Paperblanks Fantastic Voyage, Sea Fantasies Midi 5 x 7 Inch Journal
Paperblanks new Fantastic Voyages collection honors American artist James C. Christensen ( 1942 - 2017) with two deigns depicting outer space and the undersea. Christensen was a highly celebrated illustrator in science fiction and fantasy.
James Christensen resided in Orem, Utah, in a house he designed himself that was filled with secret passages and sculptures inspired by his paintings. Though he recently passed away, his spirit and legacy live on in his delightfully artwork.
Prouduct Features
- Embossed, printed and foil stamped hard cover 5 x 7 Inch (13 x 18 cm)
- 144 pages, 120 gsm
- Lined or Blank acid-free sustainable forest paper
- Smythe-sewn binding - notebook opens flat
- Ribbon page marker
- Gusseted, memento pouch on the inside back cover
- ISBN Lined: 9781439754719
- ISBN Blank: 9781439754726
About the cover artist James C. Christensen
Christensen was born and raised in Culver City, California, beginning his studies at Santa Monica City College. He later went on to attend UCLA before moving to Utah to finish his higher education at Brigham Young University (BYU). Christensen started oil painting only after he began studying. He would eventually earn a Master of Arts degree from BYU.
After college Christensen began his career as a freelance illustrator. His artwork has been featured on the cover of Leading Edge issue #41, winning him the Chesley Award for cover artwork in 2002. Renowned for his profound and mystical imagery, Christensen’s work has also appeared in the American Illustration Annual and Japan’s Outstanding American Illustrators. He also won all the professional art honours the World Science Fiction Convention offers, and multiple Chesley Awards from the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists.
