 "Very inspiring!" | 2008-04-03 |
| - Reviewed By User: ACP5COPC3AA6O |
| As an Artist and a Graphic designer I found this book abolutely inspiring. It encouraged me to create my own journal which has become a major part of my creative process. This is a great way to put ideas together and from there find answers about my work and myself. |
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| "spilling open" | 2007-07-03 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3LIXDPUWLV3NI |
| best book everywhere..i take it everywhere with me, its a wake up call to life i think/ |
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| "This book changed my life." | 2006-10-04 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3F4SERQ3UZAQB |
| I was given a copy of this book when I was twenty and it honestly changed my life. It made me realize that I wasn't alone in the thoughts, doubts, fears, and "aches of inadequacy" that I was going through. This book is an open heart spilled onto the page/canvas and any young woman going through life with any amount of uncertainty and lonliness will benefit tremendously from just being with this book. |
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 "Insightful and Thought Provoking" | 2006-07-06 |
| - Reviewed By User: A28WKX563S7617 |
| Sabrina Ward Harrison writes with intention, inspiring one to think and feel more deeply. Her work is creative, artistic, spiritual and intelligent. She writes-creates with a thoughtful balance. The only challenge is, at times, being able to read what she has written as it is overlaid on photography and collage. |
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| "Spilling Open: The Art of Becoming Yourself" | 2006-03-04 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2UAR56UDYH4XM |
| A look inside the author through her journal. Beautiful color. Inspiring... |
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| "oh, the worries of thighs" | 2006-02-22 |
| - Reviewed By jaimemesrois |
| Sabrina artistically articulates her own struggles as well as those of every woman (thighs, inadequacies, facades). She shows life for what it is: a combination of joys, fears, feelings, and struggles. And what came from it is beauty. Simple, touching, and real. |
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 "this is "muck!"" | 2005-11-29 |
| - Reviewed By User: A21H0WIDBYGFD8 |
| i saw better journals, writing and artwork when i was in art school. what i could actually make out was repetive and inane. at lease 50% of it is quotes from actual talented people. i can't believe this crap was published! |
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| "Funky =SARK=" | 2005-06-19 |
| - Reviewed By sam-design |
I love books, bought about 10 each months, mostly business books, mostly from amazon, but sometimes when i got the feeling of =too much=, i seach for something else, poetry, art, photography, etc......
I love SARK's book, owned most of them. One day when i browse books in Jakarta i bought Messy Thrilling Life by SABRINA. i liked it. So i ordered this one from amazon. And i love this book even much better.(in the same way as SARK; Succulant Wild Women is better than her last one, even that i still like all of her books!!!).
Funkier pictures, messy writings, and a lot of enthusiasm, pure emotions written into tiny words of pure =reluctant wisdoms= to share with everyone. a =funky type of SARK=.
Lots of painting, hand writings of the 21st century (read: beautifully ugly) canvas, photographs, and emotions.
I believe this is an =edge= book, meaning some will love it VERY MUCH, some will think this is just NONSENSE, so... in short this is not for everyone.
Sabrina wrote with a good eye and heart, and you can almost feel it. A lot of the stuffs will resonance with you, even that it is different than your expewrience, it still will resonance with you. the way you feel, maybe some many years ago?
The messy pictures/painting/photos are all very beautiful in its own way..... enjoy it during sunday morning, with a cup of grande hot caramel machiato....
warmest regards from indonesia... www.tanadisantoso.com |
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 "art of journal-ism" | 2004-10-05 |
| - Reviewed By elflass |
This book elicited mixed reactions from me. I did enjoy Harrison's art: collage-y, somewhat messy and imperfect, it came across as very casual, which made it seem like she was not trying too hard to get someone else's approval (publisher, reader, what have you) and had really done it for herself. The deep colors and photography are pleasant to look at (though there is a picky point: all the pictures of Harrison herself look like they're trying to be spontaneous and yet end up looking calculated, like someone who has seen a photo of herself that she really liked and ever after always tries to hit that mark whenever a camera is nearby.)
The text I found less inspiring. I know this is from her journals (or at least purports to be), so some of the text and topics were bound to be somewhat angsty, but I kept hoping she'd break beyond them. I suppose that is the point and the process of journaling, but when she kept focusing on how fat her thighs are, it lost me after a while.
Also, her spelling is really not great, which makes me twitch. Even if this is a journal, it's also a published piece of writing.
Harrison is friends with SARK, an author with a shelf of upbeat self help-y books, and if you're familiar with SARK's writing it is easy to see in Harrison's book in some places where she is basically parroting her friend's words ("What is 'it'?" etc).
It's nice to see something creative in print coming from a younger writer/artist, though Sabrina still needs to hone her skills somewhat, in my opinion.
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| "MULTIMEDIA JOURNALING FOR THE CREATIVE EDGE" | 2003-07-20 |
| - Reviewed By joycecom |
I was fortunate enough to meet the author at a seminar she gave at the 92nd street Y in New York. I saw a small article in the New York Times about the workshop, jumped into a cap and was at the seminar 1/2 hour later. It was modestly priced and the book came as part of the deal. This is an extraordinary journaling method that seems to be a cross between keeping a diary, scrapbooking and artistry. We started our 'journals' in the class and I still add to mine. What makes this so different is that the author encourages you to use your creativity not just cut and paste or write. Without seeing this book you can't possibly realize how creative you can be. Bored with life, think you're in a rut on your job, just fired? On Vacation -- this is the book you need to buy immediately. Also see if you can buy a blank journal (don't know if Amazon.com sells them) but I'm sure you can find one at your local bookstore or stationery store. Or make one using your typewriter paper by putting it into a three ring binder. Don't worry you can decorate the binder so it will be a piece of art to cherish. You can share your journal with others or just keep it sacred and hide it in your underwear drawer or under a plant because by using it you will grow creatively. Yes, the author is an artist but what's so fascinating is once you 'get' how she does her journaling, you'll realize you can be an 'artist' too. No classes required.
This is journaling for the multimedia person. Add an audiotape or use these techniques on a personal web-page or blog and you breakthrough the clutter of print. Ever thought that your life was too boring for a journal? Ever get overwhelmed in presenting your thoughts or is it just too difficult a time to find the right words to write? Then this technique can help you breakthrough to express what's inside and to create a glorious journal of memorabilia for the future. |
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