Commonplace books are essentially scrapbooks filled with items of every kind: recipes, quotes, letters, poems, tables of weights and measures, proverbs, and prayers. Paper Prayers – A Commonplace Book is a collection of some favorite quotes, both old and new, from many years ago and ones I still reach for today for inspiration or solace, for guidance or reassurance. I hope you enjoy this issue of MANIFEST (zine) — maybe you will find something to copy into your own commonplace book! This issue was inspired by my friend, author Judith Bruder.
INGREDIENTS: collaged elements, photocopies, digital art, ephemera, hand-drawn fonts, laser prints, photography, poetry, quotes, rubber stamp art, vintage artwork. With special thanks to Robert Graves, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Susan Page, Henry Stanley Haskins, Robert Fulghum, Robert Frost, Benjamin Hoff, Dale Carlson, May Sarton, Don Miguel Ruiz, Janet Mills, Elizabeth Gilbert, Walt Whitman, Ted Andrews, Henry David Thoreau, Richard Carlson, Osho, Henry Beston, Jiddu Krishnamurti, Emily Dickinson, Anne Lamott, Ram Dass, Daniel Goleman, Carl Sagan, Mary Oliver, Louise Hay, Brené Brown, Brian Tracy, Newton, Isaac Newton, Neale Donald Walsch, and Reinhold Niebuhr.
28-page, Full Color 5 x 8 booklet. Cost: $10.00.
About Three Chairs Publishing:
Three Chairs Publishing was inspired by a quote from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden: “I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.” It speaks to the connections we can make — for ourselves, for our friends and loved ones, and in our community — through creative efforts like writing, art making, and photography.
Three Chairs Publishing is the sister company of Words by Jen, a graphic design and creative services company specializing in helping people self-publish their books. For more about Words by Jen and self-publishing, please visit www.wordsbyjen.com.
Both Words by Jen and Three Chairs Publishing are owned and operated by Jen Payne. She is a writer, photographer, artist living in Branford, Connecticut. She is the former Vice President, Director of Production and Marketing for Bick Publishing House (Connecticut).