Roz tests a Moleskine sketchbook with some unhappy results… but beautiful art!

“Gouache test on Moleskine sketchbook spread. You can see that even with a controlled amount of water the pages will buckle. On the bright side you can do some fun and drippy things on the page, and you can use the “repelling” qualities to add texture to your page. The repelling qualities can be clearly seen in the lower left of this page spread where the paint bubbled up and wouldn’t settle on the page.”

Aside from the paper buckling, sounds like she ran into some serious problems with chemical odors from the sketchbook, enough to cause an asthma attack! I’ve noted some strong fumes from new Moleskines at times, but this one sounded really bad…

Read more, and see lots more of Roz’s fantastic collaged sketches at Working in a Moleskine Sketchbook—2012 – Roz Wound Up.