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What's so Extreme About a Journal?

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Welcome to my inner world of Extreme Visual Journaling.  This is a unique process I developed in 1992 that combines journal writing with art making to uncover signs and symbols from the unconscious for deeper introspection. Unfortunately, in this society, introspection is not highly valued.  I dare you to join my posse and embrace my revolution and challenge humanity from this place of inner truth.  
My Extreme journals, or Mixed Media Books of Self Expression, are an experiment in self portraiture that capture a moment in time where freedom of expression is utmost, and all considerations to color theory, composition, and technique are unimportant.  These books are the stuff of something deeper, darker, meaty, with gouges, scrapes, and the scars of life in my own words.  So hauntingly beautiful and exquisite.  I am not afraid to be afraid.  Through my process, I  have come to know who I am and I like it this way.  If this inner life were valued and respected, I would choose to spend all my days in my Visual Journals.  Hour after hour, day after day of filling my pages w/secrets, treasures, stories, poems, collages, paintings, drawings, dreams, ideas, scandals & blessings of what it is to be me.  Living my life in the world as I perceive it, endlessly creating many books simultaneously-large ones, small ones, books w/ themes & plans;  tearing, cutting, gluing, wiping, sticking, stamping & weeping, smiling, feeling sick, angry, overwhelmed, loving, nurturing.  All of my passions flowing in an integrated, magical, compassionate and forgiving space.  I can be vulnerable, & I can be anything without judgement or criticism.  My process is my own path to the real me.  My books are journeys I never tire of.  I am so thankful and full of hope for the me yet to come and for all the books I will create on my way.
Welcome: renegades, pioneers, outlaws-
welcome to the revolution.

All content copyright Me and Pete Productions, 2010
Created by
Computer Creatrix

Institute for Extreme Journalism, all content copyright Me and Pete Productions, 2010
Created by
Computer Creatrix