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This journey begins with a simple visit to Aberdeen Art Gallery. I hadn't intended to visit at the time, being a spur of the moment decision, but I would find myself spending the rest of the day there upon discovering the communal sketchbooks.
Initially I had only thought to look through them, but a cheerful message imploring me to draw an apple was enough to bring pencil to paper. The challenge was to draw the apple from imagination, a simple exercise that had my artistic muscles warmed up fully by the end of it.
Drawing alongside anonymous artists was definitely a unique experience. I took inspiration from a previous artist's attempts at blurring their shading with their finger to create a softer effect, something I wouldn't have tried alone. It gave me the confidence to attempt something I wouldn't normally attempt, and the ephemeral nature of the communal sketchbooks (which are frequently swapped out) gave me the opportunity to create a piece, then let it go completely. I no longer have access to this piece, but the experience lives on as a fond memory.
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Template – Simple Scrapper Premium Member Template (May 2013, Single 1); Patterned Paper – American Crafts, Fancy Pants; Stitching Template – Amy Tangerine for American Crafts; Embroidery Floss - DMC; Mist – Studio Calico, Ranger; Die Cut – Studio Calico; Wood Veneer – Studio Calico; Flower – Jenni Bowlin; Stamps – Hello Forever for Studio Calico; Ink – Ranger; Adhesive – Glue Arts; kits – The Paperie (April 2013), Studio Calico (Spencer’s Project Life)
I went out this morning with the thought of taking a drive and looking for the simple things and realized that nothing is every really simple and the further we look, it just gets harder to see.
Using cardboard, craft foam and simple craft materials, makers in the Jocelyn H. Lee Innovation Lab explored ways to convert rotary motion into linear motion using cams, linkages and other simple mechanisms.