Journals

Thanks to Julia Cameron and The Artist's Way, I journal in bed with my coffee most mornings. If you haven't yet read this classic creativity-boosting book, I urge you to do so this summer. You should be able to find it online or in your local used bookstore. Reading it transformed my life and I'd be surprised if it didn't do the same for you.

Anyway I dutifully write 3 pages longhand while sipping my morning coffee. Due to this practice and my basically frugal nature, I've been making my own journals for years. Originally I covered unlined composition books with pretty paper or fabric. But they would only last about a month and would not open flat the way a spiral-bound book would. So when I discovered the  Zutter Bind It All, I was hooked.  I've been cranking these wire-bound journals out for myself ever since.

Anyway, along with Artformation Cards, I've been making one-of-a-kind journals in a variety of sizes for sale/gifts lately. It obviously makes more sense for me to work in these smaller formats considering the current size of my studio, but I refuse to be completely sensible. I keep at least one larger piece in progress as well.

So I plan to have some reasonably-priced journals in various sizes available for some of the Holiday Boutiques this year. I'm thinking they'd make a great gift. I'll keep you posted as to where I'll be. If you are interested in seeing more, let me know. In the meantime, I'm having a blast playing with them.