Are you a creative who yearns to create more?

Do you want to find a better way to deal with life’s stresses?

Do you want to know yourself better and have a more satisfying life?

You need an art journalling group with a difference!

 

Oh! Do I have exciting news for you!!

 Dig a little deeper into your art journalling, and use it’s magic to know yourself better!
A brand new, unique,  online community is coming, for people just like you to be able to share and explore their art work together in a safe private community.

 You’ll be supported to make art on a regular basis and use that art to learn more about yourself, find who you really are, improve self awareness, and interact with others about your art work and theirs! 

Sign me up!
Email me your questions!

Want to know more?

About us

We’re a community who are passionate about art making, who want to learn all we can about ourselves through the process and sharing of art we’ve made.  For many of us it is Art Journalling that we love, but we’ve got other creative passions too…. writing, sculpting, carving, painting, collage or glue book, mixed media, assemblage, dance, performance, song writing, poetry.  Basically anything creative.  We embrace it all!

You already use art to get through life, to enrich it, to find relaxation and joy! But in HeART Journalling, together we take the next step – dig a little deeper into our artwork to find the wisdom that is there for us.

I am so passionate about the power of personal art making and I haven’t yet found anywhere else online where people share, connect, and dig deeper in quite the way I envision. There are lots of free art groups on facebook and other places.  Mostly they focus on art techniques and materials.  The visual appeal or aesthetics are the most important in those groups.  It’s mostly about getting likes, with maybe a little self care stuff thrown in.  While we can (and do!) appreciate beautiful art here, our focus is to go deeper, to explore personal meaning in your art, and to find the wisdom each piece has for you.  That is  how you will grow.  That is how you improve your life – a little at a time.

Is this community right for you?

 

  1. Do you make art on a regular basis or do you want encouragement to? It doesn’t have to be daily, but at least every week or 2.  And it doesn’t have to always be art journalling.  Maybe you also do photography, creative or free writing, painting, collage, dance, mixed media, poetry, carving – the list goes on.  We don’t exclude any creative expression!
  2. Are you willing to be a bit vulnerable?  You will have choice of course, and keeping safe is always important to us, it will be my personal mission to ensure people don’t trample carelessly on others work and vulnerability.  But are you willing to engage in conversations about your artwork, your process, your experience as you make your art?
  3. Are you willing to go there with others – to ask questions, share observations, seek understanding with the sole purpose of helping them to broaden their thinking, learn more about themselves, with compassion and encouragement?

Is it a YES! YES! YES!

Then we want you!!  We need you with us! Please come and join the party!

I'm IN!

What exactly will I get with my membership?

Weekly Prompts

Weekly journalling prompts to get your creative thinking going. You can art journal, or any other kind of art that feels right to you. And then you can share it in the group.

Questions and discussion

Then the real work begins. You are encouraged to discuss your art with others, asking curious questions to help each other consider what other wisdom might be there. There’s help to learn how to do that! Don’t let “gasp! I don’t know how to do that!” put you off.

Monthly deep dive

Monthly one member will participate in a deep dive with me – Dione (registered art therapist) around their process and one of their artworks. This will be shared with the community.

Daily creative support

Daily we’ll give and receive support and encouragement with people just like you who want to learn more about themselves through creative expression and sharing.

So… this is therapy?

No, is the short answer.  Participating in art making is a therapeutic act and you’ll reap the benefits.  But, no, it isn’t art therapy. I am a registered Art Therapist, and I’m more than happy to talk all about art therapy with you – do you have a few hours?  I’ll use my skills and will always be aware of your safety, but the community and your artwork will do the work here, not me.

But if you do want some one to one art therapy (and you live outside the US – sorry the US has laws that stop me from working with you in this way!), definitely message me, I’m totally up for it!

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Who is Dione?

Hi! I’m a registered Arts Therapist, from… well,  the world.  I’m a digital nomad, based in New Zealand but exploring every kind of art there is as I travel this beautiful world – natural and manmade.  I run my online art therapy practice with people from around the world (but not the US, sorry your laws won’t let me do that!).  I’m a mother and grandmother and passionate art journallist.  And I’m an open book, ask me anything!

Ok, what will it cost me?

You are getting in on the ground floor!  Prices are so low now, but they will only go up!  and guess what?  You will pay the same low price for as long as you stay!  Others may pay 2 or 3 times what you will pay, but your low monthly cost will never go up!  That is a promise! 

 ACT NOW!  THIS PRICE ONLY AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY 12 !

$14.99USD /month

This crazy low price won’t last!

$149.99USD /year

that’s 2 months free!

I want to join!
Where will I access this community?
You can access HeART Journalling on your computor, in whatever web browser you use, or you can put an app on your apple or android device.  The instructions will come in an email just before the start date 13 January.
What if I change my mind about being in the group?
You can cancel your subscription at any time. No questions asked, no explanations necessary.
What will happen if I don't participate?
While you can learn just by watching and reading about other people’s experiences, That isn’t the purpose of this group.  If you don’t complete responses to the prompts, post your art, or engage in discussion, you’ll miss out of the opportunity to learn more about yourself, grow personally, and develop your self expression.  And we will miss out of the insight only you can provide when you look at our art work.  It’s a lose-lose.

I get that it is a scary thing to put yourself (and your artwork) out there.  But this is a safe place.  Give yourself time and give us a chance!

I don't know if I can trust all these strangers
It will be a learning time for all of us as we come to know each other and learn how to interact about the art without giving or taking offence, but we will learn together.  And the group will never get too big. I won’t let it.  It won’t feel safe and supportive if it is too big.  This is important to me because  I don’t like being in big groups either.  
What is art journalling, and what if I don't do it?
Art journalling is a creative practice of expressing yourself creatively using any techniques and materials you want, sometimes in a book, sometimes including words.  But in this group you can use whatever creative or expressive thing you prefer.  Painting, collage, mixed media, creative or free writing, sculpture, assemblage, photography, digital, even dance or singing!  if it is creative and you like doing it, it will be welcomed in this group.  
What makes you different from other art groups?
There are lots of free (and some paid) art groups on facebook and other places.  Mostly they focus on art techniques, tutorials and materials.  The visual appeal or aesthetics are most important, and it’s all about getting likes.  While we can (and do!) appreciate beautiful art, our focus here is to go deeper, to explore personal meaning in our art, and to find the wisdom each piece has for you.  That is how you will grow.  
When will the community start?
You can sign up now, pay your first month/year, and you will get a confirmation email.  The group will kick off January 13.  A day or 2 before you will receive another email, with instructions for what to do to access the group and get started on this awesome new journey!  You’ll need to ‘register’ with some more information then, and add your credit card details for subsequent payments.  If you have any questions at any point, don’t hesitate to ask.
I want to buy a subscription for someone else, can I do that?
Yes!  You can sign up with your own email, pay the first month/year, and you will get a confirmation email. Reply to the email confirmation and tell me the name and email of the person you will give the subscription to,  also the reason you are giving it – is it a birthday gift?  Also tell me if you want me to send an email gift card explaining the group to your lucky person.

The group will kick off January 13, a day or 2 before, your loved one will receive an email, with instructions for what to do to access the group and get started on this awesome new journey!

Count me in!