“Art Journals for Life” with Michelle Curry-Wright
November 14 @ 10:00 am – 2:30 pm
“Art Journals for Life” with Michelle Curry-Wright
November 14th, 10:00am-2:30pm
Cora Annex, Ridgway
Tuition: $75
This workshop will help you kickstart a rich, enjoyable journaling practice. Loosely inspired by the The Bullet Journal Method—a flexible system that uses simple tools like lists, indexes, symbols, and collections to organize thoughts, goals, and daily life—we’ll expand the concept by adding visual and artistic elements.
Together, we’ll combine practical organization with playful creativity to create “life books”: personal journals that capture everyday moments, meaningful memories, and the things we love.
Art techniques will include collage, mark-making, painting, blind contour drawing, and handmade journal elements. Journaling techniques will include writing prompts, lists, indexes, subject pages, and personalized layouts designed to support your own unique practice.
The goal is to discover a journaling method that feels natural and inspiring to you—one that brings joy, reflection, and creative discovery day by day. All levels are welcome, from first-time journalers to experienced artists or writers looking to try something new.
Paints and brushes will be provided, but please bring the following:
- Any collage materials you’re willing to share
- Glue (for your personal use)
- Any favorite markers, pencils, or other mark-making tools (for your personal use)
- A journal — truly, anything will work! If you’d like recommendations, some favorites include the Vanrtto 8×8 Hardcover Sketchbook, Moleskine Art Sketchbook 5 x 8.25, or Moleskine Art Sketch Hardcover Pocket 3.5 x 5.5 (all available on Amazon).
About Michelle Curry Wright:
Michelle Curry Wright, a writer and painter, has lived in the area for over 40
years. She has experimented with a variety of different mediums (ink, oil pastels,
paint, collage) and subject matter from caricatures and cartoons to landscapes,
whimsy and everyday life. She has worked in framing art, in gallery sales, been
in shows, and is currently working to refine her abstract paintings. Along the way,
she has become an enormous fan of keeping a daily art journal.
Author of two novels and hundreds of personal essays, she currently writes a bi-
weekly health column for the Telluride Times.
She lives in Ridgway with her husband and their Corgi, Ricky Ricardo.
You can view more of her work on Instagram: @ currywright_art
