ORIGINAL POST DATE: June 21, 2006

The latest addition to the Alchemy Notebook series consists of a separate scrap of paper that relates to the pages in the notebook. I have wanted to make something in this series to take advantage of the back pocket in the sketchbook, so that there would be a loose element to carry around with the notebook itself. I wanted to create something that answers the question "What has it got in its pocketses?"

I created this artifact on the same paper as the Moleskineⁱ classic sketchbook paper, taking a sheet from a second notebook I have just for the purpose of removing the pages. I used liquid acrylic inks and watercolor colored pencils, and worked on both sides of the page. I wanted it to have the look of a page taken from a book that had been handled over time - folded, wrinkled, and with some of the contents of the page missing around the edges.

As this project continues, the story in my mind has evolved with the imagery. I find that I am creating a visual storyline, and as the artwork progresses I learn more about what this collection of images means as a whole. I'm not sure where this story is going, but I am enjoying the journey.