Sometimes when you are feeling down, a bit anxious or just uninspired one way or another – it helps to just sit down and doodle away. Use a black pen on white paper and just go at it. Dot, line, curve…fill it in until you run out of ink! Somehow, the process of doodling really helps to alleviate stress and I’m sure you’ll feel better before running out of ink! It works for me anyway. The repetition and the movement of my hand gliding across the page, just going with whatever comes out of my mind naturally…it’s freeing and relaxing.
Here’s the art journal page I started today. I think I might really run out of black ink…but I felt like coloring in parts and creating that stark contrast of black and white. Even though I’m feeling a bit down, doodling really helps me express it and muddle around as needed. Try it sometimes…and check out this cool video from Mother Henna on how she doodles in a henna design style. Until tomorrow my lovelies…
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I couldn’t agree more. Sketching can be therapeutic when days are a bit blue. It’s always good to just let our minds go free without thinking too much. Sometimes, in times like this is when we come out with great creations! I send you a big smile and some sun from the very hot weather in Miami
Hi Sarah – Thanks so much for you kind words. I agree sometimes these little relaxing moments provide cool inspiration
Grazie.
Doodling is one of the places I go hide when I just need to process what’s going on around me. You continue to inspire me. Thanks for the link to the video… I’ve got it tucked away to enjoy with a cup of coffee later today!
I’m glad to have inspired you…doodle on! It’s definitely a processing, thinking, pondering kind of time for me too!
Thanks for the post. I hear you on the doodling. One of my faves (actually, the one with the bird in the corner) happened because of the four hours on public transit that day.
Normally I don’t take the time for details and just want everything DONE! Maybe we could come up with clever ideas to force ourselves to spend the time.
I have a problem where often I will start doodling, but all of the doodles tend to be the same thing. I guess it’s a byproduct of the “I want it DONE” thing.
Yeah, there is so much waiting times … if we could do something like doodling, it doesn’t seem as wasteful! Transit, doct’ appts…you know… I know how you feel about details too…I rush a lot – stems from childhood
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