book
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Perigee Trade (June 5, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 039953346X
This book was created for anyone who has ever had trouble starting/keeping or finishing a journal/sketchbook. By forcing ourselves to wreck it on purpose, the “journal as an object” loses it’s preciousness, and allows us the feeling of completion. This book was created for every person who has looked at other artist’s journals and said, “I wish I could do that. I’ve started dozens of them but didn’t stick with it.” or, “But the journal itself is so beautiful, I don’t want to wreck it with my ideas/handwriting/drawings.” Or, “I feel pressured to write something good.”
In this book good does not exist. The goal is to fill it up, to shift your perception of the blank page and the journal itself into a place for experimentation. Into a place where you just get stuff out onto the page. A place to start working against your better judgment. To do those things you were taught to never do (make a mess, destroy, fold down pages, write in books, play with dirt). This book IS the place.
Each page of Wreck This Journal is filled with prompts telling you how to systematically ‘destroy’ the entire book.
Congratulations, Keri - this looks amazing - you are a creative dynamo!
BTW - I love the title, too - were you inspired by Abbie Hoffman’s ‘Steal This Book’? I’ve been on an Abbie Hoffman binge lately and it’s gotten me very politically and artistically fired up.
Can’t wait to read the book!
Hurrah! fantastic… I love this! I love process too!
so empowering
When I go back to being a counsellor again I’m going to reccomend this (as i did Living out Loud)
Fantastic help for freeing yourself to just let go and make something already!
The perfect gift for the recovering perfectionist! I can’t wait to read it!
I love the idea behing this journal, so much fun in just digging in and getting your hands dirty.
I can’t tell you how many journals, sketchbooks, etc, have only a couple pages filled in them - ugh, can I break that ugly, control-freak thing of perfectionism…ever? WHAT A GREAT IDEA!!!THIS COULD BE A CURE!! YOU ARE A CREATIVE GENIUS in this idea of …well, just lettin’ ‘er rip!!! yeah! love the thought behind this!! heeheehehe
thank you, keri. i just got your book in the mail. i can’t wait. i wish i could “wreck my blog”.
xm