Junk Journaling Workshop

Explore the creative opportunities in creating your own journals from varying mediums of paper and found materials.

Make a journal as unique as you are and use it as a tool to record and reflect your thoughts, plans, emotions and ideas.

Learning basic book binding skills, we will build and expand our new journal, using unconventional and random materials limited only by your imagination.

Introductory materials supplied. Attendees should bring in a selection of scrap paper, newspapers, gift wrap, greetings cards, wallpaper samples, tags and labels, photos, magazines, flyers, brochures, maps, second hand books and other “junk” supplies to personalise their journal. You will also be creating our own junk Washi tape for decorating and finishing our journals so the more junk, the better!

About the tutor

Ian Megrath is an avid journal keeper and analogue enthusiast. Having fallen into the journaling habit during lockdown, he discovered the practice of journaling was a great creative outlet for recording ideas, emotions and the simple joys of everyday life. Knowing the beneficial impact journal keeping can have on mental health from personal experience, he hopes to encourage others into exploring this useful tool to express and reflect. Find Ian on Instagram as @the.paper.sparrow.