Wen Redmond: Journaling 2014

Friday, January 3, 2014

Journaling 2014

Deciding on a new journal to use for am upcoming workshop, I reviewed some of my ready to use journals I've made.

Coptic Binding- hard for me but worth it. These open completely flat.

Paste Papers for Covers and Signatures. I make several when I'm in that 'space'.

I like to use recycled papers from older journals when I used spiral notebooks and the heavier drawing paper for pages

When I work on painting fabrics & collage papers, I lightly paint with leftover paint or clean my brush so I don't rinse all that down my drains.

I take them with me to do free drawings on long car or plane journeys
I love these books!

3 comments:

Trace Willans said...: I like to have a sheet of watercolour paper on my work bench and when it is covered in marks I tear it up and make it into a journal; January 3, 2014 at 5:34 PM
Wen said...: cool idea Trace! My drop cloth often finds it's way into work!; January 3, 2014 at 8:16 PM
Velma Bolyard said...: nice. i always work with usable paper underneath--like trace, you never know what will turn up!; January 3, 2014 at 8:24 PM

Kahlil Gibran

A spiritual awakening is often found and developed in a wilderness. It can be a poem or a parable of a deep forest, a mountain meadow or a cactus-studded desert. The outdoor spirit of plein air refreshes and further enables the indoor studio chapel. Each new creative beginning is a confirmation of the simple truth of taking care. And while it may all appear to be self-indulgent and isolating, every thought, every stroke, every caress of the brush adds a small refreshment of meaning and purpose to our universe. "Work is love made visible."