Making drawing something the first thing I do today.
Just make some marks!
(it does seem to help me feel better)
Tag: Secret Sketchbooks
Homemade sketchbooks, originally created to help me find my way back to a drawing habit without feeling the need to show my drawings to anyone. They’ve since become a favourite format for drawing — easy to make, easy to use, and small enough to carry around in a pocket. Hence their alternative name, Pocket Sketchbooks.
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It does seem to help me feel better
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Drawing without glasses
I think I’m probably overstimulated. After quite a long period of not venturing far from my bed, yesterday G drove me to see the Mary Lloyd Jones exhibition at the National Library. So many paintings, such beautiful colours — probably too much for one visit.
I met up with a couple of dear friends who I haven’t seen in a very long time, and we sat in the café chatting after looking at the exhibition. Seeing my rather diminished self through their eyes is something new and a little unsettling.
Tonight I’m grateful for Ounce’s company whilst I’m not sleeping, and for the familiarity of drawing my tea tray. I don’t feel able to cope with too much sharp focus just now, so I’ve taken my glasses off and am embracing the blurriness.
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The Exuberant Artist Podcast
Lovely to start the day listening to and watching my friend Monique talk about her creative practice, building community and living well as a home-tethered artist and maker.
A timely reminder to find ways to live well within our limits.
