Keri Smith is a bestselling author, illustrator, and thinker. Her books demonstrate a 'learn by doing approach', and are being used in school curriculums all over the world as a way of fostering non-traditional methods of exploration. She also teaches and conducts workshops based on her non-traditional techniques across North America. Her books include: Wreck This Journal, How to Be an Explorer of the World, This is Not a Book, Mess - A Manual of Accidents and Mistakes, Finish This Book, and Pocket Scavenger. She enjoys spending time with her husband, experimental musician Jefferson Pitcher, and two children Tilden and Ida.
Praise for Wreck This Journal
"Not gonna lie, this is probably the coolest journal you'll ever
see. . . . Wreck This Journal is here to inspire you."
-Buzzfeed
"Wreck This Journal encourages you to stop fretting about quality
and start relishing the artistic process." -Oprah.com
"Smith's journal is about destruction, asking readers to poke
through pages, submerge them, attach photos and then deface them,
and essentially revel in our 'mistakes.' The finished
product-crumpled pages and sometimes doubled in size-is itself a
masterpiece." -BuzzFeed, Journals That Will Give Your Brain A
Workout
"I love this book and the playful way that Keri Smith teaches
people the act of creating by putting you right on the spot. Wreck
This Journal is a fun, interactive book that you will want to work
in every day. To create is to destroy, and this book delivers."
-D*I*Y Planner
"No matter where you start or where you end, there's always
something interesting to do. . . . The book is an exploration into
creativity." -Buffalo News
"The ideal gift for artistic minded people, or not, for that
matter, as what I love about this book is that there is no right or
wrong. Neat, messy, colorful, dark, you can wreck however you
want." -Hawwa, etc.
"I've kept journals before, but have never written in them as
frequently as I write in my Wreck This Journal. It is great for
inspiration; it gives you tasks that are thought-provoking rather
than pages of endless blank lines. It is a great way to pass the
time and a great gift for anyone, no matter how young or old."
-Teen Ink
"Wreck this Journal makes a great gift for someone who's going
through a stressful time, needs a form of release, or anyone who
could use a few minutes of fun." -Jactionary
"Wreck This Journal encourages you to experiment and have fun. . .
. Flip to any page in the book and you will find a prompt: fun
prompts, destructive prompts, creative prompts to help your
creative juices flow." -Craft Critique
"Calling all bookworms and creative doodlers, Wreck This Journal is
the perfect book to spruce up your summer. . . . It's a wonderful
stress reliever and brings out the inner childish behavior we are
so often told to get over. You won't be disappointed." -Kristine
Marie Babauta, Marianas Variety
Praise for Keri Smith
"Keri Smith may well be the self-help guru this DIY generation
deserves." -The Believer
"A conceptual artist and author luring kids into questioning the
world and appreciating every smell, texture and mystery in it."
-TIME Magazine
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