Several weeks ago, I went to the Renwick Gallery in Washington D.C., where there was a large exhibition about Burning Man, the annual festival in the Nevada desert where lots of creative people gather to enjoy each other’s art and self-expression in a variety of forms. The Renwick exhibition included a couple of notebooks: This … Continue reading Notebooks from Burning Man
Wow, school is barely over and the back-to-school articles are already starting to appear! Some fun notebooks are featured in the linked article, including composition books with donuts on them! See more: 15 Cute Notebooks – 15 Fun Journals
I guess it’s just as well that I haven’t chosen a life of crime… I’m sure my notebooks would be my downfall! I’m always amazed when I come across stories of criminals who keep meticulous records of their dealings, such as this tobacco smuggler, whose notebooks helped the police arrest nine men involved in distributing … Continue reading A Smuggler’s Notebooks
Since my last update in January, I’ve finished one Moleskine Sketchbook and just started a new one. For my daily journaling and catch-all notebook, I’ve switched from a squared Moleskine to my lovely blue linen-covered Bindewerk dot-grid notebook. I’m enjoying being able to use my fountain pens more on this sturdy paper, though I miss … Continue reading What I’m Using Now: March 2018
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!
When I posted recently about most of my notebooks being stuck in a storage unit, a sympathetic commenter named Anna replied: “I feel your pain! Just remember–Anais Nin kept her diaries in a bank vault. Somewhere there’s a photo of her (perhaps in the vault?) surrounded by notebooks in a disorganized pile.” I had no … Continue reading Anaïs Nin and Her Journals
I found this week’s addict on Instagram, where she posted this photo of her nicely organized journal collection: I like the owl bookends that are guarding the notebooks. Pretty cool camera too!
What a great story! Bhintuna “Jya poo” couldn’t find the kind of notebooks she wanted in Nepal, so she started a company to make them. Bhav has now been in business for 3 years. When Bhintuna started looking for the kind of stationery that she often stumbled upon on the internet, she realised that the … Continue reading Bhav Notebooks from Nepal
Here’s the most recent update to my “using now” photo: My main daily notebook is still the squared pocket Moleskine. A pocket Moleskine sketchbook is also a daily carry. And I have added the Nolty 2018 diary to my daily carry as well– I was originally thinking I would keep it by my bedside to … Continue reading What I’m Using Now (January 2018)
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