A battered old book takes on a new life as a Smashbook.
Last month my artist friend Kerry introduced me to the joys of Smashbooks or Junk Journals. Hand-crafted from scrap paper and off-cast books, these journals are functional works of art.
I was so enthralled with mine that I decided to share the love. I picked one from Kerry’s stash to give away in Spilling Ink’s second contest for 2014.
Holding these events makes me feel like a Christmas elf. I have fun wrapping up packages, posting them off, and thinking of the happiness a parcel in the post brings.
Please note the spotty pink and black ribbon matches my blog’s Adelle Theme. *Wink, wink* That’s my little attempt at personal branding.
And the winner is…
Yvonne Mes!
Congrats Yvonne—I hope you enjoy your journal. I’m thrilled to say this prize is going to a good home, where it will undoubtedly be put to use. Yvonne is a picture book writer and illustrator. You can check out her work here.
Here’s a photo of the lovely lady enjoying her handmade journal. Thanks to Yvonne for sending me photos.
If you’d like a smashbook of your very own, leave a comment and I send you an email to put you in touch with Kerry.
Thanks again, Ali! Love the smashbook and your blog!
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Ali, I saw and heard Asphyxia (through her partner, as Asphyxia is deaf) describe how she makes her own hand sewn journals (some very large) to document her creative process, drawings and ideas as she is creating new books in the Grimstones series. They looked fascinating. http://www.thegrimstones.com/about/about-asphyxia/
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Wow! I’d love to see those journals, Renee! Following the link you sent, I found a book in her shop called The Grimstones – An Artist’s Journal. It looks amazing! I think I’m going to have to read the series now, too. Looks fabulous. Gothic fairytales–yummy!
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Love the idea of Smash books . Such an innovative way to recycle paper and be creative … Karen 🙂
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