Notebooks and Perfectionism
I recently got this email from a reader: I’m Riccardo from Italy and I love your blog. I think I have a “problem” with notebooks and paper in general. I want every paper object to be perfect. Today I...
View ArticleSketchbook Art in NYC
There was an exhibition of sketchbook art in Long Island City, NY recently. I had hoped to see it in person but the opening weekend there was supposed to be a big snowstorm so I was avoiding travel...
View ArticleMarie Kondo and Tidying Up Notebooks
Is tidying up notebooks possible for us notebook addicts? I’ve been a tidy person who folds her t-shirts precisely and stores them vertically in drawers since long before Marie Kondo‘s “The...
View ArticleLinks I Liked, Late March Edition
Here’s a few interesting links you may enjoy: For Sale: A POW Journal Documenting World War II’s ‘Great Escape’ from Atlas Obscura (Thanks to Mark for the tip!) THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD War II’s...
View ArticleJohn Vernon Lord’s Notebooks
I must have missed this Brainpickings article when it was originally published in 2014, but I’m glad I discovered it via Pinterest! Artist John Vernon Lord created amazing illustrations to accompany...
View ArticleJ. M. W. Turner Sketchbooks
There’s an interesting exhibition of Turner’s watercolors at the Mystic Seaport Museum in CT. Of course, browsing in the museum shop is always half the fun, and I had a chance to flip through a book of...
View ArticleJohn Garcia’s Sketchbooks
I really miss the “Book by Its Cover” blog, especially the series of posts about sketchbooks. (The blog has been inactive since 2015 but the archives are still viewable.) Here’s a cool post I’d flagged...
View ArticleWhat I Want for Christmas!
Here’s a few things I discovered over the past few weeks, at least one of which I think might be under my Christmas tree already. The rest will be purchased with a gift card I just received! J.M.W....
View ArticleNotebook Addict of the Week: chamo_san
This week’s addict is chamo_san, an artist from Barcelona who I’ve been following on Instagram. A lot of the work he shares is done in sketchbooks, and they all look rather lovely piled up like this!...
View Article
