Create with Confidence: Master Your Journal & Sketchbook (2-Day Workshop)

A sketchbook is more than a place to draw—it’s a space to observe, reflect, experiment, and tell your story. In this two-day workshop, participants will explore sketchbooks and visual journals as tools for creativity, mindfulness, and personal expression through drawing, writing, collage, and mixed-media techniques.

Using guided prompts, memory exchange, and journaling, we’ll explore ways to capture everyday experiences, and develop ideas without the pressure of creating finished artwork. The goal is to give yourself freedom for experimentation, trusting the visual prompts tied to memory, how to avoid editing before one mark is made, while learning how a regular sketchbook practice can deepen observation and support lifelong creative growth.

Inspired by SAY Sí’s commitment to making the arts accessible to all, this workshop welcomes artists of every experience level. Whether you’re picking up a sketchbook for the first time or returning to a creative practice, you’ll leave with new techniques, thoughtful prompts, and the confidence to continue building a sketchbook that reflects your unique perspective and creative journey.