drawing a day ~ week 52 ~ the end
belive it or not i've completed my year of drawings. so strange to be done. it was really nice to end with black as i felt it really emphasized the line quality of the thread itself. i think i'll show some of them in the upcoming show at mira costa college in oceanside. i have to think about how i might curate a series out of them. a few weeks... specific imagery... ??? a couple of people have suggested making them into a book. i really love that idea, but not sure how feasible it is to self publish a 260+ page book... anyone have a thought on that??
the opening on sat. went well. one kid kept running up to my wall attempting to jump on the floor platform. his mom kept saying you can't do that - and he kept saying but i want to TOUCH it.... there was a doily right at his head level... in a way i found that to be the ultimate compliment.
and now for some random tidbits:
a photo that i took of some rosemary was just included in a photo essay on this old house.com
this book from sweet lisa congdon is high on my inspiration list this week!
these pens that wenders turned me onto arrived today! i got them here
i have a few more lovely gifties to show you.... but i'm saving those for next time.... hope you all had a great monday!
Comments
(I love those pens too!)
ox
CONGRATULATIONS!
Wow, that is so amazing, lisa. You are awesome, your drawings are awesome, and I think a book of them would sell and be lovely. I wish you luck with that and hope to see it all come together for you.
thanks for sharing with us all, you are a huge inspiration and a positive influence on us all. THanks and congrats!
congratulations!
and can i say
i am wild,
simply wild
about
the idea of making
it into a book...
a small run book
with some
written sections
about the process
and how it
changed
throughout
the year...
it would sell
like hotcakes
it would!
from the familiar and the ordinary,
so nobody will notice,
be forwarned,
have time to take an attitude,
be forwarned,
rather they will be surprised,
by something inexplicable
by experience, by an intimation,
without the art situation
or it's hallmarks,
they invent it for themselves,
see,not just look."
Anu Tuominen
Thank YOU Lisa, for inspiring us to "see."
doesnt it feel great to complete something this big?? 52 weeks is a long time- way to be committed!
oh yeah, i definitely have to check out those pens.
And the story about the boy trying to touch a piece of you is kind of magical...
xxx
Yes, love the idea of the book too...maybe if you exhibited the whole lot somewhere as a big-ass solo show {!!}...you could have a catalogue/book made to accompany? They are so wonderful all together...a rainbow riot of beauty!!
conrgats again my dear! hugs! xx
what an accomplishment! i really love this last set. the crows, the pinecone, the end! wow. i LOVE the book idea too. i think it would be amazing to flip through from week one all the way to the end!
love your new colorful pens. looking forward to more drawings! xoxo shari
could you make a book with a few drawings to a page? have you seen blurb.com for self-publishing?
plus, great goodies you received! hugs to you!
ash
thanks for the pen tip off
N x
i think a whole installation somehow of these would be amazing - some of polaroids of them, some of the real thing, some blown up onto walls; some in pages of books; others....hmmmmmmmm....
you are done with this chapter. wow girl. that is amazing. hugs & kisses, mav
congratulations!
Eagerly awaiting to see what you'll do with all or some of them... "oh, the possibilities!"
cheers, g
Congrats on the years worth of drawings, what an achievement!
Cheers, lj