“Diehn opens up a new dimension—the artist’s vision of visual memories. Consider this a superscript above all other entries.”—Booklist. “Encourages those who hesitate to start in on the pristine pages of a nicely bound blank book.... Lively and interesting illustrations make this a good selection for public library collections.”—Library Journal.

The Decorated Page: Journals, Scrapbooks Albums Made Simply Beautiful

Creating Beautifully Expressive Journal Pages , but I still liked it enough to order a copy through Thrift Books. I felt that this book really showed the scrapbooking roots of art journaling and, in fact, at the time (2002), the term "art journaling" doesn't seem to have been in use, based on Diehn's discussion about what such illustrated journals should be called.

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