Visual Chronicles: The No-Fear Guide to Creating Art Journals, Creative Manifestos & Altered Books

I have never "art-journaled" before. Have I wanted to? Yes. Have I talked myself in and always out of it? Yes. What I am totally connecting with in Visual Chronicles is the tone of the approach. How can Linda and Karen possibly know all of my reasons/excuses for not giving it a go? They seem to be looking inside my head or something! The way they approach everything in the book, whether in words or art, is with a loving light touch. There is heart & humor in this book and I deeply feel that, with all that goes on in our lives and in the world, both are so needed. Linda and Karen, I am reading every word. There is so much to reflect upon, laugh over, learn from and use in real life. You share an attitude and then explain techniques and applications through exercises that are fun and insightful, not intimidating. THANK YOU! I know that so much goes into creating a book. This one is touching people's lives, I can tell! Great editing, fab layout, terrific content. Now I need to DO something with all this inspiration!

I only say that because I am the definition of that headline -- but VISUAL CHRONICLES made me want to sit down with glue, scissors, and some old magazines...and make something fun. I'm not an artist, but Linda and Karen made me feel like one. This book is inspiring, funny, creative, and wonderful -- and that's if all you do is look at the pictures. The writing is a class above most instructional art books, full of wit, character, wisdom, and enthusiasm. VISUAL CHRONICLES is for artists, aspiring artists and people-who-didn't-know-they-were-artists of ALL ages (and it's a treasure trove of projects for you to do with your kids!).

WOW! Visual Chronicles: The No-Fear Guide to Creating Art Journals, Creative Manifestos and Altered Books is funny and arty and has the perfect balance of inspiration, instruction, and personal stories from these two sisters. The colors are vibrant and the art just bounces off the pages. The only reason that you would want to put it down is to start journaling--even if you have never journaled before. It is cool and inspiring and you will soon realize that "everyday is an artful journey."

This book is hysterical--you must read every word! Not only do the Sisters show you how to make stunning, colorful journal pages, they show you how to meet yourself, as you have never known you. If you are having a bad day, this book will cheer you up. It's "how-to" and inspiration and "eye candy" all in one.

As a writer with no discernible artistic talent, I was curious about how my chronicles might be visual, and this book is nothing short of a revelation. I finally know what to do with the pile of concert tickets, boarding passes, and hotel stationery I've amassed over the years. I always knew I couldn't throw these things out because they made me smile whenever I came across them. Linda Woods and Karen Dinino opened a door for me with this book, showing me step by step how to preserve my memories in a way that might even make them meaningful to someone else. I'm no artist, but this book made me feel like one. Anyone out there with a pile of memorabilia or a dusty journal filled with empty pages needs to buy this book. Your chronicles can be visual, and they can even be interesting to the rest of us! Visual Chronicles is the start of something big.