We love art but not artists…

I know this has probably made its rounds but I feel it’s an important thing to see. A 2003 survey to measure USAmericans’ attitudes towards art an artists says that we as a whole value art highly (96%) but not many value artists themselves (27%). This is a very odd paradox, but nothing that I [...]

Plurk… Plurk

Just in case Twitter wasn’t enough, I decided to join Plurk. Wanna play?

1001 Journals

1001 Journals picked up where 1000 Journals left off. This is a wildly successful mail-art project that I tried to participate in, but all the journals were closed when I got word of it. So now I’m sifting through the current open journals to see which one I want to do. I’ve also ordered the [...]

A Little Link Love

Some stuff that’s been keeping my attention lately: Doodlage: a site devoted to doodling and a guide to interpreting your doodles. Grrl+Dog: Journal artist, published in 1000 Artist Journal Pages The Pen Addict: blog on pens… oh don’t look at me like that! And these French notebooks are fantastic! I bought two at MOMA last [...]

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  ARRRT! is the brainchild of Alexia Petrakos. Ok. Brainchild is a bit pretentious, but it's her creative playground of sorts. She makes and sells one-of-a-kind journals, handbags & other fun stuff. She also dabbles in mixed media art, collage & painting.