Two new collage journals have just been added to the amanobooks.com shop. Both of the journals measure 6×6 inches and are coptic bound. The paper inside is white drawing paper, premium weight.

spiritual life, 6×6 inch blank journal

The square format is unique for a journal, but it just feels right when it’s in your hands. The mixed media artwork on the covers include photo transfers, cheesecloth, oil paint and beeswax. Both covers are signed.

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Two new pieces have been added to amanobooks. The mixed media journal Mists has been added to the selections available in the Collage Journal section.

mists, 6×8 inch blank journal

The encaustic piece entitled Yesterday was just added to the Art section of the site. This piece is a 5×7 inch encaustic painting created on clayboard.

yesterday, encaustic, 5×7 inches

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The collage section of the new redesign of amanobooks.com is slowly filling up! The Keeper journal with a cover depicting a bee was just added. This piece is highly textured in contrast to the simple handdrawn and painted bee. The bee sits on top of a torn dictionary page that includes the word keeper. Of course, considering the subject matter, I could not resist and encased the cover with a thin layer of melted wax.

the keeper, 6×8 inch blank journal
mixed media and encaustic cover

I remember reading an article about the vanishing bee colonies explaining how the honey bee is critical in the food production on this planet of ours. The humble bumble bee, the keeper of life.

This 6×8 blank journal is now available at amanobooks.

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