Adam J. Kurtz (Adam JK) is an artist whose illustrative work is rooted in honesty, humor, and a little bit of darkness.
His books and journals including Things Are What You Make of Them have sold over a million copies in twenty languages worldwide.
Obsessed with aphorisms and ephemera, Kurtz's work seeks to craft new reminders from familiar sources, offering his brand of "back-handed optimism" as a token of encouragement and camaraderie for other creative, emotional, and deeply human people.
No toxic positivity. No handwriting anxiety over “perfect” pages. We’re all just trying our best here! You’ll find writing prompts, introspective activities, comic relief, and two sheets of illustrated color stickers—designed to help you look forward, set goals, unplug, make space, and keep track of all the good, bad, and “Uhh, what was that?” that you’ll experience in the days, weeks, and months to come.
Adam had self-published this wonderfuil calendar for years and evolved it into this undated edition, perfect for students, recovering digital obsessives, or anyone who’s been burned by frilly “optimistic” planners in the past.
