sketchbook inspiration

 

I'm not sure what I want to work on next, so I've been tearing out pages in magazines and catalogs and filling my sketchbook with quick collages and doing a corresponding line drawing then adding a bit of watercolor.  It's a nice exercise just to get my creativity flowing while I decide what to create next.  Do you have any methods or exercises you do when you're stuck creatively?

sketch away

I'm looking for a new small sketchbook to carry with me in my purse. The one I have now is almost full due to several games of hangman played with my husband while waiting for a movie to start. It's so hard to find a cute one that's unlined and not too expensive. (I want to spend less than $15) Anyone know any good sites/etsy shops to look for one?


anthro


darling clementine


amazon


roughdrAftbooks


amazon

The Sketchbook Project

I just barely finished my sketchbook in time to ship it off yesterday. I took it in a different direction than I was going in. My theme was "danger, danger" which I think was a bad omen because when I was exactly halfway done was when my house flooded.

Well I took that idea and ran with it. I dunk my entire sketchbook in water and used my muddy photographs and things from when my brother's loft got hit by a tornado. (we don't have the best luck do we?) Well, here's most of it. The exhibit is going to be in Atlanta, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, St. Louis and Chicago. Check it out if you're nearby.


This is the cover. It's the inside of a book jacket from one of my brother's "tornado" books.





















at the end I set the last few pages on fire. I had to stick dryer sheets between every page because it reeked of ash and mildew. Now it smells like a meadow!