Artists' Journals and Sketchbooks

Details
Creative souls want and need a special place for recording and decoding their interior world - a place to download all their creative ideas, a place to remember the events of the day, or a place to doodle, to draw, and to dream. This book is for all these people - it's an engaging and intimate glimpse into the personal pages of a wide variety of artists and journal keepers whose works not only provide visual delight and inspiration but evidence the intensity and devotion that such personal journals invite.

Uncover new ideas for creating personal pages and fresh ways to use a wide array of art supplies and Grafting materials
• Discover hundreds of "no rules" tips and techniques from an inspiring group of contemporary artists
• Invent your own journaling style using paint, fabric, fibers, rubber stamps, found objects, and memorabilia
• Indulge your artistic intuition as you plan and create vivid and revealing visual diaries and sketchbooks

About the Author
Lynne Perrella is a mixed-media artist, author, graphic designer, and illustrator. Her interests include collage, assemblage, one-of-a-kind books, and an journals. Her work has been published in numerous books and magazine articles, including
Collage for the Soul: Expressing Hopes and Dieams Through Art.
She is on the editorial advisory boards of Somerset Studio and Legacy magazines. She conducts creativity workshops at various venues and exhibits collage in galleries throughout the Berkshire Mountains. Lynne owns and operates Acey Deucy Rubbei Stamps. Her catalog ol designs features her original illustrations and collage compositions, which are available as quality rubber stamps. She lives with her husband, John, in Columbia County, New York.

Lynne Perrella on this book -
"Begin a visual journal or sketchbook and take a meaningful and rewarding journey. Explore the richness of personal pages that reflect the real you."

Soft cover, 128 pages.

Price: $39.95 ($36.32)

Contents:
Introduction
Ch.1 Getting Started

Creating Personal Pages
Ch.2 The Book Itself
Examines Covers and Types of Journal
Ch.3 True Fiction
Adding Text to Pages
Ch.4 Icons and Imagery
Keeping and Artist Sketchbook
Ch.5 Expanding the Boundaries
Exploring Alternative Surfaces and Forms
Contributing Artists
Recources
About the Author
Aknowledments
Index