An Arty Diary

A visual escapade to know me better.

My Dearest,

We are all voyeurs. We love it when it gets personal - and you are no different. So here is a more personal post about how I keep track of things that happen to me.

Sixty-seven fragments of secret memories

Collecting artistic memories began when I was a student, using 35 mm slides. Then, at university, I started writing in a notebook, and I have never stopped.

Literally let my thoughts splash onto the paper

What inspired me was the reading of The Andy Warhol Diaries, a dictated memoirs of the artist, collected each morning by Pat Hackett on her answering machine.

First page of the sixty-seven notebook, Dec 11, 2023.

I am now finishing the notebook number sixty-seven. Each of them have a title on first page, this one is named "Escapade" and relate my recent stay in Europe.

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One page at a time

Over time, it has become my most precious possession. The one you put in a fireproof safe (well, now there are too many to stand all in there.) — my ink blood.

Campo San Stefano, Venezia, Dec 22, where were you?

My phone, like yours, is filled with daily life pics. But what allows me to travel back in time are these pages made up of life sketches, personal notes and glued bills.

Allure and elegance are what make a woman unique

As I am a bit of a mono-maniac, I always used the same type of notebook and biro pen to collect my souvenirs. And, I only lost one — it was in Beirut, in 2016.

The elegant nights of the bourgeoisie I talked earlier

I have selected the most arty pages for you, completed with some notes. The subject of my research here was the cabaret life, inspired by the artist George Grosz.

What’s important is not the reality, but the narrative

I hope you enjoyed this post. I wanted to talk about this topic for a long time, as I use them extensively to write and draw original ideas that I will publish here later.

We are all just looking for something real

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Let me know what you think! Please, let me know in the comments, and I will gladly answer any questions. Good Monday, as I didn't publish on Sunday this time.

Love Always,
Sissi