If you’re into art journaling, this book will rock your world. Every page is stuffed with colors, words, drawings– Lynda Barry jams so much onto each page, so beautifully– it’s really inspiring. From the School Library Journal review: “Each page is a feast for the eyes with beautiful full-page collages of photographs, watercolors, ink drawings, … Continue reading My Favorite “Notebook Book:” Lynda Barry’s “What It Is”
I love, love, LOVE Kolby Kirk’s travel journal. He’s documenting his project to do 100 hikes between May 5, 2009 and the end of this year. He’s about to embark on hike #77 as I write this! He uses a plain, pocket size Moleskine journal and each page is gorgeous– notes, maps, sketches, objects pasted … Continue reading Kolby Kirk’s Hiking Journal
Here’s the latest Notebook Addict of the Week, found on Flickr: They are filled with drawings and collage in a very raw style, by Kier Cooke Sandvik of Norway, whose profile reads as follows: transsexual, atheistic anarchist. I’m Other. See all the Flickr images here, (though I’m not sure the original set is still on … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: A Norwegian Artist