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| The sketchbook and the informational insert. |
I’m going to participate in Project
Sketchbook 2013! Actually, you can
too! Project Sketchbook 2013 is an
international venture for artists, sketchers, journalers, or any creative
person that feels a need to chronicle their life or experiences on paper.
The sketchbooks will be part of a traveling library, which
lends the sketchbooks out (just like regular books). It will also have a permanent home in the
Brooklyn Art Library, a storefront space in (yes) Brooklyn, New York. All this was dreamed up and brought to
fruition by Art House, LLC, who have been enabling creative people since 2006.
How to participate?
For a small fee, they will send you a small (just under 5 x 7 inches) 32-page
sketchbook with a bar code on the back
specific to you, the author/artist. For
a bit more, they’ll digitize the book so people can access it online. If you’d like to see examples of past books,
click here.
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| The back of the sketchbook - my information immortalized in a bar code! |
I’m doing this as part of a small group, SWFL Art Friends, initiated by my
sketching friend Stephanee M., which allows each of us a discount (thank you again Stephanee!). My theme is “Sketchbook” which I hope allows a
lot of leeway in subject matter. Somehow
I think my pages will be nature-related! The paper itself is a bit thin, so I’m leaning
in the direction of ink with some light washes.
Right now I’m still having a bit of “blank-page fright,” and haven’t
made a single mark in it – ack!
The beauty of this project is that ANYONE can participate
and create one! How cool is that?
Click on photos to view larger. Comments and feedback appreciated. Thanks for stopping by!
You'll have a lot of fun, Elizabeth! I loved the way micron pens worked on the paper when I participated in 2011, but ended up sewing pages together to make them thicker.
ReplyDeleteHave a ball! Sometimes less than desirable paper opens up a whole new branch of creativity!
Looking forward to seeing your content!
This is such a cool idea. You'll have to share your pages here, too, so we can watch your sketchbook take shape.
ReplyDeleteHi Pam - thanks for the tip about the Micron pens! Now that you mention it, I remember you showing those sewn together pages on your blog. And...I remember that pink cover!
ReplyDeleteI've been pondering how to do my cover while still keeping the bar code label intact without removing it.
Thanks!
Hi Kathy! I think you'll be seeing most of my pages here! I thought some of their other projects were pretty cool as well. Thanks for coming by!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great project for you, Elizabeth! Your sketches and nature studies are so magnificent it'll be wonderful that more people will be able to view them! Be encouraged :-))
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cindy! What great words of encouragement - thank you!! I so appreciate your support and kindness!
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