Dear Diary: Corporate Meets Art Class
Above is a scan from my Moleskine Daily Diary, a copy of an ancient Egyptian image that came on the cover of a catalog in the mail. I used a black Gelly Roll fine point pen and Pitt brush markers to make the image, and then wrote my entry around the figure (which I have blurred out to save you from the mundane blathering that was the result!).
My Moleskine Pocket Daily Diary has become a catch-all for the odd bits of information, rough ideas, and quick sketches that defy any attempts at organization. I love using my diary for its designed function as well, writing a daily entry that takes up the one page allotted, but it is the more creative entries that break that mold that have become the usual fare for me. It's when the unassuming exterior of a Moleskine contrasts with the boisterous interior pages - a feeling of corporate meets art class - that I find I am enjoying my daily diary the most.
No one does this process more justice than Kathrin2305 (aka Kathrin Jebsen-Marwedel) over at Flickr. For several years she has been keeping an illustrated diary in her Moleskine Pocket Daily Diaries. You can see photographs of her diary pages HERE. These images brought together into a set attest to the collective power of doing a little creative something every day. I hope Kathrin's diary pages are as inspirational to you as they are to me.
Thanks for the link -- I love your artwork!
Posted by: anna | March 10, 2006 at 10:42 AM
Beautiful, as always. You and Kathrin are my 'Moleskine idols'. :>
Posted by: Joy | March 10, 2006 at 04:33 PM