Just as students should leave their Foundational year of art with a beginning sense of composition, color, value, and materials, so should they be cultivating their creative capacities. With the equipment exercised and the waters tested, students will be prepared to continue their journey; for it is the interplay of personal experience, social experience, and materials that creates the desire to communicate through visual art. Implementing intentional creative pedagogy, such as a creative journal, encourages students to find their creative voice and content, and equips them with the ability to carry their creative thinking skills beyond the art room to meet the demands of our contemporary society.