Youāre invited!
October 14th to 21th, 2025
Come relax, create and nurture your dreams through the magic of art journaling!
Join me in a delightful online retreat full of art and inspiration:
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What if you couldā¦..
Take time for YOU and your creativity
Play, relax and nurture your dreams in the safe space of your art journal
Let go of your fears and connect to your inner magic
Make friends with like-minded creative dreamers!
Art journaling is not just about making art, itās also a wonderful practice of creative self-care.
Online retreat schedule
Enjoy hours of soulful creativity and connection with fellow creatives, all from the comfort of your home!
In workshops 1, 2 and 3 of the retreat, Iāll guide you as we create a whole journal page from start to finish. Get ready for a magical journey!
In workshop 4, we gather again for a super inspiring Closing Celebration with plenty of tips, surprises and the making of a second page!
Workshop 1
Tuesday, Oct. 14th
Good Vibes & First Layers
Letās start by filling our page with good vibes! Our first layers will be an opportunity to loosen up and work intuitively. We will start with a bit of journaling, then permission granted to get messy as we play with crayons, paint and collage!
Workshop 2
Wednesday, Oct. 15th
Building the Story of your Page
As we come back to our page, we will work more intentionalLy and define our composition, choose a color palette, add a focal image and keep building the layers to let our page tell its story!
Workshop 3
Thursday, Oct. 16th
A Touch of Magic & Completing your Page
Finally, we will get super playful with finishing touches! Theyāre such a great opportunity to make your art unique and develop your own style. I will share some of my favorites and I hope you will come up with plenty more!
Workshop 4
Saturday, Oct. 18th
Closing Celebration andā¦ Another Page!
Art journaling is meant to be a practice and your journal will no doubt have more pages to fill! Thatās why I will be sharing another demo, in a different style, to help you get your next page started. I will also share some of my best art journaling tips!
from past students of this magical event:
āWords cannot express my gratitude for this utterly inspiring retreat Laly. I'm in awe of your creations and so thrilled to have participated, not procrastinated, in finally putting paints, inks, pens and crayons on paper. It has been a thoroughly enjoyable journey. Thank you for sharing so much and lighting the fire to get creative in my journal!ā
ā VICTORIA K.
āI have just completed your BEAUTIFUL workshop! Wowzers! You are an amazing teacher, Laly! I have done some form of art all my life, but this was a newer experience for me. I especially resonate with the spiritual, soul-full touch you infuse in your class.ā
ā KALEY F.
āI'm surprised each time I do a class from you just how it makes me feel. As the page develops, I find myself lost in time, lost within the layers. My mind is distracted, my soul feels nourished and recharged. The power and energy from your art process is extraordinary and helps heal me. Thank you Lalyā
ā CELESTE S.
Nurture Your Dreams
ā¦with art journaling!
I love how fun and freeing art journaling can be, especially when you approach it āthe mixed media wayā:
Art journaling is a process of making art just for yourself, in whatever way you choose, in the pages of a journal.
Mixed media is a playful and freeing art technique that blends together paint, collage, mark-making, writing and much more!
Your art journal can be a refuge to express your feelings and emotions, a safe space to process the ups and downs of life, tell your stories and memories, and a beautiful playground to unleash your creativity.
The surprising bonus is that art journaling will help you grow as an artist, and find your unique, authentic voice, just like it did for me.
Reserve Your Free Spot Now!
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Your Questions Answered:
Below youāll find answers to the most frequently asked questions:
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The workshop starts on Tue. October 14 and the lessons will be released on the 14, 15, 16 and 18.
Replays will be available for you to watch until Tuesday , October 21, 2025.
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Yes it is! I've had so many requests to offer it again. If you've enjoyed the retreat in 2023, come join us again and take it as an opportunity to take time for YOU, and create a new page! Who knows what's going to emerge this time?
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The workshop videos will be released each day around 2pm, Paris / 8am, ET / 5am, PT. You don't need to be present at that exact time as the videos are pre-recorded.
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Yes, the videos are pre-recorded so you can enjoy the workshops at your own pace no matter your timezone.
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No they're not. Make sure you have a good enough internet connection to be able to stream the videos.
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Each workshop is about 1 hour of content, split into 2 videos. Then it's up to you how long you want to dedicate to the activities. In the first 3 workshops, we will create an art journal page from start to finish. In workshop 4 I will share an extra, shorter art journaling demo. This is one is intended to inspire you but you're not expected to create a second page from it (of course you can if you wish to!)
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No. If you prefer you can use a sheet of watercolor paper or even a canvas. But if you would like to start an art journal (and I really hope you will!) then once you're signed up you will find a recommendation in the supplies list, or I have a tutorial for you to easily make your own.
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Yes, there will be a temporary Facebook group for you to connect with fellow participants during the event. This group will close once the event is over.
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Yes! There will be participants from all over the world. I'm French so I don't speak too fast, and all the videos have English captions (click the CC button) If you don't understand something, you can pause the video and try using Google Translate. I'm also doing my best to show you everything I do as clearly as possible.
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After you sign up, you will receive more detailed information to help you get ready and if you don't find the answer then, you can send an email to us at admin@lalymille.com
Please do NOT send me questions via Messenger or Instagram private messages, as there's a good chance I won't see them and you won't get an answer.
Ready to dive deeper?
If you enjoy this free retreat, then youāre going to love:
The Artist & The Journal
My most popular class to begin art journaling, create art just for you, and set your inner artist free!
Come explore your emotions, memories, stories and imagination in the secret and magical pages of your art journal, while building a fulfilling artistic and wellbeing practice thatās just for you.
In āThe Artist & the Journalā, I share everything I know about art journaling:
Part 1 - Building Blocks: Learn the basics, plus a ton of fun activities and techniques such as making your own journal, art supplies, creating unique collage materials, easy ways to get rid of the blank page, journaling and embracing your own handwritingā¦
Part 2 - The Deep Dive: Youāll be right by my side as I create two pages from start to finish: working in mixed media with collage, paint, inks, crayons and more, creating intuitively, composition tips and techniques, developing personal themes, expressing emotions, all the way to beautiful finishing touches!
Part 3 - Fill Your Journal: A well of inspiration with three stand-alone lessons, with different themes, techniques & styles (including abstract!), flip-through videos of my journals, bonus time-lapse videos and dozens of page examples from me and the students.
Join me in the classroom and letās keep creating together!
What students of āthe artist & the journalā have said:
āI have found a whole new level of how to BE and how to make MY art. I always enjoy the place that creating art takes me, but this is taking me somewhere much deeper into my soul. I love the way you teach, you have shared so many tips, your techniques, your supplies... I have also discovered that I enjoy using my fingers more than a brush! Iām looking forward to doing more of your courses.ā
ā FIONA G.
āLaly does not mask her emotions for the sake of looking good. She shows up to her table to create and play by being vulnerable and real. With every paint stroke and piece of collage, she works through whatever she was feeling or what may have been blocking her at the time. In doing so, I find her sense of strength and courage so encouraging and empowering.ā
ā PATRICE E.
āLaly I cannot thank you enough. You have inspired me to get back into my art journals. I finally got out some watercolor paper and put together a journal using your video, got my space cleared out and cleaned up, and sat down to journal. You have inspired me to keep on going! Thank you, thank you!ā
ā ANGELA M.
āWow! What a fabulous class! Iāve taken a lot of classes, and this one was spectacular! Not only did Laly go over so many materials and usage... but she really makes you think about how it translates to your own art making. Not just āhereās a project, this is how to do itā. Laly talks you through her thoughts and shows you where she gets inspiration. I canāt wait to see what becomes in my studio after watching this class. So inspiring.ā
ā JANNE R.
āI began my journey by taking classes with other artists; however, they almost entirely led to me painting like the teacher rather than in my own style. It wasnāt until I discovered Laly and enrolled in āThe Artist and the Journalā that my own style began to emerge. Not only have my mixed media skills improved, but my creativity has flourished! I canāt recommend this class enough!ā
ā KARIN K.
āIām discovering new nuances to this art every day I come back to the videos and my journal. I trust myself so much more as a result of your lovely teaching. You really possess so many lovely gifts and Iām so glad you followed your impulse to share them in this way. I donāt have the words to express my gratitude for all Iāve learned in this course, Laly. It has been transformational. Must be all the butterflies!ā
ā BRIDGET B.S.
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