Ingrid Murray handwritten in black
Open mixed media art journal spread consisting of collaged papers, acrylic paint, and acrylic ink. It's abstract. The main colors are bright lime green, baby blue, teal, and black; the feel is energetic and messy.

Mixed media + art journaling

Meet Ingrid
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Embracing human expression

Intuitive, energetic mark-making

From mixed media to collage to art journaling in handbound books, Ingrid explores the nature of expression in a variety of media.

In her writing, on social media, and in the occasional workshop, she encourages others to set down expectations, dive into the process of creating, and celebrate the outcome — however it might look.

Mixed media on an index card, with collage and teal scribbles. Cut and pasted text says "Celebrate your uniqueness."

ICAD 2024

Created by Tammy Garcia of Daisy Yellow, the Index Card a Day (ICAD) project challenges participants to create 61 collaged or painted index cards from June 1–July 31 annually.

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Ingrid Murray mixed media art journal page. A neutral background of book pages and white tissue paper (and a piece of newspaper with the letters "Hampdenf" on them in green and orange) is covered with orange and blue scribbles and neon pink and black drips There's also a broad greenish yellow brush stroke on the left page.

Art Journaling

Each art journal is handbound with watercolor paper, atlas pages, and waxed linen thread, and filled with vibrant, energetic mixed media collage.

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Covid & Hobbes

Covid & Hobbes, created during the first 100 days of the pandemic in 2020, honored the confusion, hope, loneliness of a world completely upended.

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About Ingrid

Ingrid is a self-taught mixed media artist and art journaler living and working in Cologne, Germany.

Originally from the U.S., she has worked in altered books and on paper for 15 years. In her practice, she tunes into the innate creativity and sense of possibility that all of us experience as children and lets intuition and chance lead the way.

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A smiling white woman — Ingrid Murray. She is wearing a black top and has brown eyes and long reddish-brown hair.

Recent Posts

  • ICAD 2026: Weeks 1-3

    ICAD 2026: Weeks 1-3

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    Ingrid Murray

    The Index Card a Day (ICAD) creative challenge is a free, open event that asks participants to create index cards from June 1-July 31. It’s celebrating its 15th anniversary this year! This year — my first since having my daughter — I’m using painted papers and vintage books to create my…

  • ICAD Prep 2026

    ICAD Prep 2026

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    Ingrid Murray

    ICAD — the daily Index Card a Day project hosted by Tammy Garcia of Daisy Yellow — kicks off June 1. This will be my return after a year off to have my daughter, and I’ve been preparing cards.

  • Create Like a Child

    Create Like a Child

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    Ingrid Murray

    Over these last six months, I have finished exactly one art journal spread, and for good reason: we welcomed our first child to the world.

Blank pages within a bound handmade book.

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