I've been working on making a printed book containing over 100 of the sketchbook pages I've shared here. Some of you have asked me for one. You know who you are - hopefully you also know that I appreciate your request too! So from these 4 sketchbooks I've selected pages…
… and decided to use this image for the cover.
Here's the link for early access to the reproduction of my sketchbook pages. The front cover looks like this.
Inside I've reproduced the pages as they are in my sketchbook, as you've seen them here, smudges, scribbles, spelling mistakes and all. I've tried to make it as much like you're holding my original sketchbooks as I can. As you can see I'm even calling my sketchbook reproduction A M Sketching - drawings done by hand at breakfast.
Besides giving you, my dear subscribers, a peek at the book (you can literally preview it virtually) before even my commercial galleries get their copies, on Nov 28 and 29 you can get 25% off using the case sensitive code GIVING25 at checkout, on Nov 28 and 29, as a way of saying thank you for being here!
Some of the sketchbook pages appear in this visual interview of me by
- she asked me verbal questions about mental health topics and I gave my answers using only my visual art! This was neatly within my comfort zone.Reading words has never been a problem for me but writing them and especially speaking them has been. I had years of speech therapy during elementary school. So that history I have of difficulties with words is part of why it is an ongoing practice for me to use words and images together in my sketchbooks.
Anyway, here's the interview.
I hope your day is as pleasant as possible!
I loved the interview and how you processed the questions into sketches. It's highly relatable for those of who don't really draw yet understand the mental
health issues that most of us face. Giving such a clear way of dealing with our shit is inordinately valuable. Thanks.
Sue! I love this!