{"product_id":"one-week-in-january-new-paintings-for-an-old-diary","title":"One Week in January: New Paintings for an Old Diary","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Feels like reading a love story that doesn't quite know it's a love story yet, and a success story that doesn't know it's made it\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eEmma Straub, \u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e This Time Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning, beloved children's book author and illustrator Carson Ellis makes a stunning adult debut with an illustrated memoir that evocatively captures a specific cultural moment of the early 2000s and in her journey as an artist. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn January 2001, the young artist Carson Ellis moved into a warehouse in Portland, Oregon, with a group of fellow artists. For the first week she lived there, she kept a detailed diary full of dry observations, mordant wit, hijinks with friends (including her future husband, Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy), and turn-of-the-millennium cultural touchstones. Now, Ellis has richly illustrated this two-decade-old journal with extraordinary new paintings in the signature style that has made her an award-winning picture book author today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This beautiful volume offers a snapshot of a bygone era, a meticulous re-creation of quotidian frustrations and small, meaningful moments, and a meditation on what it means both to start your journey as an artist and to look back at that beginning many years later. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAWARD-WINNING AUTHOR: Carson Ellis is a Caldecott award-winning author and artist known for her work in the \u003ci\u003eWildwood Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mysterious Benedict Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e and beyond and the longtime illustrator-in-residence for the band The Decemberists. People who love her children's books will be thrilled to discover this new book--especially parents who are nostalgic for the days of the early 2000s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A NOSTALGIC GIFT: \u003ci\u003eOne Week in January\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect nostalgic gift for anyone who came of age in the heyday of indie rock, offering a glimpse into the lives of a particular Portland art scene. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e BEAUTIFUL, ECCENTRIC, AND CHARMING: Dry, specific, mundane, and somehow completely magical--this book is a true revelation. With gorgeous one-of-a-kind paintings by the one-and-only Carson Ellis, it's transporting and relatable, an unglamorous homage to youthful misadventure, fun, sadness, and all the intense feelings of early adulthood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fans of Carson Ellis's picture books and illustration \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e People who grew up listening to The Decemberists and other bands from the 90s Portland music scene \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Millennials and Gen Xers \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Readers of diaries and memoir \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Art book collectors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Carson Ellis, Carson Ellis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46336561381612,"sku":"9781797216959","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781797216959.jpg?v=1743685719","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/one-week-in-january-new-paintings-for-an-old-diary","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}