If you are looking for a way to document this unique situation we are all in, make a journal or sketchbook of your own. No need to buy one off Amazon or run out to a store (that won't help). Make it special, make it unique, up-cycle, personalize, have fun!
Here is one way to make a cool journal.
Find an old book that you already read, never liked, you were going to donate, even an old textbook, outdated catalog, trip guide, etc. Glossy pages are less ideal.
Rip out any pages you don't think you need or to decrease the number of pages because the next step will expand the book and may make it difficult to close.
Next get some paint. Ideally gesso. But you could use cheap white acrylic, even interior wall paint if you have some you are done with. Paint the pages! You don't have to paint all of them. You may need more than one coat depending on the paint you chose.
You can: leave pages empty, pages with some words, parts of pictures, etc. You can even cut out half a page, fold a page over. You are creating your canvas. And as my students know, the background doesn't have to start with white. Blue, red, pink, gray, brown...
And if you don't have any paint.... you could glue in scrap paper. Brown paper bags, wrapping paper, etc.
Make sure your pages are completely dry before you turn the page to paint the next page or they will seal together. Even though sometime I do that on purpose to create thicker pages. I like to make it an all day project. Paint two pages, fold laundry, paint two pages, read a book, page two pages, make a cake, paint two pages, write a story, page two pages solve world peace....etc.
Journals and sketchbooks are a fabulous way to capture time. Not just for drawing, painting, etc. but for scrapbooking, collaging, really saving a moment in time.
Feel free to comment on any other ideas you have!
Have fun and create away!
This one I created with my 5 year old.... share a journal and work side by side at home! :)
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