Students say the nicest things!

I am overwhelmed with just how much you have so generously packed into this course. I have taken hundreds of courses over my lifetime, never one so enjoyable, informative, creatively unique or detailed as your Willa journals course has been. OHMYSOUL I will miss having you in my studio all the time. 🥲

So - I will simply have to start on my NEXT Willa journal!

Thank you, thank you, thank you. 🥰 🤗 😉

-Pam McKenzie

What exactly is a Willa Journal?

A Willa Journal is what happens when a handmade art journal and a junk journal have a baby. It is an extremely popular book structure that you can put your stamp on with your collected fabrics and papers tailored to meet your personal art passions.

I created and sold Willa Journals every week for a year before I created this course because I couldn't keep up with demand. I wanted to pass along the process so that you would learn everything you needed to know in order to make these journals yourself.

The Willa Journals Course is Beloved

I PUT MY HEART AND SOUL INTO THIS COURSE AND STUDENTS LOVE IT.

Here is what a few of them said:

What More People are Saying . . .

This is one of the best classes I've ever taken! Thank you so much for the time and love you've put into it.

-Sharon

I bow down before you Wendy Schkolnick Solganik and Arielle DeVito!! Wow, I’m so impressed. My morning routine is coffee in bed watching videos of my current ecourse. Yours!!! Beyond excited and happy  I found you Wendy by doing the lovely Laura Horn Modern Mixed media course.

I love so much your statement that producing a Willa journal is bringing together in one place ALL the creative passions we have. I started going through my 30 year journey with all things textiles - my screen printing g, fabric dyeing, eco printing, quilting, bleaching, collection of Japanese kimono pieces. It makes me smile, it brings backs memories of the places and people where these collections came from. From my bedroom I can see the piles of fabric in my loungeroom that isn’t sorted yet. Happy place. So thank you talented ladies for putting this journey together for us. 

-Kay

Thank you!! I’m really impressed with how much information is in each video! Great class!!

-Rita

Thank you both. As English is not my mother language, I really appreciate the pdf, which let me time to plenty understand the videos. But I must say that Wendy's accent is perfectly understandable for me.

-Veronique

I am blown away by all the work you have put into this course already. So excited to work through it! Thank you!

-Se

Did my first deep dive into your class most of yesterday, and I wanted to thank you for putting together an incredible class. I love your artistry, candor and attention to detail. Excited to express my artistry through handmade journals of my own. Thank you for this labor of love you have created that is completely inspiring.

-Sarah

Wendy, you have found a calling with the Willa Journals, but you've got another as a teacher. The instruction you are providing is absolutely amazing. You have such a wealth of knowledge, and a gift for conveying it. Just wow, and thanks

Willa Journals Course Curriculum

Lesson 1: Welcome, Tools & Materials, Building Your Stash

Lesson 2: Construction of a Machine Stitched Willa Journal Cover

Lesson 3: Construction of a Hand Stitched Willa Journal Cover

Lesson 4: Signature Wraps, Keyhole Binding, and Closures

Lesson 5:Building Your Signatures

Lesson 6: Embellishing Your Signatures

Lesson 7: Binding Your Willa Journals

Lessons 8: Fabric and Paper Snippet Rolls

Lesson 9: Original, Intuitive Decorative Mixed Media Paper

Lesson 10: Creating Loose Watercolor Leaves and Florals Pages

Lesson 11: Messy Papers