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Add little drops of ink and…
I happily start the music, light the candles + drink so much coffee that I’m unaware the house is on fire… then draw!
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For my Sketchbook Project, I tried out certain lyrics, which wonderfully, are always stuck in my head. The brilliant artists are these guys: {Telekinesis, Beirut, Foster the People, The Muppet Show Theme Song, Okkervil River, Bishop Allen, Deer Tick} + some things I think too.
Discover how the coffee disguises itself as part of the artwork.
⊙︿⊙ ~ Joy
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Oh coffee + my unusual complex cravings for caffeine. Every morning, in a zombie-state…
Coffee.
Coffee.
Coffee.
And now my addiction has a real purpose.
{Sketchbook Project 2012 “Long trips + short phone calls”}
Drinking a savory cup this morning, I stand in my kitchen + drop my sketchbook in a pan full of coffee.
Fun! And it FEELS productive. This will make my blank white pages less scary.
And huffing coffee while I work on my sketchbook… it’s THE BEST.
~Joy
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Look what arrived in the mail today!
It’s my sketchbook for the Sketchbook Project 2012. So shiny. So new. So … empty. This time, my theme is “The Worst Story Ever Told.” I think it’s a good one.
My last sketchbook project inspired an idea for the new short we are currently in pre-production on, so I hope this book stirs up more ideas for short films.
See Joy’s 2011 animated sketchbook here!
This project can be difficult because sketchbooks become very precious to their owners. Still though, its fun to send them off and share with all the people who thumb through the pages.
I can’t wait to get started! Tomorrow …
Noelle
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Found this talented lady while I was aimlessly clicking through the different Sketchbook Projects submissions.
I love the detail in her pen and ink work. These characters are so unique, I can almost see them coming to life on each page. Sasha is from Russia, but has travelled all over the world, honing her craft as an illustrator.
Click here to flip through Sasha’s sketchbook OR you lucky New Yorkers can go see it in person at the Brooklyn Art Library – the exhibit’s only up for 3 more days!
Noelle
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The first exhibition on the Sketchbook Project Tour is in Williamsburg THIS WEEKEND.
The Brooklyn Art Library
103A N 3rd St
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11211
The books will be available to view from Feb 19 – Feb 27 and then they are off to the Austin Museum of Art in TX during SXSW.
The tour will go across the country through the summer. Go here to see when the Sketchbook Project Tour will land in a city near you.
Noelle
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On my way to the post office to hand in my book for the Sketchbook Project. Sniff, sniff. I feel like I just had a baby and am now responsible for this little, messed-up version of me floating out there in the world. I wonder if she will hate me, blaming me for all of her problems. Maybe she will remember me fondly? Happy thoughts, little book. I did my best.
She did inspire a couple of short film ideas, which I can get to work on now that she’s out of my life.
Here are some of the 40 drawings I did. I left little hidden notes and pictures between the pages. I hope those who flip through it have fun.
- Noelle
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I’ve decided to take on The Sketchbook Project.
The bad news is I’ve been having bad dreams every night for about a month now. The good news is I have material for my book.
I dream in angry birds.
~Joy
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dear joy,
love,
noelle
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I’m very excited and sad to see my sketchbook go on tour next week for the Sketchbook Project. They grow up so fast. Now I’m addicted to being creative everyday for fun instead of just for work. I need my fix.
So even though I’m not a really a writer, I’ve signed myself up for the Fiction Project, another coast to coast tour by the Art House Co-op. It’s just like the Sketchbook Project but with writing and you tell stories and draw pictures based on a theme.
Since my memory has rapidly gotten worse since young Noey began drinking in college, I’ve chosen the theme, “I’m Sorry I Forgot You.”
Hey photographers! I may also join the AMLP Photomobile, where Art House sends you a disposable camera to take 27 frames on a single theme. You then send it in to go on yet another tour.
Want to do it? I’m nervous because I haven’t used a disposable camera since 2003. Oh the pressure of not being able to delete a bad photo.
Noelle
