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Visual Chronicles: The No-Fear Guide to Creating Art Journals, Creative Manifestos and Altered Books
The real news of our lives is not in newspapers. We must chronicle our own adventures and achievements, our brilliant observations and our comic relief, our best friends and our greatest embarrassments. Visual Chronicles is all about YOU: your dreams, your memories, your daily routines, your greatest loves and your secret pet peeves. It's all about getting to know yourself better, savoring the wonderful ebb and flow of your everydays, and celebrating it all in visual mementos of your life journey.
Art journaling is fun, cathartic and EASY. Each chapter of Visual Chronicles quiets common fears such as "Nothing happens in my life." or "I'm just not artistic." with projects such as the "My Day Unfolds Journal", and "Experiments with Composition." Inside, you'll learn that journaling doesn't take big chunks of time--just bits and pieces here and there, whenever the spirit strikes. "Get Going" exercises offer instant ideas such as listening to the conversations you have with yourself or recognizing that meaningful ephemera is a part of each and every day. Soon, you'll see that inspiration awaits all around you: a midnight trip to the store, a favorite scarf, an unexpected phone call, junk email, your breakfast plate . . .
Don't wait another second. Make creative journaling a part of your everyday life, busting through self-doubt, time clocks, piles of laundry, and every other roadblock along the way. With Visual Chronicles, you'll be inspired to tell your story the way only you can!
Rosie O'Donnell, The View, October 19, 2006: "This is the only book you'll ever need, to learn how to scrapbook in a way that is uniquely yours."
RubberStamp Madness Magazine In this book, plump as plump can be with illustrations, the authors guide you on a whirlwind trek of empowerment.
Somerset Studio Magazine What a dynamite combination! ...A terrific way to start the (art journaling) journey.
Skirt! Magazine It will inspire the intimidated artist within and it's filled with easy projects and practical tips.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Inspiring and Funny:
Visual Chronicles inspires creativity from its first page! These sisters are really funny, encouraging, inventive and DIFFERENT. This is not another book about scrapping. Its for people who want to express themselves in their own style without spending tons of $$ on the so called hottest product of the day. You will lose your fear of painting, and any fears of making art at all. A great book wiht many projects you will want to start right away, and which you can start right away, because you have all you... more info
Not what I thought it was:
This isn't a bad book, but for me it didn't prove to be a very good one either. I will admit to getting some ideas from it, but found it pretty basic for the most part. I really didn't like any of the pages the authors did and wasn't really inspired by any of it. I have to agree with the other reviewers who said this is more like cut and paste scrapbooking and not art journaling. If you want a book about doing crafts, this is a good one. If you want a book about doing art, then save your money.
This is scrapbooking NOT art journalling:
The title of the book and the reviews here are really misleading. This book has nothing to do with art journalling. Art is art, scrapbooking is craft. I didn't believe the other negative reviews here because they all went on about how they were artists and they already knew the stuff here. But their reviews were much more accurate than the 5 star reviews. If you want to collage a little book together about your life, the things you love etc, then this, and every other book by this publisher is for... more info
Fantastic ideas and inspiration:
I read Journal Revolution first, and loved this just as much! This book is full of inspiration and ideas for art and life. It is not just a scrapping book or a journaling book. Its really about how you approach art and life. There are fun and unusual projects, cool techniques, and the best philosophies ever. LOVED IT!
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