Brooklyn Art Library

The digital world is a constant but Brooklyn Art Library has both. You can create a book and it will be digitised for others to see anywhere in the world. It also has a physical form where people can touch and read the books creatives have made.

It was a fun process to fill the 27 pages. I rebound the book and gave it a spine as it started yawning. I’m not against yawning books. I have made a few myself as they get fatter with collage additions.

“Wearing Out” is available to view online.

https://www.sketchbookproject.com/library/S2628949

Flip through the pages and leave a comment if you can or click favourite so I know you’ve seen it.

Junk Journal

What is the purpose of a junk journal?

It can be anything you turn it into. As I enjoy bookbinding I'm stitching my own book.

Over the years I have kept ephemera so have plenty of supplies for gluing in collage, old drawings, memorabilia, old books and photos.

I have often been told I can't draw so I’m using it to doodle and paint in. My skills are improving and I’ve found I like using a fine black ink pen. I'm on a junk journal journey so who knows what it will turn out like. I’ll keep you posted.

2019

2019 Really! I got in a bit earlier with my New Year Resolutions and on November 18th I retrieved an old A5 blank page book from my stash of things I might someday use. I decided to set myself a challenge to draw something on a page every day until it was full. 

Drawing brings out the laughter that sometimes you experience at school with feeble attempts at creating something realistic. With my new blank page book I have no one staring over my shoulder or criticising. I'm free to create whatever. My tools are black ink pens, blue biro, scissors, ink tense pencils, a wee crystal vase with water in it, glue stick and paint brush and some old magazines. 

I have managed to keep this up for 6 weeks now. Imagine! Such stickability.