Browsing through some of my favourite blogs on the weekend I came across Seth Apter's posting for a Stackaholics Anonymous challenge of a couple of weeks ago. There are to date - 102 posts showing people's studio stacks of whatever you can imagine - and more! There is a huge amount of inspiration included - and I'm only half way through the list of links! I know I am very late, (my life has been a bit difficult recently) but hope he will forgive me if I post some photos of my Journal Stacks here.
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| My Junk Journals with collaged paper napkin covers - I give them as gifts to friends, to my Paper Swap buddies - and use some myself, of course. |
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| My Travel Journals - beginning in 1985, with our first trip to Europe - and continuing with Journals from trips to Vietnam, Cambodia, France, England, Italy, Singapore, Hong Kong, Belgium, Lichtenstein, New Zealand, Switzerland, Pacific Islands ... and hopefully many more travels to come. |
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| The wobbly view above, the neater view below, of hand made and hand painted pages, altered books and notebooks. |
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| I am very proud of my hand made journals and seeing them stacked together made me realise what a lot of enjoyment I've had from painting, stamping, sewing, collaging, decorating , drawing - and even - writing in them. And what a delight they'll be in the twilight years as Memory Treasure Troves! |
Below is a delicious stack of boxes and envellopes of inspiration I've received from friends I've met by being involved in
Lawendula's Paper Swaps.Such a delightful experience to open one or two and use the papers enclosed.
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A stack of cards I am in the process of making. | <><><><><><>
