“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
2010 was a year of journal experiments filled with new artistic ways and explorations. 2010 brought:
* everything all in one book {mostly because I was losing things and having trouble w/ the upkeep of multiple journals.}
* different kinds of paper/journals {my favorite was the Exacompta}
* new places to journal {the bookstore becoming my favorite studio-away-from-home and the basement becoming my new place to spread out.}
* classes {I started teaching again – just a couple of workshops + some creative coaching. <3 it, but I’m moving slowly… }
* more pages & less photos {here lately they’re combining more & more.} like this:
I have a songwriting friend who periodically goes back through his journals to “mine for treasures” in the pages. When he shared his process at our latest songwriting circle, I realized that I don’t often go back and look at my pages. So, I’m spending the next few days with my 2010 journals & a camera. In the meantime here are a few page photos that made it to flickr.
Enjoy.
2010 Journals
{top to bottom}
hand.book square {April – June}
Exacompta Sketchbook {Jan-April}
Picadilly unlined {to answer questions in The Artist’s Way}
handmade from Baghy’s Journals – a Mother’s Day present {June-August}
handmade file folder travel journal {July}
Picadilly Large graph {x3 used for morning pages}
Canson Mixed Media {August-Nov}
handmade file folder Christmas journal {Dec 1-31}