wreckers unite
Written on March 15, 2007
so i have been working on this site for a month or so now, changing things as i go. this whole idea will be a work in progress and i am inviting you to participate in the evolution of it. the project seemed to want to jump ahead of me before it was officially launched. i did a few interviews early in the year and mentioned the book, and several readers found the site via a google search, (and through the flickr site). before i knew it people were wrecking journals and posting them here! several blogs had posts about it. i was overwhelmed with email! it’s been so exciting to see it unfold. thank you to all who have responded thus far.
if you would like to know what this site is all about you might want to read the story first.
so here is what i would like from you:
the book will be officially released this june (2007) by Perigee (Penguin), and i am really excited to finally share with the world. if you would like to acquire an advance galley copy for review, please email me and i will be happy to send you one. (please note that this applies to publications, magazines, and websites who regularly do reviews, etc. I am not able to send it to individuals until it is officially released.)
if you haven’t yet tried wrecking a page in your journal just for the experience of it, i highly recommend it (or you can wait for the book and wreck that). beware, it can be quite addictive, and rather revolutionary (in a culture that always tells us to behave.) happy wrecking!
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This is awesome. I’ve always been tempted to wreck my journal with the coffee sitting in the mug nearby but never actually did it. Maybe I’ll do it now. Can’t wait for the book to come out! I’m a big fan.
Congratulations Keri!
I have been wrecking my journals for a year now. I love to color over the pages. My daughter (who is 2) REALLY likes to help!!!
I am sending you an email about an idea I have!
XO,
Melba
This book sounds great, I’ve got it on my wishlist.
Thanks you!
omg!
This ROCKS!!!
Thank you for this!!!
Can’t wait to read more!
I want to make a pot of coffee just so that I can make coffee rings in my moleskine.
Just the idea of this is making me feel so wildly happy ! Gears shifting and grinding…..
thank you so much for making public the need to break out of the box. and as we can see, the mess is SO pretty.
can’t wait to make a bigger mess.
thankyouthankyou!
This book looks refreshingly tantalising. not boring standard ‘illustrations’ found in other artists books but thought provoking and original …… imagination! bravo
dang girl! this is totally cool — a mondo, awesomo idea, i can’t wait to get started — the simplicity of it is brilliant! if you get to the cape this summer i’d love to have an event at my shop…
Brilliant!
I’ve also been wrecking my journals to use them in my art for some time now. I just added two pieces to the Flickr group.
You always inspire me Keri, thank you!
Keri, this is awesome. Thanks for giving folks like me the courage to let go of the idea that a journal has to be contained and pretty. I’ve a few journals I started and abandoned ‘cos they never seemed quite good enough that will be finding their way on to my desk to be worked in.
I love the establishment rebellion of Wreck Art–this is a great movement! Let’s go!
keri. i started burning my journals in junior high. mostly because i was ashamed at the things i wrote…i still tear out pages today. id love to bust this hook…love u. jen gray
My art partner told me to go see your new project and I must say you’ve targeted something I’ve been trying to do for a while. I’m more a “it must look nice and pretty” type of person who’d like to go wild with art and creativity in general. Can’t do it on my own. Your book might help me get messy. Thanks for the light, I definitely need guidance…
Wow! Love it!
Fits in well with my love of failure theory. Also recently bought 9 pads of partially used graph paper on ebay. They came with bent corners and all that.
Thanks for putting this idea together like this. Totally inspiring.
shalom v’ahava,
Menachem
Celebrating with you….wooohoooo!!!
Here’s to the freshness of the pure creative process.
And again, YAY, YOU!
Kat
I love this idea!!! I have been creatively challenged over the past few months. This will help jump start the ideas! THANKS!
Huge great thanks for this! I can’t wait to get started!
Please see my photo hear for bleaching!!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mizkcreations/440085226/
Thanks!
Kelly
Thank you for continuing to be an inspiration (and a re-inspiration) to so many creative people. You are awesome.
Hi Keri!
I found your blog by accident and I have to say I’m really loving your Wreck This Journal project! I’m definitely starting my own journal soon! And it’s really great timing because I find myself stuck in a rut lately. Thank you for your starting the project! It’ll definitely help the creative juices flowing again!
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