By Linda B. Dunn
Thanks to a fellow BostonHandmade member, I found out about the Sketchbook project: "Like a concert tour, but with sketchbooks."
The idea is gloriously simple: Charge a minimal fee. Distribute identical sketchbooks. State a theme. When the books return, display them.
This year's theme was
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I sketched where I found myself -- at a meeting:
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at the museum:
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at a Chinese New Year's feast:
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I did a little collage:
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When the deadline arrived, I still had blank pages. So on the opening page, I wrote "... starts as a blank page." Then I cut up other blanks and used them to insert text:
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Inspired by these bits, I trimmed the drawings themselves. Now the pages peek through from behind, urging you to turn them:
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The pages are empty except for the words "then returns/to silence." I love my little book. Now it goes off to join the others.
Great post Linda - loved your book! what a great project to be a part of - will the books get showcased up our way ant time soon?
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful. Thanks for posting!
ReplyDeleteWonderful post. What an accomplishment. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Linda! I absolutely love the cut-away pages - brilliant!
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