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How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Life Museum | 
 enlarge | Author: Keri Smith
Publisher: Perigee Trade
Category: Book
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 13525
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 0399534601
Dewey Decimal Number: 153.35
EAN: 9780399534607
ASIN: 0399534601
Publication Date: October 7, 2008
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Product Description
From the author of Wreck This Journal, an interactive guide for exploring and documenting the art and science of everyday life.
Artists and scientists analyze the world around them in surprisingly similar ways, by observing, collecting, documenting, analyzing, and comparing. In this captivating guided journal, readers are encouraged to explore their world as both artists and scientists.
The mission Smith proposes? To document and observe the world around you. As if youve never seen it before. Take notes. Collect things you find on your travels. Document findings. Notice patterns. Copy. Trace. Focus on one thing at a time. Record what you are drawn to.
With a series of interactive prompts and a beautifully hand-illustrated two-color package, readers will enjoy exploring and discovering the world through this gorgeous book.
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| Customer Reviews:
 How to "Be" Guide for Artists November 13, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Smith's newest book is the most recent installment in her passionate, ongoing process to distill life and the art process (indistinguishable to most artists) down to it's bare matter. If you can embrace playfulness, open courageously to the idea of art as life, are willing to turn off the television and look around you, love to challenge yourself to learn to BE and create from essence as opposed to trend or fancy, Explorer is for you.
As an author, she seems to live her life exactly the way she writes (as one can easily pick up when visiting her blog The Wish Jar Journal).
As an artist, she is apparently very well read on the subjects of art and life and willing to push beyond art school rules to find her own voice among so many artsy voices that seem to blend together these days. For an insightful, modern perspective on gathering the fodder to create amazing experiences, I was not disappointed with this book.
I completely disagree with other reviews which state that this book is not for deep thinkers. I find her simple, freshened concepts to be timely and revolutionary, just what artists have been missing from our creative processes.
I also recommend Wreck This Journal and Guerilla Art, also by Keri Smith.
 Not very inspiring November 2, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this book without really looking inside of it. The cover was colorful and it was in the journaling section of the bookstore. That seemed like enough to me.
I could have saved myself some money if I'd taken a minute to skim through it. The majority of the book is about picking up things you find on the ground and starting collections with it. She goes on at length about how if you are bored with your surroundings you just aren't looking hard enough. I have to disagree. Sometimes a location is just boring and telling me I'm not trying hard enough isn't going to change that reality.
This book will probably be appreciated by fans of her other books, but for those who aren't familiar with her work, if you are looking for eye candy or deep thoughts, this isn't the place to find it.
Fun with Keri October 10, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed reading this book. Each exercise seems like sound advice from a caring friend. Reading Keri's blog, or any of her wonderful books is a great place to soak up inspiration.
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