A creative practice, reimagined.
After 26 years working in the creative industry, I’m taking an exciting leap into a new chapter, bringing together my passion for creativity, neuroscience, and Therapeutic Arts.
The Creative Journal is the first part of that journey: a collection of guided creative exercises designed to help you slow down, reflect, and reconnect with yourself through making.
Choose The Creative Journal on its own, or The Creative Bundle, which pairs the book with a grounding ritual candle and oil pastels to create a complete creative practice.
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100 Exercises · 8” × 10” Format · 245 Pages · Softcover Journal
Discover the science of creativity through 100 guided art therapy-inspired exercises.
Inspired by five pioneering figures in art therapy, The Creative Journal combines creativity, psychology, and neuroscience to encourage self-awareness, reflection, and personal growth.
Explore drawing, collage, symbolism, mindfulness, intuitive art-making, and visual journaling through thoughtfully guided exercises with step-by-step instructions, reflection questions, and generous space to create.
Inspired by Margaret Naumburg, Edith Kramer, Carl Jung, Carl & Natalie Rogers, and Fritz Perls, the journal introduces evidence-informed concepts alongside creative practices designed to help you slow down, explore your inner world, and develop a meaningful creative practice.
Whether you're an artist, a beginner, or simply looking for a creative approach to self-discovery, no artistic experience is required. Each exercise offers an opportunity to create a personal record of your experiences, insights, and discoveries.
Available in two editions: Right-Handed and Left-Handed. Each edition is designed with the binding positioned to make drawing and writing more comfortable and accessible for your dominant hand.
This workbook is intended for educational and personal development purposes and is not a substitute for professional mental health treatment.
The Creative Journal · Ritual Candle · Pentel Arts Oil Pastels
Create a quiet space for creativity, reflection, and self-discovery with The Creative Bundle, a thoughtfully curated creative ritual designed to help you slow down, get grounded, and reconnect with yourself.
The Creative Journal features 100 guided art therapy-inspired exercises exploring creativity, psychology, and neuroscience. With drawing, collage, symbolism, mindfulness, intuitive art-making, and visual journaling, each exercise offers an opportunity to create, reflect, and explore.
Included is an 8 oz Ritual candle, hand-poured on Pender Island by Jennifer Ursell. Made with 100% essential oils, a refined blend of coconut, soy and beeswax, and a natural wood wick, the scent combines fresh juniper and fir to evoke the grounding feeling of the forest and a calming connection to nature. Approximate burn time: 45 hours.
Before beginning your creative practice, light the candle, take a few slow breaths, set an intention, and let the gentle crackle and forest-inspired scent help you arrive in the present moment.
The bundle also includes Pentel Arts Stick Oil Pastels, 16 assorted colours, giving you an easy, expressive medium to begin creating right away.
A beautiful gift for yourself or someone who could use a little more space to create, reflect, and reconnect.
This workbook is intended for educational and personal development purposes and is not a substitute for professional mental health treatment.
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Where to Find Art Supplies
You don't need expensive or specialized supplies to make meaningful art. Many of the materials used throughout The Creative Journal can be found locally, second-hand, or already sitting around your home.
Drawing & mark-making
Pencils, coloured pencils, charcoal, pastels, markers and pens can be found at local art supply and stationery stores, but second-hand sets are often just as useful.
Paper & collage materials
Magazines, newspapers, old books, maps, wrapping paper, tissue paper and cardstock make wonderful collage materials. Try thrift stores, recycling bins, used bookstores or your own paper recycling pile.
Found & natural materials
Leaves, stones, sticks, shells, fabric, string, buttons, cardboard and interesting bits of packaging can all become part of your creative practice. Take a walk and see what you find.
Second-hand & swaps
Thrift stores, garage sales, community groups, Buy Nothing groups, and art supply swaps are great places to find inexpensive materials. You may even discover something unexpected that inspires an entirely new direction.
The best supplies are the ones you will actually use. Don't worry about having the perfect materials. Start with what you have, experiment, and let the process lead the way.