Visual Journaling
Come, stir your Soul
In this class you will create your own journal by altering a hardbound book and then work with an optional theme to begin your visual journey!
Instructor: Karen Johnson Wilder
Date: September 27, 2025
Time: 1:00-3:00 pm
Class Cost: CAG Members $30 Non-CAG Members $35
To Register: Send an email to Johnson-wilder@hotmail.com Subject Line: CAG VJ Class
Supply List: All materials are provided; however, participants are invited to bring magazines, postage stamps, postcards, book pages, lace and ribbon, sheet music, playing cards (especially those with interesting pictures on the back), rubber stamps/ink pads, vintage photos, ephemera and anything else that might work in a collage to donate to the group or for personal use during the class.
Payment: Cash or Check upon arrival
Location: Five Oaks Art Studio, 1247 Rural Drive NW, Concord, NC 28027
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Description:
NO ART SKILLS REQUIRED! Do you love the idea of Journaling but struggle with what to write? When flipping through a magazine or book, do certain images seem to attract or hold your attention? Worried that other people will read your words and misunderstand your feelings? Can you use Scissors and a glue stick? Then, this is the class for you!
Visual Journaling is a fun artistic way to express your thoughts, feelings, dreams and memories using the simplest of all the art mediums – collage! I can show you how to express yourself fully and privately in beautiful interactive journals that are not only personal but personally powerful as well – with or without the use of words; all while just having fun! In this class you will create your own journal by altering a hardbound book and then work with an optional theme to begin your visual journey!
About the Facilitator: Karen Johnson Wilder, a resident of Concord since 2012, is an experienced mixed-media collage artist who enjoys hosting workshops for Creatives and those who think they aren't creative, in Visual Journaling (a ménage et trios of the Written, Art and Junk Journal formats for personal expression), SoulCollage® (an International Art Therapy process for self-discovery and creative play) and Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) which are small works of art for trade with other artists and ATC enthusiasts.
