Journal Gallery

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Journal Gallery

I hand make journals to write in, record ideas in, draw in. Sometimes they contain stories, sometimes different types of papers and sizes of pages.

Email Quinn to set up a group class in journal making.

These journals can be used to write in or to alter. Because I like filling journals, or using one journal per story, they don't contain many pages.

Journal with different size pages

(Below) Some journals tell a story in words and pictures. This accordion-fold journal shows an angel in a stark desert scene. There are flowers and grasses, and the clouds rise from behind the mountains. The words are, "I return with strength."

Accordion-fold journal

(Below) Cover of accordion-fold journal. It is painted to look like a door. When you open the "door handle," the book unfolds.

Cover of accordion-fold story book

Sometimes, journal entries come with ephemera--concert tickets, a pressed flower, a handwritten note. This journal is made of envelopes. Write on the outside, store the keepsake inside.

Tutorial for making this journal

"hidden," a book of envelopes

For the center spread of the "hidden" journal (below), I decided to decorate both visible sides. It leaves enough room for writing, but makes the page look more visually interesting. I chose to leave the sides matching the other sheets, but could have created a center spread that had no flaps showing, or both flaps showing.

"hidden," center-spread view

Custom-made journals available.