Wednesday, October 22, 2008

A Beautiful Gift....



I wanted to share the beautiful work of Dawn Devries Sokol. I opened my mailbox the other day to the most amazing, handcrafted, personalized journal from my sweet and generous friend! Dawn and I were driving and rooming buddies at the ZNE Convention in Pleasanton, CA last August. We shared some wonderful conversations about creativity, life, art and our dreams and goals. I was so taken with Dawn's journals and so inspired by her unique lettering styles. She gave some great pep talks on overcoming your resistance to the blank page and just diving in! So what a surprise and truly a blessing to receive this one-of-a-kind treasure from her! Each phrase she choose really touched my heart! Be sure to take a peek at Dawn's blog for loads of art journaling inspiration!


Dawn is the author of the newly published book, "1000 Artist Journal Pages", which is filled with the most stunning collection of art journaling from artists all over the world. I am anxiously awaiting the opening of her Etsy store where she will be offering her original art journals and other treasures soon!

5 comments:

Jann said...

I am getting caught up on my favorite blogs this week, after a long several weeks of not being able to get onto the Internet much. I so enjoyed my visit to yours--your art is always, ALWAYS so beautiful, as is your wonderful spirit. Thank you for being an inspiration to me. Smiles, Jann

Gaby Bee said...

What a generous gift. This journal is really wonderful. Lucky you!
Now I will have a peek at Dawn's blog. I have been pretty busy and not blogging much lately. Enjoyed the visit today...

Anonymous said...

i'll try this again..it erasesd my message tryig to log in... :(

anyway, I said what a blessing to received this precious gift from Dawn. I know you will cherish it always. I so want to get into art journaling. I've done a little but want to really make it a living habit.

Staci Danford said...

I just bought that book. It is so wonderful. Love the journal gift as well. The colors she used just make your soul smile. Thanks for sharing your heart with the world of BLOG.

Candace said...

Oh my goodness, Lani. Thank you for sharing this and introducing us to this lovely work and person.

I do love graphics. I was and still am heavily involved in art design and graphics...

Always a blessing to visit.
Candace