![]() ![]() Leather. Smyth sewn for strength and longevity. It also includes international air distances, world time zones and much more. Explore the world with this handy leather travel journal, featuring rounded corners and 224 lined journal pages. Working with tanneries in Italy and France, and embracing at once the unconventional and the traditional these are products that offer profound quality, functionality, and unyielding style. In the moment, they often feel unfinished but inevitably, when I look back at them, they bring me joy.Founded in 1969, Graphic Image’s notebooks and accessories are united by the finest writing text paper, meticulously crafted smyth-sewn binding, and clean design. I make several boxes on a page and then to quick paintings, trying to capture the changing color. These are especially fun to do at a moment of change, like a sunset. To relieve the pressure of feeling like I have to make a perfect painting, I enjoy doing 30-second paintings. I don’t consider myself a painter by any stretch, but I love playing with watercolors to try and capture color or just a mood. Try to put those feelings into words, or even try to mimic it on the page by scratching at the paper or poking holes through it. You can learn so much about something by feeling its texture and temperature. If I see something interesting as I’m walking, I make a note of what it looks like, then reach out to touch it. Ask yourself: What does this place smell like? What smells are different from home? Whose voices am I hearing? What noises fill this space?Īs a weaver, texture is vital to how I experience the world. Stop and observe, maybe with your eyes closed, and put your thoughts into words. To fully experience a place, utilize all your senses. Every place has its own sounds, smells, rhythm, voices. (I learned about trail maps in the inspiring book A Trail Through Leaves by Hannah Hinchman.)Ī place is about more than what it looks like. Let your notes meander over the page in a nonlinear way and let your impressions form a shape. Don’t stop for too long in any one place, just long enough for a super quick sketch or observation. To create a trail map, keep your journal in hand as you walk and pause to jot down quick impressions as you go. Trail maps are best made with minimal supplies on walks or hikes. These are interesting points of departure and open the door for inspiration to come in. Over the course of many years and many trips, I’ve developed a few favorite prompts to get the creative juices flowing. I use them for quick moments throughout the day or more extended periods of downtime. It’s why I never save writing to do as a recap at the end of the day. Yet, in reality, keeping one feels like homework. ![]() Many people have told me they like the idea of a journal. A travel journal is a private place for inspiration and information. It’s an important place to document a trip for my eyes only. They give me a place to record the everyday details of a journey and the space to let inspiration show up with no expectations. I have taken a travel journal with me ever since my first real travel experience at 22. When I travel, that space is in a travel journal. It’s something I nurture and consciously give it space to grow. For me, inspiration isn’t a lightning bolt that strikes with a fully formed idea ready for creation. After so much time at home, I was so thirsty for anything different. Once home, how can we take that inspiration and use it in our work? I recently got back from two weeks on Kauai, and all I kept thinking while there was that everything seemed more intense, brighter somehow. Different scenes, smells, sounds, all heighten your senses and seem to open a door to new ideas. For a lot of creative people, traveling can be a huge source of inspiration. ![]()
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