Virginia A. Spiegel

I liked working on the tent journal so much that I decided to start a journal with the same format. I have loved using writing as a design element ever since I took a semester-long course in typography. (Artwork with writing include these series: Boundary Waters, July, Portage, Journey, and all of the Bees.)

I tried many paper and writing tool combinations:

This was a fine-point UniBall pen on Fabriano paper. Not “juicy” enough.

I finally settled on this plain white paper journal and Sharpie markers.

A mark of a good journal is one in which you look forward to writing in it. I don’t know if I want 365 pages of this, but this small journal is do-able and still fun.

Artist Pam Rubert recently posted about her journal and the work of several other artists. Take a look on her blog.

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