visual journaling gets some props
I have the word of a far more accomplished and talented visual journalist than I, that the Strathmore Mixed Media journals are the bomb for visual journaling (the art form I celebrate because it doesn't require talents, I realize, but the visual journalist informant in question deserves to be recognized as wayyy-talented). BUT, the Strathmore Mixed Media journals haven't been readily available in the civilian craft stores. For many moons they lived in the upper echelons of studio art stores and online supply sources, I believe. As you can see, our on-the-spot visual reporter has evidence that they are not only now carried in your local Michael's craft store, but also featured on an end-cap with a great-big colorful display sign. You can even see their size, prices, and other attributes in some of these photos, of which I'm pretty impressed because they were all taken with my iPhone, Irene.