A while back I said I wanted to showcase an artist on my blog once a week. ( I know I dropped the ball last week! SORRY!)

This one is a little different…

I  ran across The 1000 Journals Project. This project is really inspiring! Basically, they have dispersed 1000 journals all over. People write… add a sketch or picture… and then pass the journal to a friend, acquaintance…. strangers… ANYONE!

They made a book with some of the best journal entries!

The journals are used as an outlet for people to share their creativeness with one another! How neat is that!? This was written in their about overview:

Rediscover Your Creativity:

If you ask a kindergarten class how many of them are artists, they’ll all raise their hands. Ask the same question of 6th graders, and maybe one third will respond. Ask high school grads, and few will admit to it. (explained in Orbiting the Giant Hairball)

What happens to us growing up? We begin to fear criticism, and tend to keep our creativity to ourselves. Many people keep journals, of writing or sketching, but not many share them with people. (when was the last time a friend invited you to read their diary?) You will not be judged here. And you will have company. This is for you. For everyone.

This really made me think. It took me until my junior year of college to believe that I could be an artist. As a society we all base things off of what people think, but really it doesn’t matter! As long as you are creating art that you enjoy… who cares what people think!? It’s really all for your enjoyment!

I guess the whole idea of this blog post is to say… Never quit being an artist! It doesn’t matter how the work turns out as long as you are having fun!

If you would like to be apart of a journal go here!