Great story about a sketchbook that went astray for 36 years! In 1983, Thomas Thospecken set off on a cross-country journey, intending to document his travels in sketchbooks and journals. He lost one of them along the way, but decades later, the person who found it managed to return it to him! Artist Thomas Thorspecken, … Continue reading Lost and Found Sketchbook →
Loyal readers may remember that last year, I did a cross-country road trip, during which I had hoped to stop at various local independent shops to look at notebooks, including those that were mentioned in your responses to my call for suggestions. The journey was fascinating and fun, and in the end I didn’t really … Continue reading Notebooks from My Cross-Country Road Trip →
This spring, I’m going to be driving from New York to California and back, with lots of stops along the way. I’m hoping that part of my adventure will be finding some cool independent shops that sell notebooks! What are your favorite retailers in the US that I should visit? Arizona and the Bay Area … Continue reading Help Me Plan My Cross-Country Trip! →
Notebooks, journals, sketchbooks, diaries: in search of the perfect page…