Journal Revolution: Rise Up & Create! Art Journals, Personal Manifestos and Other Artistic Insurrections (Paperback)

~ (Author), (Author), Rosie O'Donnell (Contributor)
Key Phrases: clipped text, concentrated watercolor, permanent pen, Mod Podge, San Francisco, Fauxto Booth (more...)

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Journal Revolution inspires with vibrant and edgy pieces and simple techniques. Journaling and scrapbooking take on a whole new meaning, achieving the latest trends of intense urban emotion inspired by honesty and wit. -- --Somerset Studio Magazine

You'll find plenty to love. ---Skirt! Magazine

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You'll find plenty to love.

This is unlike any book on journaling you've ever read. Become part of the Revolution!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books (September 24, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581809956
• ISBN-13: 978-1581809954
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #238,446 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even better than Visual Chronicles!, September 19, 2007

By	Suzanne Finer "Suzi Finer" (Beverly Hills, Ca. USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Lets start by recognizing that these girls really know their stuff. To imagine that Journal Revolution is a "how-to" or a "scrapbook idea book" is wrong; everyone should "get" that this, like Visual Chronicles, is a free-yourself-of-inner-angst/give-yourself-permission-to-express-the-inner-artist kind of book and then some! The excellent use of examples, the colors utilized in the presentation, the projects themselves: mind-expanding!
I highly recommend this book to anyone who is an artist, who wants to be an artist, who thinks they cannot possibly be an artist: you don't even have to want to be an artist to get the gist of this baby! So go for it; invest the less-than-$20. and jump-start your creativity. This is the one to go for.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A 'MUST HAVE' BOOK, October 8, 2007

By	Sondra L. Caserio "sondic" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

WOW.
It's hard to describe in words the "WOW" feeling you get as you pour over the opening pages of this book. The writing is easy to read, with detailed instructions (but no hard and fast rules to memorize and follow) and written in a lyrical, poetic manner that makes you open your eyes to the beauty in the smallest every day things, and, more importantly, the beauty in your own unique way of looking at the universe. It is full of practical tips for HOW to journal, a wide range of ideas for materials to use and gives you lots of mental jumping-off points to move your process along. If you ever have looked in wonder at the artistic journals of creative people and wondered if you might have the tiniest bit of ability to make something beautiful yourself, READ THIS BOOK!!! It will give you the freedom and courage to pick up a crumpled piece of paper, the nearest writing implement, a glue stick and JUST START. It isn't pretentious. You won't need any art experience at all to follow it's instructions but even WITH an artistic background, you will find something new and inspirational to get your butt in gear! Art isn't always 'pretty'. And freeing you from the need to make something perfect is just ONE of the gifts this book's authors has in store for you! Just get messy, have fun, and write down your own personal truths.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Empowering and Inspiring Book, September 27, 2007

By	sarah cook (seattle, wa) - See all my reviews

Karen and Linda have done it again! Journal Revolution is the perfect follow up to Visual Chronicles! This book is just as funny, and also shows many types of journaling and art, yet the style is new and exciting. The book is empowering and inspiring with out being overbearing. These sisters have the ability to relate to their readers as if they were sitting right there next to them, talking as friends would. You feel like Linda and Karen (and even Rosie!) are right there with you spilling paint and cutting out words. The art and writing are intimate and personal, and we get to see inside the minds and lives of these authors in a much deeper way than before. The fonts project and fauxlaroid project alone are worth the price of the book. You'll also never look at a calendar the same way again. Journal Revolution is different than any book out there.