No one likes feeling angry, nor do they like holding on to unresolved anger. Use your art journal as a tool to manage anger issues.

Handling anger, dealing with anger, and managing unresolved anger issues is difficult for even the strongest person. There are many ways to handle these issues, but they are often left alone in hopes they will resolve themselves. This is neither healthy nor productive for you or the people touching your life.

For this art journal prompt, the idea is to use your art journal as a tool to help you through anger. These could be current anger issues, unresolved anger, or anger you are unsure how to deal with. This art journal prompt is not meant to take the place of one-on-one help, but rather act as a step toward that direction.

You will need the following materials for this art journal prompt:

• Art journal
• Waxed paper
• Black acrylic paint
• Paint or sponge brush
• Small container of water
• Ballpoint pen
• Watercolor paper
• Watercolor pencils
• Watercolor paint
• Fine tipped paintbrush
• Decoupage or gel medium

Follow these simple steps to complete this art journal prompt:

1. Open your art journal to the first blank page spread. Think about everything that is making you angry in your life. Write it all out using the ballpoint pen on both sides of the page spread. Do not worry about how messy or neat your writing is, or about grammar. Fill the pages with every detail that comes to mind as they come. Do not worry about how organized your thoughts are.
2. Add the waxed paper to the backside of each page in the spread. Using the black acrylic paint, cover over both sides of the page spread. Make sure none of the text is showing when you are finished. It may be necessary to use more than one coat of paint.
3. While the pages are drying, pull out two pieces of watercolor paper. Tear along the edges so the pieces are trimmed down enough to allow a one inch black border to show around the edge of each page spread in the art journal. Wash over each piece of watercolor paper with a light color of your choice and allow the paint to dry completely. (Speed the drying process with a heat gun or hair dryer.)
4. Using the watercolor pencils, doodle and draw all over both pieces of watercolor paper. Be as random as possible with these drawings. Have fun! Take out the fine tipped paintbrush and blend the colors with water. Allow to dry completely.
5. Add the watercolor papers to the black page spread using decoupage or gel medium. Be sure the entire piece of paper is covered so the edges do not curl up. Use the edge of a brush to burnish down edges and remove all puckers and bubbles in the paper.
6. Take out the ballpoint pen once again and write down a positive affirmation for each angry thought that came to mind in the beginning of this art journal prompt. If you cannot remember every thought that was blacked out, do not worry about that.

That is all there is to this art journal prompt. Repeat this art journal prompt on as many page spreads as needed to express all your thoughts completely. Do not censor yourself, do not worry if the pages are pretty or ugly, and do not worry about how these pages may be perceived if they are viewed. This work is for you.

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