Taking Stock
Sat, January 7, 2012 at 04:17PM Out of curiosity and the whole year-end look back, year-ahead look forward thing, I pulled out all of my art journal pages + moleskines + journals from every basket, shelf, nook + cranny.
{a serious wow moment! read on!}
I found 9 journals and moleskines full of doodles and mandalas.
A stack of stitched journals.
Everything but the loose AJ pages is here.
5 bound art journals and altered books.
The exacompta I'm working in now is on top, 90% finished.
The more interesting side of the journals + books above.
These are the 2 moleskines I'm working in at present, 25% filled with watercolors, doodles, mandalas.
All of the loose art journal pages!
The white boxes where I keep loose art journal pages when finished (archival boxes from the container store). I've been doodling since late 2006 and art journaling since the end of 2007. I think.
Go collect your journals and photograph them! Optional: add a funny prop like a stuffed giraffe. The perfect way to avoid laundry and other productive activities.
Reader Comments (13)
what fun! how long have you been making these? it's quite an impressive stack.
{Tammy}: Katie, I've added that to the post (great question)... I've been doodling since late 2006 and art journaling since the end of 2007. I think.
These are wonderful!! I love those white boxes, perfect place to keep and record those drawings! Aren't the moleskine watercolor journals the best?
{Tammy}: Eden, We definitely share a love of the fabulous moleskine watercolor journals. They are consistently yummy.
Posts like this make me really happy. That's a lot of art happiness!
{Tammy}: luthien, Yes, I wanted to see what everything looked like all in one place. I am quite surprised at the number of journals. I'm happy that it made you happy!
Oh wow, Tammy, what an awesome post. Love all the stacked journals and colours put together! This is so inspiring, and it makes me happy to see your work together like this. Only thing missing is the stack of index cards! Thank you for sharing your piles and much of its content on your blog.
XOXOX
{Tammy}: Hanna, The other day you counted your journals I think and said that you started to number them - I am such a list person that I think I should make a list of them... Good catch - I forgot to photograph all of the index cards and also the accordion books I've made over the past several years. Another post!
Wow, I thought I was journal crazy. You win! They are beautiful, thanks for sharing!
{Tammy}: Katherine, If you are a journal addict, I hope you will photograph your stack of journals too! I was really surprised to see how it all looked together, I really didn't think I had finished so many journals... thank you for stopping by!
This post made me smile. I love to see all your work put together. Congratulations on being not just an awesome artist, but a very prolific one, as well!
{Tammy}: Erica, You have been such a sweetie, with your kind words and comments, so thank you for your support. It's funny because I just draw and paint a little at a time. It all adds up.
loving all your work together like this, congratulations!
{Tammy}: Jaki, Thank you for your kind comments. It does feel like a journal celebration, let's all celebrate our journals!
Impressive! Completed journals are so inspiring to me...I jump around too much!
{Tammy}: Cindi, Jumping around is super fun too! As long as you are creating something, somewhere, and it bring you joy, go for it!
Seeing this pile of books makes me smile--it's wonderful to see your art spreading around your whole life. Books, loose leaf pages--lots of heartfelt work, well done!
{Tammy}: Quinn, Thank you for stopping by, and I do like that art has crept into every nook and cranny, and I had no idea when I started... no idea what joy all of this art would bring.
I'd love to know more about your loose art journal pages. I'm thinking that might be something that would interest me in regards to putting together an "art journal/scrapbook of our year."
{Tammy}: Heather, Hello and nice to meet you! Most of my loose art journal pages are on watercolor paper - I like Strathmore series 300 or 400 paper, as it can hold the weight of lots of layers and paint. I like that you can work all the way to the edges of the paper.
In a way, this just makes me want to catch up with you in the journal...area...thing! :) I'm surprised at how I say I like being creative, yet don't seem to have much to show for it, art-wise. I was wondering (this is a bit of a silly question..) if you get moleskins cheap, if so, where from? :')
I also wanted to say that this really, genuinely inspired me and also wondered what you fill the pages with? e.g. Lyrics, personal thoughts, etc? Sorry about the long post, I'm just so in love with this! Thank you for reading! X
{Tammy}: Demi, Wonderful questions. My moleskines are filled with doodles, drawings, watercolors, artwork. In the altered books and loose pages I art journal and paint. Throughout Daisy Yellow you'll find all of the stuff I put inside. Check the archives {top menu} to find tags for stuff like "art journaling" http://daisyyellow.squarespace.com/vividlife/category/art-journaling or "moleskine" http://daisyyellow.squarespace.com/vividlife/category/moleskine. {I wish I had a discount source for moleskines!} I hope that you do start filling journals - I think you will be happy you did!!! Please pop back soon.
Hi, Tammy:
I wanted to ask you: what is your favorite bound journal for collage work? I'm on the quest for the perfect journal (aren't we all?) I have several spiral bound collage books, but I often find the spiral binding gets in the way of my hand (I'm right handed) when I'm writing in the book. I don't particularly want to learn bookbinding...so...
I did have one I got at Barnes & Noble years ago but alas, it seems to have been discontinued.
Any recommendations?
Thanks!
{Tammy}: Sandra, I actually art journal in old hardback books I find at the discount book store for 1 or 2 dollars. If you find one with sturdy pages, just gesso them up and you are ready to roll. The only bound journal I have used is an exacompta (here's a flip through: http://daisyyellow.squarespace.com/vividlife/art-journal-pages-flipping-thru-the-exacompta.html).
Did ya see you were featured on the European Paper blog? Here: http://blog.europeanpaper.com/2012/01/13/friday-blogger-tuck-ins-11/