Carolyn Lavender

Journal Series, studio installation, 2009

End view of stacked journals.

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 3, 2006  gouache, thread, ink, acrylic on canvas. 16 x 16"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 4, 2008  gouache, thread, ink, acrylic on canvas. 25 x 25"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting.

Journal 5, 2007  gouache, graphite, ink, acrylic on panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 6, 2008  acrylic on canvas. 5 x 5"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 8, 2008  gouache, graphite, ink on paper. 23 x 23"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. 

Journal 9, 2008  acrylic on canvas. 5 x 5"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 11, 2008  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 12, 2008  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 13, 2008  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 14, 2008  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 15, 2008  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 16, 2008  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 17, 2008  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 18, 2008  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 19, 2008  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 20, 2008  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 21, 2008  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 22, 2008  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 23, 2008  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 24, 2008  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 25, 2008  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 26, 2009  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 27, 2009  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 28, 2009  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 29, 2009  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 30, 2009  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 31, 2009  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 32, 2009  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 8 x 8"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 33, 2009  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 8 x 8"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 34, 2009  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 35, 2009  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 8 x 8"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 36, 2009  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 8 x 8"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 37, 2009  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 38, 2009  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 8 x 8"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 39, 2009  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 8 x 8"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 40, 2009  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 8 x 8"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 41, 2009  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 42, 2009  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 8 x 8"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 43, 2009  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 44, 2009  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 8 x 8"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 45, 2009  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 8 x 8"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 46, 2009  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 8 x 8"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 47, 2009  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 8 x 8"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 48, 2009  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 8 x 8"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 49, 2009  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 8 x 8"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 50, 2009  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 8 x 8"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 51, 2013  acrylic, graphite on canvas panel. 12 x 12"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. They were done as individual pieces, but are displayed in variable groupings. 

Journal 52, 2010  graphite, acrylic, marker, collage on art board. 11 x 14"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting.

Journal 53, 2010  graphite, acrylic, marker, collage on art board. 11 x 14"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting. 

Journal 54, 2010  multi-block linoleum print, edition of 50. 5 x 7"

I have been journaling since age 14, with no self-imposed pressure as to how often I write. The journals are also an organized place to glue collected images and other things, and by 1992 I was collaging in them. Because the journals were not art, they were free from expectation and self-censorship. They became a valuable source of visual play and often influenced my work. In 2005 I began to illustrate collages as finished works of art. They reference the personal nature of the journals, but have been converted into the medium of drawing and painting.