What happened on the day I realized I could not draw? It happens to almost everyone. The transformation of the paper place for an experience into paper thing that is good or bad. Shapes divided into pretty or ugly and the ugly shapes are pushed away into a place on the otherside of thought. To…
Tag: Drawn and Quarterly
Art Book Quote of the Day from ‘Picture This’ by Lynda Barry @DandQ
After I realized I could not draw what I wanted in the way I wanted, coloring books became important to me. If someone had given me a blank drawing book I would have been too afraid of ruining it to use it. Blank pages made me nervous, but I could trust a coloring book. (p….
Creativity Workshop with Lynda Barry
1. WRITING TO REMEMBER AUDIO ON YOUTUBE IN SEVERAL PARTS Creativity, imaginary friends, writing, memory, inspiration, mental health, the importance of play… I’m actually digging menopause by the way… At the centre of any artwork we do there is something alive… 2. DOODLE YOUR WAY OUT OF WRITER’S BLOCK RADIO INTERVIEW ON NPR “When it comes to…
The Sketchbook Project page 5
THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT 2011 TOUR Theme: And Then There Was None Page 5 Transcript Saturday October 9, 2010 Plan for today: Leave 11 AM Hayes Valley –> 12:40 Castro “Lime” Lunch at 1 PM –> Castro Street –> 3 PM bus Mosaic to Haight Ashbury –> shop –> 6 PM –> Filmore Str (Haight & Cole…