<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1" xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:video="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-video/1.1">
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/blog</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-25</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/blog/letting-go-of-hurt-through-art</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-25</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b04c9fba37fd047ae386c5/0936f0dd-8ce5-4057-8093-1d7e1bb9f23a/art-journal-letting-go-of-hurt.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>BLOG - Letting Go of Hurt Through Art - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>An open art journal where raw handwritten words surface through layers of black paint, part of an emotional art journaling practice for processing grief and pain.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/blog/art-journaling-and-grief</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-25</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b04c9fba37fd047ae386c5/9864e612-3b7e-4cc3-99ac-a59038bc7771/art-journal-processing-grief.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>BLOG - Art Journaling and Grief: Saving It for the Page - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A recent page from my art journal, where the words don't disappear, they just find a new place to live.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/blog/why-i-paint-over-my-words</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-22</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b04c9fba37fd047ae386c5/f7106842-37a7-41de-ac5a-78955bed65b3/blujay-studio-paint-over-words-art-journal-layered-writing.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>BLOG - Why I Paint Over My Words - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Writing first, then paint. The words stay, but they no longer carry the same weight.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/blog/a-quiet-gallery-recent-art-journal-pages</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-22</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b04c9fba37fd047ae386c5/c955e311-931d-485a-917d-5f24b5c3968f/blujay-studio-art-journal-entry-18-daisy-flower-mixed-media.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>BLOG - A Quiet Gallery: My Favorite Page - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A Quiet Gallery: Art Journal Entry No. 18</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/blog/studio-notes-field-of-flowers</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-22</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b04c9fba37fd047ae386c5/48d0f666-2ae5-40fb-9df3-074335ff53a4/blujay-studio-art-journal-field-of-flowers-hint-of-clarity-closeup.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>BLOG - Studio Notes: A Field of Flowers - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>This detail is from a page that felt like a glimpse of direction. Not the full picture, just something real.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b04c9fba37fd047ae386c5/43dca2a8-4596-4521-88d8-c217767f6e10/art-journal-50_4.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>BLOG - Studio Notes: A Field of Flowers - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>This entry felt like a hint of clarity. Not a final answer, just a quiet sense of direction.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/blog/art-journal-entry-47-learning-its-safe-to-be-myself</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-22</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b04c9fba37fd047ae386c5/9c993449-239f-4165-9c60-52e0ec86e656/blujay-studio-art-journal-entry-47-learning-its-safe-to-be-myself.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>BLOG - Art Journal Entry No. 47: Learning it’s Safe to Be Myself - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>My shoulders sit lower here. Art Journal Entry No. 47.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/blog/why-i-keep-an-art-journal-daily-practice</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-22</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b04c9fba37fd047ae386c5/1771332179693-D02BH8DTT5QQDAT2OXJY/blujay-studio-why-i-art-journal-layered-art-journal-spread.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>BLOG - Why I Keep an Art Journal - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>I paint over the words, but they’re still there, underneath.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/blog/tag/creative+process</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/blog/tag/floral+art</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/blog/tag/process+art</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/blog/tag/personal+growth</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/blog/tag/quiet+creativity</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/blog/tag/creative+practice</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/blog/tag/studio+notes</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/blog/tag/art+journal</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/blog/tag/self+acceptance</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/blog/tag/pastel+art</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/blog/tag/a+quiet+gallery</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/blog/tag/mental+health+and+art</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/blog/tag/blujay+studio</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/blog/tag/self+expression</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/blog/tag/softness</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/about</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-12</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624b3c6d42478d55293db95f/1649097848077-YKI84NQP4KZ4HW6Y3CHB/MHeiderich_ReflexionenZwei-05-copy.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>About</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b04c9fba37fd047ae386c5/075b2a33-8fef-4400-ba8c-84d27542b981/John+Simoneau.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b04c9fba37fd047ae386c5/623cdd4d-e0a3-4de2-8f64-5ca31fb989d5/john-simoneau-first-name.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/copyright-notice</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-02-25</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/under-construction</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2023-10-07</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b04c9fba37fd047ae386c5/623cdd4d-e0a3-4de2-8f64-5ca31fb989d5/john-simoneau-first-name.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/contact</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-12</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/hi-mom-i-love-you</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-25</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b04c9fba37fd047ae386c5/a8958991-d1af-4e44-b412-18ee5fa6ff5d/hi-mom-i-love-you-john-robert.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b04c9fba37fd047ae386c5/b57d9312-83d7-4f3e-96e3-e43d37c2267f/in-my-thoughts-john-robert.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b04c9fba37fd047ae386c5/b5a5d5c4-cc03-44ab-bc5e-f64dcf2a1f80/IMG_4443.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b04c9fba37fd047ae386c5/84c86ca5-25c4-4c12-8a43-16adb552f269/you-are-who-you-are-and-who-you-are-is-enough-john-robert.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/home</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>1.0</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-25</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/youtube</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-25</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://blujaystudio.com/start-here</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-25</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b04c9fba37fd047ae386c5/a050a335-6f93-48d8-a961-81545d67bf1b/in-my-thoughts-john-robert.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
</urlset>

