Why is it that time just seems to disappear? So many things going on all at the same time and not enough moments in the day to get them all done. Being in that mindset isn’t really conducive the creative inspiration. Taking time to breath and think is just as important as checking things off of the to do list. With that in mind, I am posting a link to my article on the Moleskine exhibit currently on in Paris.

I and a lot of other travelers, artists, writers and creative spirits have a special relationship with the small black journals that can serve as day planners, sketchbooks, scribble space or just a blank page to let thoughts wander. The Moleskine Detour exhibition currently on in Paris honors just that, and even if you– like myself — are nowhere near the city of lights, a visit to the exhibition’s website is well worth it. If nothing else, the many drawings and paintings that fill the pages of the journals on exhibition are a reminder of exactly why one should take more time to focus on the creative and less on stressing about the banal.

Read more about the exhibition here.

Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of interviewing San Francisco artist Lisa Congdon. Self-taught, Congdon does a variety of intriguing work, my favorite being her India ink drawings. Check out more of her work and the complete interview over at Art Culture.