and explore.
Whatever your creative outlet is (you might discover a new one, who knows!), make sure you remember one crucial thing once said by Gerald Brommer:

"In the math classroom each problem has one right answer and an infinite number of wrong ones, but in the art classroom each problem has an infinite number of right answers and no wrong ones."

My prompts and inspirations may take you all sorts of places but the most important thing for you to remember is that you may interpret them anyway you feel - remember it's your art journal, your feelings and reflections, your thoughts and your beautiful little worlds.
This is what makes art journals so special – there are no rules or regulations, it's all about You!

There will be no judging here, but friendly meeting and sharing.
If you are a private person, feel free to keep your journal to yourself but at the same time feel most welcome to share your art with us – creative communities have this special power that fuels people's creativity and helps to spread your wings like you couldn't even imagine.
I'm certainly here to help you do that.

Apart from sharing inspirations, I'd love to meet you and see your art and also keep on cheerleading you in your art journal adventures and uplifting spirits when you need it – that's what I do best and what makes my days richer.

What are Eliza's "packets" of inspirations?

Eliza's "packets" are built to get you inspired within the theme. This can be a prompt + a quote + a creative exercise + something else. Eliza’s ideas are endless and your creativity will surely be ignited. These activities can be interpreted in any way you like. If you do art journaling, you can make an art journal page based around them. If you paint or collage maybe this will inspire you to start a new piece of art. If you like writing, feel free to use it to express yourself, use any form that speaks to you.

Some of the inspirations will be prepared in a printable form so you can cut them out and put into your own real Art Jar - your little source of inspiration that you can actually keep on your desk and reach for whenever you need it. Throughout the whole edition you will also be encouraged to add more and more inspirations and elements to your own Art Jar.

I've already done one of the previous editions of Art Jar. Is this different?

Yes, this is a brand new Art Jar from Eliza. You will be getting access to a new collection of inspirations on a weekly basis (starting from 3rd September)