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Never Flinch, visual journal by Rachel Simmons
       
     
Never Flinch, visual journal by Rachel Simmons

Never Flinch, 2014, POD open edition, soft and hard cover available. Collected by Baylor University Central Libraries, University of Miami Richter Library, Collins Library at University of Puget Sound

Never Flinch is an autobiographical visual journal that I published as a print on demand book through in 2014. A visual journal is a marriage of writing and art; a playground for a busy, creative mind; an amplification of your inner voice; a record of your experiences; a regular meeting over coffee between you and yourself. Through a rich layering of mixed media drawing, printmaking and collage, this self-reflective journal immerses the reader in a colorful narrative about life, art, science, travel and family.

In my journal practice, I use a wide variety of materials and techniques. I write the text using a stream of consciousness, timed writing approach, and then visualize the writing through collage, image transfers, wax resist, linoleum prints, ink wash, acrylic, watercolor, drawing and erasure poetry.

Institutional Collections: Lawrence University Special Collections, University of Central Florida Book Arts Collection, Baylor University Central Libraries Special Collections, University of Miami Special Collections

To purchase a copy of this book, please visit Vamp and Tramp Booksellers, blurb.com or stop by JoyBird Books in Orlando, FL.

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  A visual journal is a marriage of writing and art; a playground for a busy, creative mind; an amplification of your inner voice; a record of your experiences; a regular meeting over coffee between you and yourself. Through a rich layering of mixed
       
     

A visual journal is a marriage of writing and art; a playground for a busy, creative mind; an amplification of your inner voice; a record of your experiences; a regular meeting over coffee between you and yourself. Through a rich layering of mixed media drawing, printmaking and collage, this autobiographical journal immerses the reader in a colorful narrative about life, art, science, travel and family.

Never Flinch: A Visual Journal is now available on blurb.com or locally at Bookmark It Cornell Fine Arts Museum and the Orlando Museum of Art retail shop. 

 

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