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Junk Blueprint Journal

by Joshua Johnson on October 3rd, 2007

Junk Blueprints!

As you can see from the scanned image, I have recently decided to start keeping track of everything I make or plan on making in a little journal I made in much the same way as some of the other books I have featured on this site.  It has become a very rewarding project–I can look back and recreate anything I made previously.

Even more interesting is that I keep track of variations I thought of, but didn’t make.  I like the idea of going back to a project and making something almost the same, but with a new twist.  I highly suggest this process.  I even like it better when I attempt to draw the things I envision, rather than including a picture of the finished product.

On a stranger note, the idea for this came from a combination of watching “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” and seeing Indy’s dad’s “grail diary,” as well as thinking about the drawings made in journal-like books by Charles Darwin and the doctor character, Dr. Stephen Maturin, in “Master and Commander.”

So, the deep thought is:  watching movies isn’t all an exercise in mindlessness–sometimes you can make them into a great idea!

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5 opinions for Junk Blueprint Journal

  • Your Creative Journal
    Oct 7, 2007 at 5:40 am

    [...] Johnson of Junk Creation shows a similar idea with his Blueprint Journal. But whatever you do, catch those ideas in a journal or notebook of some kind. Don’t let them [...]

  • roni
    Oct 8, 2007 at 8:26 am

    My husband made this bench for me years ago, got the idea from a garden list. It falls apart if you leave it outside. The glue used for the bed does not take weather.

    Roni

  • Joshua Johnson
    Oct 8, 2007 at 10:26 am

    That is good to know! So, FYI for everyone, the bench I featured here on Tuesday isn’t good for outdoor use because the glue used on beds isn’t intended to hold up to the weather outside!!!

    That is dissapointing, Roni.

  • Maitri Libellule
    Oct 14, 2007 at 10:54 am

    Greetings! I found your blog through Noreen Crone-Findlay’s works. She is a dear friend of mine and I use a lot of her tools for my work.

    I love your blog and have put your link on my blog, MagicandMomentsatDragonflyCottage.com. I love junk art/dumpster diving/found art and more. I am primarily a fiber artist but find real treasures junking about to add to my freeform fiber art. I will look very forward to being inspired by you!

    Blessings,

    Maitri

  • Joshua Johnson
    Oct 14, 2007 at 11:18 am

    Thanks Maitri, I hope I live up to your praise!

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