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A Drawing A Day: Squiggle #36

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I made a New Year's resolution to draw a squiggle each day of this year, so that I'd eventually have 365 of them and a clearer sense of why the hell I enjoy drawing them so much (BTW, I got started a little early so the dates don't quite line up yet). It also was intended to be an daily practice of making art for our home that would be as fresh and ephemeral as cut flowers....

 
 

So far, It's been totally easy and most enjoyable. I sit down at the kitchen table most nights after dinner and start drawing one shape. It takes about 20 minutes, and I never know what will emerge, although I am learning a great deal simply by observing the shape and how the impact changes depending on the amount and sharpness of the curves.

This is a purely personal project, but I urge you to join me - if you feel creative - in making one thing each day this year. It need not be a MAJOR WORK OF ART, but a sketch or a photo or a short poem will do. I'll track my progress in weekly posts and you can append yours to the comments below.

Here's to 2008!

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Drawing #36 - 2.3.08
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Drawing #25 - 1.22.08
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Drawing #18
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Drawing #14
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Drawing #1

Comments (11)

I like the drawing idea - very cool. I started my own project as well...

In order to figure out how to use my new DSLR, I set up a blog and am taking one photo a day. To make it more interesting (in a conceptual way), I've also added one line from my horoscope each day to the photo. You can view it here: http://unboughtstuffeddogs.blogspot.com .

Its interesting to have the daily task, and I'm finding that my eye is getting better trained as to composition, light sources etc. (which was the intent). If I had just gone out for a few days and snapped away, I think the camera would be gathering dust right now and I'd be no closer to understanding how photography (or, at least, my photographic contraption) works.

posted by Grid on January 14th 2008 at 10:10am
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Grid-
I like your idea! When I moved from SF to Kansas, many of my friends asked for pictures and stories concerning this place that most of them had never set foot in, let alone spent any time in. Seven months later, I too feel like my eyes see the world differnently as they now view my surroundings for others as well. It's funny how much richer the world becomes when you stop and take the time to really look at it.

posted by J on January 14th 2008 at 1:56pm
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I love your squiggles. I'm also doing a drawing a day this year (last year I did a photo a day) I'm thinking I'm going to switch themes every month, this month for me is patterns and people. (You can see them at http://www.mangonmonkey.com) It's fun :) Glad to see I'm not alone in my quest to draw every day.

posted by mango on January 14th 2008 at 5:47pm
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i have been using excel art to make a piece of art a day.

LOVE doing it.
framed a couple and gave to a couple of friends for christmas in fact.

posted by xjessicax on January 15th 2008 at 8:32am
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25 is a yummy pear.

posted by kdkaboom on January 24th 2008 at 12:07pm
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How nice, it must make that time after dinner relaxing. I'd like to find a daily creative activity that is simple and easy to finish in an evening.

I've always wondered what the squiggly AT logo was all about, if it was supposed to be a funny-shaped camel or something else. Now I think I see why.

posted by RJD on January 24th 2008 at 2:31pm
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I've read a wonderful book to my kindergarten class called "The Squiggle" by Carole Lexa Schaefer. It's about how a little girl's imagination turns a simple line into a multitude of objects. Perhaps a book for Ursula to grow into...

posted by ilonastella on January 24th 2008 at 2:41pm
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very R. Mutt..... #25 reminds me of duchamp's re-purposing of a public latrine... suppose it could also suggest a delicious pear too.

posted by amy on January 24th 2008 at 9:05pm
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Any color squiggles in the works? The multi shape squiggles would look especially great.

posted by sandyliz on January 25th 2008 at 2:49pm
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what kind of drawing book do you use for these?

posted by sowhatsnewtoday on February 6th 2008 at 11:27am
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I love these. They're very Aalto meets Matisse cutouts.

posted by katalyst on February 6th 2008 at 3:53pm
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