A Common Place Book

I spent most of my day trying to rescue some old copies of Artist's Magazine.  I've had these things since the 90's and have done my best to keep them in good condition because there's so much good information and so many beautiful works and talented artists represented.

But...over the years they've really deteriorated.  And, one of our cats peed on the whole stack once, so many of them were ruined and all of them smelled.  I packed the salvageable ones in a bag with some baking soda and left them for a while.  But I kept trying to think of a way to rescue what was left.

So, today I took a 3-ring binder and started making my version of a "Common Place Book".  I've taken apart several of the magazines, saved what I thought was worth saving, and dumped the rest.  I either punched the pages directly and inserted them in the binder, or took the relevant parts and pieces and glued them to copy paper, then inserted both layers as one page.  In some cases I just clipped out a favorite piece of art and glued it over the ads on other pages.

It's not a work of art.  It's not going to become a fancy journal someone will want to read and sift through.  But, it will preserve stuff for a while longer that I've found useful or inspirational, and that's the point.

The scanner is on the blink, and I still haven't gotten around to taking any photos. :(  I intend to; but life just keeps happening and before I know it the day is done and I'm just not in any mood to fiddle with it any more.