I’ve mentioned and reviewed Field Notes a few times on this site, but I’ve never been a big fan of their notebooks and all the hype around them. It was great to be able to try their notebooks thanks to readers who sent me some samples, but I’d never felt compelled to buy them… until … Continue reading Review & Giveaway: Field Notes Limited Editions
I was walking past the Rubin Museum of Art in NYC’s Chelsea neighborhood, and spotted these beautiful notebooks in the window. I didn’t have a chance to go into the shop to find out more, but I assume they are selling them, not just exhibiting them. The museum is dedicated to art of the Himalayas, … Continue reading Marbled-Edge Ledgers
A page from one of James Joyce’s notebooks, which looks like some sort of ledger: From the post at Biblioklept: This page is from a notebook that contains some of Joyce’s preparatory notes for Ulysses—there are notes for characters “Stephen,†“Simon,†“Leopold,†etc. as well as lists “Books,†“Recipes†and general ideas “Theosophyâ€. This particular … Continue reading James Joyce’s Notebook
One of my favorite things is finding little-seen images from the notebooks of artists, writers and scientists. This one is a gem, as Edward Hopper is one of my favorite painters, yet I don’t recall ever having looked at any of the sketches for his works. I love how it seems to have been drawn … Continue reading Edward Hopper’s Sketchbook