Journal Work

Artful Journals: Making & Embellishing Memory Books, Garden Diaries & Travel Albums

Artful Journals: Making & Embellishing Memory Books, Garden Diaries & Travel Albums by CALLIGRAPHER Janet Takahashi. What a pleasure to find the lettering and graceful art of California calligrapher Janet Takahashi in this wonderful volume published by Lark Books. Janet includes clear instructions and beautiful examples for making journals celebrating the seasons, passions, family & friends, travel, love, health & wellness, and the everyday including idea and sketchbook journals. Although the text is in type, Janet used hand lettering for chapter headings & instructions, adding a warm touch to this colorful book. 8.5” x 10”, 128 pp., hb.

Artful Journals: Making & Embellishing Memory Books, Garden Diaries & Travel Albums (ARJOUR)

Art Journals and Creative Healing

Art Journals and Creative Healing: Finding Restoration through Self-Expression by Sharon Soneff. With a marriage of beautiful imagery, uplifting & literary quotes, Art Journals demonstrates that journaling can be a tool for navigating life's challenging seasons, as well as a tool to support personal growth and achievement. Topics include journaling for cathartic expression, gaining wisdom through introspection & reflection, finding strength in the midst of suffering. 8.5" x 11", 128 pp., pb. Ships January 2008.

Art Journals and Creative Healing (HEALNG)

Making Books and Journals

20 Great Weekend Projects by Constance E. Richards. This wide variety of appealling book projects will have you pullin gout your supplies with enthusaiasm!

Following easy to follow basicinstructions the author and 11 contributing designers offer books made with paste papers, sketch journals, mailable journals, folded books with pockets and books that are ornaments for windows or trees which becomes snowflakes when opened completey twenty clever ideas with clear instrucion and juicy examples. 8.5x11", 80pp., full color, Pb.

Making Books and Journals (BKJOUR)

Fabric Art Journals

Fabric Art Journals: Making, Sewing and Embellishing Journals from Cloth and Fibers by Pam Sussman. This first comprehensive book on fabric journals offers step-by-step instruction and patterns for unique book structures in cloth. Includes lots of embellishment techniques – painting, writing decorative stitching, transfers, machine & hand embroidery and quilting. 8.5” x 11”, 128 pp., 100 color images, pb.

Fabric Art Journals (FABART)

Decorated Journal

Decorated Journal by Gwen Diehn. This follow-up to the popular Decorated Page offers more great ideas for beautifying a journal, making one from scratch and customizing store bought books by adding pockets, inserting tabs, building layered pages, using transparencies and more. Brimming with suggestions & instructions, a wealth of tips about contemporary supplies, and of course, images of magical journals. 8.5”x10”, 128 pages, pb.

Decorated Journal (DECJPB)

Altered Books

Altered Books, Collaborative Journals & Other Adventures in Bookmaking by Holly Harrison. Inspiration and how to on two of the hottest new trends in bookmaking-altered books and collaborative journals. Well-illustrated ideas for

altering treasured books (or the book as canvas) with collage, paint, layering, sewing, computer manipulation, cutting windows, extensions, and inclusions. Making books with children is included as well as how a community of artists can come together to select a theme, set up a project and ultimately publish or show their collaborative work. The concluding gallery showcases a wide variety of exciting, multi-layered work. 8.5”x11”, 128 pp., 200 color images, pb.

Altered Books (ALTBKS)

Mixed Media Nature Journals

Mixed Media Nature Journals: New Techniques for Exploring Nature, Life and Memories by L.K. Ludwig. Creative twists on leaf rubbings, plant pressing, colorful photo manipulations, layering techniques and clever ways to incorporate natural objects are a few of the techniques included. An inspiration to nature lovers who may not want to focus on drawing and watercolor painting in their journals. Gallery of artwork by a variety of artists making up the 150 photos/illustrations incl. here. 8.5" x 11", 180 pp., pb. Ships January 2008.

Mixed Media Nature Journals (NATJOU)