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March 11, 2007
talking without thinking, again
On re-reading yesterday's post I realize that perhaps I made it sound as if I'm ungrateful for the friendship I've gained here; that's not at all the case. What I meant when I said "I don't want that" was the self absorbtion and the diaristic wanking which I so easily fall into. The online community I've become a part of here is something I most definitely DO want, I just want for my contributions to have more substance and less whining.
To Mary, my cousin and dear friend: I'm sorry that I missed your birthday last Wednesday. I even had it written in my day planner so I would remember to write you, but that day was the climactic moment in the tragic little novella that was my week, and I was too caught up in stress and agony to think of you. It all got better, though, and I hope you had a wonderful day.
Here are the first three pages from the first of my new sketchbooks:
The pages in this particular book are quite heavily printed already but they won't all be like that. I wanted to start with a really crazy looking one to challenge myself to find things to draw in all of that mess already on the page.
Posted by jodi at March 11, 2007 10:14 AM | categories: projects
Comments
so you are going to draw over the design already there? And incorporate it somehow? Sounds like a neat idea. I am always impressed with people who are artistic. You WILL show us some of your work, right?
Posted by: Carol at March 11, 2007 11:18 AM
Thinking about your post yesterday, and the fear of diaristic wanking, I just wanted to let you know that having been a blog-lurker for a long time, one of the things about yours that brings me back is the lack of self-absorbed, narcissistic whining. Part of the joy of creative blogs is following the process that the artist goes through, which includes the life events and thoughts and feelings that inform the work. Many blogs are nothing more than public shrines to the self, and become tedious quite quickly. The content is toward nothing; there is no creative path. Just don't feel for a minute that including bits of your life and perspective somehow tarnish the point of your site. It only enhances the journey we take along with you in your art.
Posted by: nstssj at March 11, 2007 06:55 PM
You could do a sketchbook page inspired by me to make up for it...*hopefull smirk* Get me into the history books with Doris. ^-^
Posted by: Mary at March 21, 2007 11:19 AM