Friday Favs, Follows, & Fodder

Favs: Online Bookbinding Supply Stores

• Talas Bookbinding Supplies (Check out their Teflon bone folders)
• Hiromi Paper (Best book cloth ever)
• Hollander's (Waxed linen thread in beautiful colors)
• Colophon (Great supplies for marbling paper)
• Paper Arts (Amazing handmade papers)

Fodder: Books on Creativity

I have a ton of favorite books when it comes to creativity, but since I'm trying to stay at 5 for each list, here are five I randomly selected from my bookshelf (no particular order):

• Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
• The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
• The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life
• The Artist's Way
• Zen in the Art of Writing: Essays on Creativity

Follows: Mixed Media Artists on YouTube

One of the things that makes the treadmill bearable is bringing along my iPad to watch art videos on YouTube. Here are five of my go to channels while at the gym:
Carolyn Dube -- acolorfuljourney.com -- she's a rockstar when it comes to the Gelli Plate and StencilGirl Stencils.
France Papillon -- talk about next level art journaling -- her spreads are beautiful and complex and fun to watch.
Effy Wild -- this is raw art journaling at its best -- and she just started a new weekly series -- check it out...
Mystele -- one of my favs -- she's the queen of gut art and her work is powerful and playful at the same time.
Patti Parrish -- so many different techniques -- she's got some great videos for beginners.
These five are worth a look, but be ready to spend some time with them -- once you start, its difficult to stop.