Finishing a travel journal while traveling is a difficult thing to do.

Mostly because of time - or, better said, the lack of it.

We take trips to relax and have adventures, and there is often more adventure time than relax time when you could play in your travel journal.

Some folks are speedy sketchers who can record a scene in their journals in minutes.

Most folks are not, so they look for time in the evenings or early mornings.

But, after a day of adventuring and eating, you are usually too tired for journaling.

So you put it off till morning, when time is short because of the need to get ready for another day of adventure.

This happens day after day and you get discouraged.

So, what usually happens is that you return home with a page or a few scribbles in the book, a head full of jumbled memories, a handful of brochures, business cards, tickets and such, and a phone full of photos that must be identified and sorted.

All of these pieces could help you finish your journal at home - if you could only put the pieces together. Usually, you give up.

Because I have experienced all of this on almost every trip, I had to come up with a new plan for success, and a new definition of what success is.

That Plan is the subject of this class. This is a two part plan.

The first part is called Hunting and Gathering, how to choose the important stuff during your trip - and gather it into an organized collection while you are traveling. This will be your resource album of everything you will want to remember for your journal.

The second part is about how to create your journal - while you are traveling, and after you return from your trip.

When you get back home, your journal will be more of a workbook than a blank book (maybe with some finished pages) that you can complete at your leisure using your photos, notes, and gathered goodies.

This class will give you a new perspective on making a travel journal - so you can love the idea, rather than feeling frustrated, rushed, or disappointed with your results.

Your project for the class will be to create at least one spread in a travel journal - for a past or present trip - putting this plan into action. This will show you how easy it can be to succeed.

This class is for all levels because it is much more about the process of travel journaling than drawing or painting skills. A travel journal can be successfully done with any type of illustration - from stick figures to beautiful paintings - and anything between.

Donna Baker

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