Thursday

Sketchbook inspiration: Detour Moleskine exhibit

I don’t remember the exact moment that Moleskine journals made their way into my family, but pretty soon we all had several; blank journals, day planners, address books, grid paper, and beyond. The sleek black journal seemed so ingenious. It was simple, it stayed closed with an attached piece of elastic, and best of all there was an almost secret pocket at the back to put a variety of small objects that you didn’t want to lose. Once I put a Moleskine journal in my bag, it never left.

Moleskines have made their way into the hearts of many imaginative souls; poets, painters, and ponderers. The little black book is conducive to creation; the pages fill up with the owner’s preferred media — words, watercolor, charcoal, glued ticket stubs — and soon the journal is more than just an inanimate accessory, it takes on the personality of its proprietor. Continue…