May Giveaway: Clairefontaine Crok’ Book Sketchbooks Enter now for your chance to win 1 of 20
Handy sizes and ultra-flexible, colorful covers make the Clairefontaine’s Crok’ Books a unique tool for personal sketches, notes and drawings.
- Stapled sketch notebooks (on the side or on top for larger formats)
- 24 sheets (48 pages) of 90g white acid-free paper sketch paper
- 270g cover with embossed logo (assorted colors)
- 4 available sizes: 6 3⁄4 x 8 3⁄4″, 8 x 12,” 12 x 17,” and the landscape sketch notebook 6 3⁄4 x 4 1⁄4″
Would you like to try one? We are giving away 20 of the 6 3⁄4 x 8 3⁄4″ Crok’ Books!
The contest will be remain open until midnight EST on Sunday June 9th. The winners will be chosen at random and announced on the blog on Thursday June 11th. One entry per household please. If you are viewing this post via e-mail or on a mobile device, you may need to visit Rhodia Drive directly to see the entry form.
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Who motivates and inspires you?
Augusten Burroughs (Best selling author of Running With Scissors) motivates me to write without fear. Life coach Tony Robbins motivates me to make changes in my life so I can continue to grow and achieve my goals. People like Oprah Winfrey that exhibit an infectious energy in connection with their passion help me to believe that anything is possible. Books that focus on the law of attraction such as “The Secret” have opened me to infinite possibility, and self -help books like “The War of Art” have taught me to recognize and successfully battle resistance.
Who or what motivates and inspires you? Continue Readering »
Positive Inspiration For a Brand New Year!
Happy New Year everyone! If you like, try starting 2013 with a bit of positive inspiration in your art/journal notebook like the one above – a gentle reminder to “Believe In Yourself.”
Need some additional inspiration? How about:
- Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will. – Zig Ziglar
- A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. – Francis Bacon
- Try and fail, but don’t fail to try – Stephen Kaggwa
Need even more? After you check out all of the inspirational sayings on this Pinterest board, I challenge you to pick a favorite- then with your favorite pen and paper in hand, write it out. (Maybe even more than once!) Then grab the Scotch tape and hang it it where it can continue to inspire you each and every day of this new year.
Which saying did you choose?
Image courtesy of Ben Brown – follow ben_brownie on Instagram.
Art Journaling in a Rhodia Reverse Book
What is art journaling? It is a simple combination of art and writing in the same book. There are no rules except for those that you set yourself. “Art journaling has a long-standing artistic tradition. Artists through the centuries have kept notebooks in which they sketched, practiced, experimented, and recorded themselves.” via Dina Wakley. Continue Readering »
Friday Link Share
A Plethora of Writing Prompts for Creative Writing and Journaling at Daring to Live Fully
Pencil Review: Dixon Tri-conderoga at A Penchant for Paper
New Rhodiarama Webbies at PENS PAPER INKS…WHATEVER!
Wed. Review- Monteverde Artista Crystal at Ink Nouveau
Rainbow Realities: 18 Everyday Objects Organized by Color at WebUrbanist
10 Tricks to Get the Creative Juices Flowing at Inc.com
Le rouge et le bleu: a special Herbin giveaway at Quo Vadis Blog
One More Month Done… at Water Blossoms
Most Popular Budget Pen: Pilot Pens at Lifehacker
Image courtesy of jadedlotus on Instagram
Rhodia Pad and Micron Pen
I am a fan of Sakura Pigma Micron pens for drawing and writing. The ink is permanent and they come in a variety of colors and nib widths. I typically buy the .05 and .08 pens with black ink but I know I also have red, purple, and blue pens around here somewhere… Continue Readering »
Notes from the Universe
Sometimes we need a bit of encouragement with a dash of motivation on the side- (Monday morning grumble grumble) which is why I started subscribing to the daily “Notes from the Universe” at TUT.com.
My message for today is: At any point in one’s life, Stephanie, the greater the uncertainties they face, the greater their chances of “hitting a home run.”
TUT which stands for “Totally Unique Thoughts” offers reminders of life’s everyday magic and our power to deliberately shape the lives we lead.
Image courtesy of Dakota Grusak. Follow her as dakotagrusak on Instagram.
Picasso’s Sketchbook
“In the first weeks of 1907, Picasso took a slim little book – a since-battered leather wallet that was nothing much to begin with – and began to confide, day by day, his ideas about what could be done with the human figure. Sometimes the image was flat, wiry, schematic. Sometimes it had sculptural volumes, with plenty of ins and outs where ins and outs were called for. Only very rarely was a line crossed out, or a second thought as much as hinted at.” from an article in The New York Times
Want to try your hand at keeping a sketchbook? Here are a few articles to get you started:
The1901 Picasso sketch above was previously sold by The Court Gallery
Who inspires you?
When Deb was a little girl she dreamed of going to Africa…of lions, elephants, and giraffes.
In the back of this group, leaning over – that’s my friend Deb. You can’t imagine how proud I am of her right now. The short story is that Deb’s in Africa right now, Kenya to be exact. She and her boyfriend Scott and have been traveling from villages to towns and seeing much more of this world than I think she may have anticipated. (Oh, and yes – she already has sent back images of elephants, lions and giraffes.) Continue Readering »
How does your garden grow?
Mine, not so good.
I have a decent sized yard and while I would love to have a garden, I simply do not have (and will not make) time for one. Which is probably why these plum tomato plants are committing suicide. Continue Readering »
Friday Link Share!
How to Play and Pretend Your Way to Breakthrough Writing Ideas at Writing Forward
Viarco soft carbon pencils at Pencil Talk
Why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived at The Oatmeal
Eversharp Dollar Mechanical Pencil Review at Dave’s Mechanical Pencils
Wolff’s Royal Sovereign Blue Solid Ink Pencils British Made on Etsy
Mobile Library of Artists’ Sketchbooks Rolls Into Echo Park at laist.com (Check out my sketchbook – I’m in this!)
How to Shade Pencil Drawings By Miranda Aschenbrenner at Art Instruction Blog
Bookmark Doodles at Doodlers Anonymous
Do Typos Matter? at Inc.com
The Perfection of the Paper Clip at Slate.com
If You Want to Actually Finish the Tasks on Your To-Do List, Include Why You Should Do Them [Getting Things Done] at Lifehacker
Mustang Sally at Sharpie Blog
The Legend of the Blackwing at JetPens Blog
Koh-I-Noor Rapidosketch at Drawing with a Squirrel
FP101- Storing Fountain Pens at Ink Nouveau
May Carnival of Pen Pencil and Paper at Whatever
Planned Discoveries for Creative Kids at daisy yellow
Midori Brass Bullet Pencil Holder Review at The Pen Addict
Developing a Daily Writing Habit at A Penchant for Paper
Ice Cream As Private Property at Amateur Economist
Is the Faber-Castell Perfect Pencil really perfect? at The Well-Appointed Desk
Faber Castell TK-Fine Vario L 0.3/0.35 mm Mechanical Pencil at Lung Sketching Scrolls
A Fashion Designer’s Notebooks at Notebook Stories
Open Secret: The Ghost Town of New York City at WebUrbanist
A Weeks Worth of Journaling Prompts: Breaking Through to the Other Side at Writing Through Life
72 of the Best Success Quotes at Abundance Blog at Marelisa Online
Indelible Pencil Comparison, Short Version. at Pencil Revolution
A Week’s Worth of Journaling Prompts: The Importance of Little Things at Writing Through Life
Image courtesy of Archerfior Art
Take a Community Art Walk
Since participating in the Lehigh Valley Art Wars last year, (a local live art competition) I’ve met and have become inspired by dozens of amazing local artists including Joey Gourniak, shown here in his Easton, PA art studio.
I had the opportunity to visit Joey in studio last weekend when he opened it to the public as part of the 14th annual Easton Open Studio Arts Tour Continue Readering »
Pinteresting?
Okay yes. I’ll admit it. I am slightly addicted to Pinterest. What is Pinterest? It’s a virtual pinboard that allows you to organize and share all the beautiful things we find on the web. You can browse pinboards created by other people to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests.
I love browsing to find new ideas for patterns color combinations to use in my art. I find so much inspiration there…
Are you using Pinterest? How do you like it? Pin any Rhodia lately?
Keeping a Dream Journal
Can’t remember your dreams? I’ve often heard that the best way to remember them is to write down anything you can remember immediately upon waking. Much insight and inspiration can come from examining our subconscious.
To learn more about keeping a dream journal:
Benefits of Keeping a Dream Journal
Keep a Dream Journal – Why Bother?
Dream Journaling 101: How to Keep a Dream Journal
Link Share Friday!
10 Science Fiction Books that Changed the Course of History at i09
Consolidation at Unposted
dotWebbie Review at A Penchant for Paper
vessels at Le Vie Graphite
Pen Collectors of America at Whatever
Scenes from Tibet at Flickr Blog
Rhodia Bloc No. 120 Rainbow Notepad at Pocket Blonde
The New and Improved Monthly Giveaway at Office Supply Geek
Week in the Life ~ Sunday at Nordljus
Exacompta Sketchbook Review at The Well Appointed Desk
Farewell Exacompts Sketchbook 1 at Ontheroad
Fun Making Pocket Shrines at Art Full Musings
August Carnival of Pen, Pencil and Paper is Here! At Peaceable Writer
Original Art above “Spin” by Stephanie Smith, your Rhodia Driver. All Rights Reserved.
