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April 21, 2008

The Shakespearean Moleskine

Stratford Journal:  Richard II

I keep written and visual journals of playgoing and other noteworthy events. My notebook of choice is the Moleskine, either plain, grid or sketchbook style. I like to include ephemera into collages, as I have done above, or sketches of interesting stage moments, such as the battle of Agincourt in Henry the Fifth:

Stratford Journal: Henry V, Agincourt

I'm also keeping a Moleskine for each individual play, for notes, sketches and excerpts. Here's the front cover of the notebook for Henry IV, Part Two:

Henry the Fourth, Part II notebook

And here's the back:

Henry the Fourth, Part Two notebook

Both covers are collaged from pages from the play, magazine photos, and rubber stamps. I like to develop a theme around a quote from the play. When the collage is finished, I apply a layer of matte Modpodge over the cover as a seal.

Anybody else obsessive about their notebook system?