I’m very excited about a project I’m involved in this year – Art House Co-op’s 2012 Sketchbook Tour! Basically, it’s like a music tour, but with art instead of music. Many artists are sending in sketchbooks to the project, and then all of our sketchbooks are going on tour around the country, visiting various major cities where anyone can come and browse through them and enjoy the artwork. My little sketchbook will be going along for the ride!
I was able to choose from a variety of offered “themes” for my sketchbook … I went with the theme “Fill me with stories”. Basically, by sketchbook is centered around the idea that there are stories all around us, in all aspects of our lives. I’m using letters as a metaphor for the stories, and replacing various objects with letters/stories in my illustrations, from raindrops, to thread, to thoughts. Here are a couple examples from my sketchbook of “stories” in tea:
The deadline for sending in the sketchbook is tomorrow – eek! I still have quite a bit to go! So this afternoon I’m going to be filling in the rest of the blank pages…
…and then my sketchbook is off to go on tour! Once the tour is completed, it will live in the Brooklyn Art Museum with the rest of the sketchbooks. The images will also be online… here’s my profile page on the sketchbook site. I’m excited! I’m hoping to get to see the Sketchbook Tour and browse through others’ sketchbooks, too. But first …. must. finish. I’ll share more photos once I’m done! :)
What do you think of my take on the theme? “Filled by stories” was a theme offered by the Sketchbook Tour and many others will be doing their own take on it, but my particular sketchbook is titled, “Surrounded by Stories.” Do you see stories around you? Let me know what you think in the comments!
So neat, April! You know I am TOTALLY impressed by anyone with drawing talent, having none myself, but I am particularly impressed with how you combine yours with wit and insight. Good on ya.
Thanks Lori, that makes my day! :D
Go April go!
I tried to do this a couple of years ago and didn’t finish it at all…
You’ll make it, though!! :)
Thanks so much! I hadn’t heard about it until this year – I sure hope I make it! Your photography is *gorgeous*, by the way. :)
Wow ! April , its beautiful. I love the idea of a sketchbook tour.. Is there another one like it coming up again ? would be so fun to participate.
Congrats, I love the illustration of the flowing alphabets :)
Yeah, they do it at least once a year, and right now they have another sketchbook project going that’s not a tour, its a limited edition version to go in a book. The website where they have the info about the Art House Sketchbook projects is here: http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject – you should definitely do a sketchbook project, Lakshmi! You bright colorful work would be so fun! That’s the down side of my pen and ink, its just black and white, haha :)
Oooh.thanks, I’ll definitely check it out. Btw, there’s so much character in black & white work – I love your illustrations. Also, Im a big crazy fan of the pencil – so sketching and I go way back :)
Thanks for the link! If I ever make it to the Brooklyn Library, Im checking out your sketchbook :)
Thanks, Lakshmi! I definitely love pencil work too. So much neat shading you can do!
I am lousy at working with paint, though, haha! :)
Exciting news indeed! I’ve never before heard of this but will be looking into it and looking for your sketchbook. I’m sure it will be nothing short of awesome! :)
It has apparently been going on for awhile, but I hadn’t heard of it until this past fall myself. I’m trying to remember how I found out about it … Twitter, I think? Anyway, I’m glad I did! And thanks for your kind words! :)
This is awesome on so many levels. I love your take on the theme, and your diligence to fill a sketchbook with incredible ideas!
Aww, thanks Holly! :D
This sounds so cool – I am totally looking into this for next year. I feel like 2011 was a year full of mass-production – churning out the same stuff. I would love to have a reason to draw for myself for a change.
Have a super time participating!
Brandi
Thanks Brandi! I know just what you mean … projects like this really do help to get you to make something new just for creativity’s sake! :)
What a fabulous idea! Your sketches are great. I hope you really enjoy the tour.
Thanks Sarah! I won’t be going on the tour, but my little sketchbook will! I do hope I’ll get to visit the touring library if I’ll be in a city where it comes, though! :)
Hola? Yo me voy enterando pero me gustan tus bocetos, espero se repita para participar
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I love this idea will you post more pictures?