True Vision: Authentic Art Journaling (Paperback)

by L.K. Ludwig (Author)
Key Phrases: vision deck, art journal pages, patina solution, Los Dias del Milagro, Katie Kendrick, Melanie Komisarski (more...)

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Featuring the artwork of over 25 leading artists with name recognition

As art journaling grows in popularity (even attracting a new breed of scrapbookers who call themselves "life artists"), there is a movement afoot toward creating more authentic, personal, what some people call "raw" journals. These journals are filled with not just attractive, well-composed pages, but pages that are filled with personal, meaningful content.

True Visions is focused on ways to bring authenticity and meaning into one's art journaling. The book will examine themes and topics common to all while offering activities and exercises to create rich meaningful content. Each chapter will highlight familiar subject areas such as life events, spirituality, childhood, and even an artist's favorite writings. Within each topic, readers are given guided activities and exercises for developing content, provided one or two artistic techniques, and are shown inspiring examples of work by a variety of talented art journal artists.

About the Author

L.K. (Lori Kay) Ludwig (Zelienople, PA) works predominantly with mixed media artist books and photography with a strong inclination toward creating personal intimate works. Her artwork has been featured widely in books, magazines, and galleries and is held in private collections. She is also the author of Mixed-Media Nature Journals.

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Product Details Paperback: 144 pages Publisher: Quarry Books (July 1, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 1592534260 ISBN-13: 978-1592534265 Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #41,676 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) #1 in  Books > Arts & Photography > Photography > Preservation & Collecting #14 in  Books > Health, Mind & Body > Self-Help > Journal Writing #14 in  Books > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > Scrapbooking

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 25 of 25 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars True Vision by LK Ludwig, June 21, 2008 By  Ellen M. Gibb (Eureka, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    This is the best book on art journaling to come out in years. Unlike some of the other recent books on this topic, the work presented is interesting, sophisticated, and artful. The instruction is for serious art journalists who have already done some art journaling and is not "dumbed down." The author presents a broad range of work, much of which is by well-known and popular teachers in this genre, but also includes many worthy newcomers. The layout and graphics are inviting and spacious, and the text is worth reading. Ludwig has a soulful and poetic narrative voice. The feeling tone which she brings to her writing is wonderful; she has the courage to celebrate work that goes beyond "pretty." One of my favorite aspects of the book are the in-depth interviews with some of the featured journalists, especially the ones with Juliana Coles and Traci Bunkers. There are many suggestions in the book which can be used to launch new journal pages, many beautiful quotes, and helpful "art activity" suggestions run vertically along the right hand page edge. My only criticism of the book focuses on the poor editing of the text--major bloopers! Captions are attached to the wrong pictures, paragraphs are repeated, lines are missing in one or two cases. The editor who worked on this book needs a scolding for such carelessness! Inspite of errors in presentation, this book is very inspiring and beautiful. A must for any library of art journaling books. I give it four stars. 18 of 18 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Sharpen your art-journaling tools and get crackin', August 19, 2008 By  S. Fishburn (Fort Collins, Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)       Maybe it's because my copy is from the second printing, but I didn't find the glaring editing mistakes another reviewer was appalled to find. I noticed a typo or two but that was the extent. True Vision packs a hefty punch. It will appeal to a mixed audience. There are basic and innovative prompts (on every other page) geared to those just discovering the world of art journaling, or making a leap from traditional scrapbooking to a deeper and/or more complex style. The written material is excellent. L.K.'s observations are thought-provoking and her instructions detailed, which will please everyone. She's collected a smashing selection of illustrative pages from the diverse journals of 3 dozen artists working in a wide array of media/styles. There are in-depth interviews with Katie Kendrick, Bee Shay, Traci Bunkers, Loretta Marvel, and Julianna Coles, artists who have made their names on the strength of their journal pages alone. In addition to specific techniques like inkjet image transfers and blind contour drawing, there are sections on developing personal 'symbols' and journaling on subjects of global impact. L.K. included a Vision Deck, a set of word prompt cards to spark any art journaler's creative fire. 12 of 12 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Art Journaling at a new level, July 30, 2008 By  Glory Mooberry "artist at large" (Baton Rouge, LA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    If you have ever wanted to keep an art journal, this book is a great resource. If you are already an artist making journals, this will help you kick it up a notch. L.K. Ludwig's new book is full of interesting prompts and ideas to take you past your fear of the blank page and fill you with excitement, as well as inspiration. The photography is great - the artist journals featured here are exciting and inspiring. This is not really a beginner's book - "how to prime a page, how to create a background" - it assumes a certain knowledge of techniques and materials. But it has incredible journal pages by featured artists which will have ideas popping into your head and onto your blank pages. There are plenty of instructions, in addition to the prompts and questions, to help you incorporate feelings and events from your daily life into your jounal. It's an exciting book!		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Shows the way to great journaling. Having purchased and read a number of books on journaling and sketching, this book is probably the best in that it shares how the images were created, not just the images... Read more Published 1 month ago by Babs 5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good To be honest, this book isn't breaking any new ground. There's nothing in here that can't be found in other places, from magazines to other books on this topic. Read more Published 4 months ago by S. Preville 4.0 out of 5 stars Make journaling fun I will be giving a journal workshop later in January and I now have some new ideas to present. I used the fauxto booth idea for a journal spread and liked the process and the... Read more Published 6 months ago by Lynda Gail Campbell 5.0 out of 5 stars For this one, buy paper not electronic As much as I love my Kindle, it just wouldn't do justice to this book. You will want a full color, paper edition that you can examine very closely, as it is packed to the gills... Read more Published 6 months ago by Kathryn Sargent 5.0 out of 5 stars How to get to your inner voice and speak visually from it This book really addresses speaking from your authentic self, which is how you get to a unique expression in your art journaling. She is a great teacherr. Published 8 months ago by kprints 5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best Art journaling has become quite popular in the past 5+ years, as an outgrowth of DIY art activities in general - making your own greeting cards, altered books, scarpbooking,... Read more Published 10 months ago by Kathryn Shimmura 5.0 out of 5 stars awesome I highly recommend this book. It is packed with loads of interesting material to inspire any budding artist. Read more Published 10 months ago by Robyn D. Jacob 5.0 out of 5 stars Open ended inspiration True Vision is an excellent resource for journal artists. The open-ended prompts and ideas are geared toward more experienced art journalers. Read more Published 11 months ago by Diana 5.0 out of 5 stars What is ART JOURNALING? For those that do not know what ART JOURNALING is all about, then this book will certainly help to define the subject. Read more Published 11 months ago by Lin 5.0 out of 5 stars above and beyond I have to say right up front I am one of the artists in this book. But aside from that I am really enjoying this book. There are so many layers to it. Read more Published 11 months ago by S. McCutcheon Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Quarry Books (July 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592534260
• ISBN-13: 978-1592534265
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #41,676 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

  Popular in these categories: (What's this?)

  #1 in	Books > Arts & Photography > Photography > Preservation & Collecting
  #14 in	Books > Health, Mind & Body > Self-Help > Journal Writing
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars True Vision by LK Ludwig, June 21, 2008

By	Ellen M. Gibb (Eureka, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the best book on art journaling to come out in years. Unlike some of the other recent books on this topic, the work presented is interesting, sophisticated, and artful. The instruction is for serious art journalists who have already done some art journaling and is not "dumbed down." The author presents a broad range of work, much of which is by well-known and popular teachers in this genre, but also includes many worthy newcomers. The layout and graphics are inviting and spacious, and the text is worth reading. Ludwig has a soulful and poetic narrative voice. The feeling tone which she brings to her writing is wonderful; she has the courage to celebrate work that goes beyond "pretty." One of my favorite aspects of the book are the in-depth interviews with some of the featured journalists, especially the ones with Juliana Coles and Traci Bunkers. There are many suggestions in the book which can be used to launch new journal pages, many beautiful quotes, and helpful "art activity" suggestions run vertically along the right hand page edge. My only criticism of the book focuses on the poor editing of the text--major bloopers! Captions are attached to the wrong pictures, paragraphs are repeated, lines are missing in one or two cases. The editor who worked on this book needs a scolding for such carelessness! Inspite of errors in presentation, this book is very inspiring and beautiful. A must for any library of art journaling books. I give it four stars.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sharpen your art-journaling tools and get crackin', August 19, 2008

By	S. Fishburn (Fort Collins, Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Maybe it's because my copy is from the second printing, but I didn't find the glaring editing mistakes another reviewer was appalled to find. I noticed a typo or two but that was the extent.
True Vision packs a hefty punch. It will appeal to a mixed audience. There are basic and innovative prompts (on every other page) geared to those just discovering the world of art journaling, or making a leap from traditional scrapbooking to a deeper and/or more complex style. The written material is excellent. L.K.'s observations are thought-provoking and her instructions detailed, which will please everyone. She's collected a smashing selection of illustrative pages from the diverse journals of 3 dozen artists working in a wide array of media/styles. There are in-depth interviews with Katie Kendrick, Bee Shay, Traci Bunkers, Loretta Marvel, and Julianna Coles, artists who have made their names on the strength of their journal pages alone.
In addition to specific techniques like inkjet image transfers and blind contour drawing, there are sections on developing personal 'symbols' and journaling on subjects of global impact. L.K. included a Vision Deck, a set of word prompt cards to spark any art journaler's creative fire.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Art Journaling at a new level, July 30, 2008

By	Glory Mooberry "artist at large" (Baton Rouge, LA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you have ever wanted to keep an art journal, this book is a great resource. If you are already an artist making journals, this will help you kick it up a notch.

L.K. Ludwig's new book is full of interesting prompts and ideas to take you past your fear of the blank page and fill you with excitement, as well as inspiration. The photography is great - the artist journals featured here are exciting and inspiring.

This is not really a beginner's book - "how to prime a page, how to create a background" - it assumes a certain knowledge of techniques and materials. But it has incredible journal pages by featured artists which will have ideas popping into your head and onto your blank pages.

There are plenty of instructions, in addition to the prompts and questions, to help you incorporate feelings and events from your daily life into your jounal. It's an exciting book!