What do think about Art Journals?

  What do you think about Art Journals? Over on Quin Creative, there is a touching and thoughtful story about Quins Fathers Art Journals. It prompted a few thoughts or perhaps it is better described as a reaction from me.   To be honest I had not really thought about …

Online Library Card generator to create fake ephemera

I love fake ephemera and I am always fascinated when new technology imitates old technology. This Library Card Generator is a bit of fun. The free online software created by John Blyberg generates old library cards. You simply type in what ever details you want in the fields provided, and …

Use a Studio Journal as a swatch book

I thought people might like to see more of how I use a use a studio journal as a swatch book. Friends often give me bits and pieces of fabric and lace to use in my stitching. When I use them I like to know who gave them to me …

How to add pages to a wire bound sketchbook

Have you ever wondered how to add, subtract or switch out pages in a wire bound sketchbook? This is how you can do it. I recently split a wire bound sketchbook. Why might you want to split a wire bound journal? You might want to insert pages that are of …

Visual or Studio Journals

Working up designs in my studio journal is something I do all the time. Visual Journals and Studio Journal more or less mean the same thing. This article was in part prompted by a conversation I had with a work colleague the other day. He was saying that he works …