ALT: water-soluble crayon and pencil, abstract, basically a bunch of squiggly lines in green, orange and purple. they resemble string or something organic.
And also, part of why my drawings of late have been so fast and loose is that I’ve given in to my frequent wintertime passion for tying knots. Here’s a bit of what I’ve been doing at my table, instead of drawing or painting.
ALT: five stars made with pipe-cleaners, and woven and sewn yarn. a variety of color and stitch patterns. Two are 5-pointed, the rest with six points. I call them “darn stars” as they use various techniques for mending holes in clothing.
ALT: water-soluble crayon and ink, abstract calligraphic doodle. it somewhat resembles the bust of a suit of medieval armor, in profile, with happy loops and squiggles decorating the page overall.
ALT: ink and water-soluble crayon, abstract, calligraphic. a streak of blue swoops downward from top left to bottom right. conversationally descriptive black ink lines loosely define a horizon and hint at people and events. a couple spirals of red acknowledge happy connections and valentines. the entire drawing is loose and open, bordered with edges of yellow.
ALT: water-soluble crayon. a full moon person with flowing dark hair looks down from the top right corner of the picture, onto sky like a blue robe, and a rolling landscape with hills and river.
ALT: ink and water-soluble crayon, sort of calligraphic abstract. there’s a blue rock on blue ground, with the work “here” written on it. Standing over it to the right is a figure in green and yellow robe and hat, reaching across to the inky tangle that occupies the left side of the page.
ALT: water-soluble crayon and ink. somewhat resembles an insect with wings outspread but legs crossed, either sitting on the ground or hovering above it. i really had nothing more in mind than the determination to fill the page in a short time. and whose soul is not full of locusts at this moment in time?
ALT: water-soluble crayon. six unattached posts, dark brown as if wooden, stand on snowy ground. a stream of blue weaves between them from above and merges into shadow or river in the foreground.
ALT: ink and water-soluble crayon, abstract. cheerful yellows orange and aqua, with calligraphic imaginary writing spinning up one side, and a cluster of spirals on the other. sort of chaotic happy energy.
I spent the evening gathered in community with a friend whose partner died last week, singing and sharing stories.
ALT: water-soluble crayon, sort of abstract. A blob shaped being has two streams of tears running from a featureless face. A darker blob behind them seems to have an arm around the crying one.
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