For me a new year brings the opportunity to have a think about what art projects I would like to do but I only start this process in January. I know some people like to get their ducks in a row in December but I prefer to feel my way through the first few weeks to settle into how the new year settles. I lean into my intuition to explore what I feel able to do, for instance, can I create and be gentle to myself by not taking too much on around family life and my 9-5 job. I explore what makes me feel joyful during the first few winter months of the year, what do I need around me to motivate me to pick up a pen or paintbrush to avoid the dreaded art block. So far 2024 has brought me the inspiration to create a portrait sketchbook, an art junk journal which I am documenting on Tiktok and I also decided to do Life Documented 2024, which so far I am really enjoying. Whilst these are heavily journal based, I feel my soul needs the vibrancy of the journals I have created and the anchor I need to document where I am. I do wonder and hope that I can keep these journals up and have no doubt that there are many other creative projects ahead of me but I also have made peace with the fact that I am persistent and definitely not consistent and that is okay! I would love to know what you are planning to create in 2024, is it journal based or perhaps you have some big art projects in mind? I hope you feel you would like to follow along to see what 2024 brings. Thanks for reading, Lou 💙