Well, it's been a mild January and I have started the year with a good blogging rhythm. I started off the year with a bit of a style update on my website and am doing some market research for art journaling courses near me. I have been running courses in the community for several years and am hoping to offer them to more people this year both online and in Flintshire . I started my January blogging by looking at how art journaling might help during grieving . Grieving is such a deeply personal process it seems art journaling would be a cathartic activity for exploring the source of grief. Others have written more in depth about the grieving process itself and how to make a grief journal . Next up I wrote about background techniques you can use in your art journal . Background techniques are a great opportunity to have fun, experiment, be spontaneous and even messy. I love them! There are other great tutorials on the web with extra helpful tips and a pallet knife tec