Artist: Mychal Mitchell
Website: Iona Handcrafted Books
My story is one of blessings in disguise…back in 1992, upon graduating from Arizona State University School of Architecture and Design, I took off on an adventure through Europe…5 months into the journey I had my backpack stolen in the train station in Rome. My friend, Cristiano chased the young boy through the crowd to no avail! Gone were my camera, walkman, passport, money, plane ticket and several rolls of film I’d shot along the way…but most devastating was the loss of my journal!

Days later, in Venice, I was talking with a street …read more

Once more, one of the projects posted here has managed to distract a dear reader from what she was supposed to be doing…

Timaree, who writes Freebirdsings sent me pictures of this adorable photo journal that she made after she read a post on making them. Here’s what she said about it:
The one with the blue girl is me so that half of the book is plain paper for artwork. Flip it over and upside down and you have my daughter with ruled paper for writing. The other books were made for practice …read more

From Rockport’s website:
**DEADLINE MAY 15, 2007**
We are seeking project contributors for an upcoming book tentatively titled 1,000 Artist Journal Pages. The book will feature pages of artists journals created by non-professional artists. Projects should be artist journal pages that are bound into a journal or book or created to be bound in a journal or book. Pages can use any media and/or found elements and include text, illustration, collage, sketches, etc.
For all the details, visit Rockport Publishers.