Our journals shape our thoughts shape our journals

Obsessive documentation, form, format in journaling and books

There are a couple of ways one could look at obsessive documentation. On one hand, it’s a way to connect more deeply with what is, whatever that may be. On the other hand, it can distract from what is! I do it anyway. I consider documenting everything the great intersection of my art practice and my writing practice. I’m sure someone would say that this is what artists and writers do, collect and document obsessively. I have chosen a handful of topics and interests of which I carefully collect thoughts, images, and drawings in various folders and boxes on my physical and digital desktops. They’ll come in handy one day, I know it.