# Studio Diaries ✨ Keep your creative fire burning! ✨ Weekly notes from my art studio, including a new sketchbook prompt every month, short process videos, pages from my art journal & notes on the creative process. Page: Feed: --- ## [A turn of the kaleidoscope](https://shinjinim.substack.com/p/a-turn-of-the-kaleidoscope) _2026-08-14 · Shinjini_ On junk journals, borrowed sparks, and a watercolor flower that finally got used ## [Sketchbook explorations Vol #36: Petrichor](https://shinjinim.substack.com/p/sketchbook-explorations-vol-36-monsoon) _2026-08-07 · Shinjini_ A sketchbook/art journal prompt to support your art and creative practice. ## [Card-sized art journal flip through](https://shinjinim.substack.com/p/card-sized-art-journal-flip-through) _2026-07-24 · Shinjini_ This may be my cutest art journal, ever! ## [Unexpected encounters on the art table](https://shinjinim.substack.com/p/on-painting-without-a-plan) _2026-07-17 · Shinjini_ It started with playful watercolors and zero planning ## [Creative explorations Vol #35: Gamify](https://shinjinim.substack.com/p/creative-explorations-vol-35-gamify) _2026-07-03 · Shinjini_ A sketchbook/art journal prompt to support your art and creative practice. ## [Paint with me: Mixed media whimsy](https://shinjinim.substack.com/p/paint-with-me-mixed-media-whimsy) _2026-06-26 · Shinjini_ Simple, somewhat subtle, and rather whimsical mixed media portraits! ## [The 100 day project, but make it unpredictable](https://shinjinim.substack.com/p/the-100-day-project-but-make-it-unpredictable) _2026-06-19 · Shinjini_ When an art project morphs into a life project + a tiny art journaling game for you! ## [Creative explorations Vol #34: Sound](https://shinjinim.substack.com/p/creative-explorations-vol-34-sound) _2026-06-05 · Shinjini_ A sketchbook/art journal prompt to support your art and creative practice. ## [Tiny sparks of inspiration](https://shinjinim.substack.com/p/tiny-sparks-of-inspiration) _2026-05-22 · Shinjini_ How an accordion book brought my creativity flooding back! ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/G0uJi7WyGtXR) _2026-05-22 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [Watch the process: Mixed media portrait](https://shinjinim.substack.com/p/watch-the-process-mixed-media-portrait) _2026-05-15 · Shinjini_ Experiments with my supply hoard! Combining water soluble graphite powder, watercolors, color pencils, acrylics, and pen