Monday, May 24, 2010

Craft Day

A friend of mine decided to host a craft day that was open for each of us to bring our own project. I brought a couple projects with me, but then decided it has been a really long time since I last posted on this blog... so I decided to work in my sketchbook instead. It's always a gamble to work in front of other people. I get nervous knowing that others can see my work, which in turn causes me to create bad drawings. Beyond that, it's very rare for me to draw with a vision if I'm in a social setting with my sketchbook.... I'm not thinking about what my doodle "should be"... instead it is a spontaneous dance, every step is a surprise. I make a mark, then react to that mark with another mark... sometimes I end up with really interesting stuff, and some times it just turns into chaos... personally I think this piece embodies both categories simultaneously.