Bob Fisher has been keeping sketchbooks since he was 14 now 20 years later the practice is well integrated into his life. Currently only the most recent 5 books are online at sketchbob.com . Like all visual journals these have autobiographical elements in them. As a trained and practicing artist …
One of the things I am want to in costume is cutting more garments – or parts there of, on the bias. I have mentioned this recently to a couple of people and the reaction is one of wide eyed wonder as if this was some sort of magic thing. …
Nancy Monson in an interesting excerpt from The Healing Power of Crafts argues that there are mental and physical benefits to craft activities. Carving out time for sewing, quilting, stitching or what ever your interest is, in a busy day is difficult particularly for women who are often juggling responsibilities …
Journals of one type or another can be kept in all sorts of mediums These Journal Skirts by Rice Freeman Zachery caught my eye. Firstly because splitting jeans up the inside leg and inserting fabric to turn them into skirts in order to embellish the area is something I used …
Hobby Princess kept by Ulla-Maaria Mutanen on fashion, crafting, and technology. This is a blog to watch as her posts are interesting, thought provoking and often spot on. Don’t miss an interesting post concerning the reasons as to why craft activities are becoming more popular is found in her draft …
Kristin Holly Kaleidoscopic Kris has been keeping a blog of her crafting and art journal activities. Kris often posts images of her visual journal and documents what she has done to create various mixed media effects. Many of Kris’s posts are extremely thoughtful and she links to interesting sites. One …
