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box of sketchbooks

What to do with old sketchbooks?

box of sketchbooks
Box of Old Sketchbooks. Photograph ©2014 Carolyn A Pappas.

Right now I am in the process of decluttering my space and getting rid of a lot of my possessions in preparation for a move and renovation. I have a banker’s box full of old sketchbooks going back all the way to 1997. I have held onto my sketchbooks and carried them from place to place for years now, but I no longer have the room for them and I’ve decided I must take drastic measures. I have decided to scan and/or photograph all of my sketchbooks and then dispose of the originals. Read more