Sketchbook Project

I signed up for the sketchbook project in October. www.sketchbookproject.com.

The idea is that you have a small sketchbook, supplied by the organisers and you fill this with whatever you want. The sketchbook is returned to the Brooklyn Art Library by 31st January at the latest.

Each sketchbook has a unique barcode which enables it to be loaned from the collection when the collection goes on tour. The books will tour several locations in America before returning to the Brooklyn Art Library where they stay and can be borrowed.

This year, for the first time, the sketchbooks completed and returned from people in UK and Europe will be able to be viewed in London sometime during 2012.

I chose "Along the line" as a title and chose to use the sketchbooks for my daily doodles - taking a line for a walk so to speak through doodles. I also decide to then use 4 of the doodles as inspiration for small linocuts and drawings which I have taped into the sketchbook to indicate how the doodles have been used to create different images. This is the first time I have used the doodles in tis way and this project has made me look back at more of them to play with

I really enjoyed this project although never quite got over the thought"I mustn't make a mistake in this book" which was a bit inhibiting. But I do find that when I start doodling, especially when watching television, I tend to let my mind wander and don't really noticed what I have drawn until after the event.

So, the sketchbook is complete and ready to post. On to the next project