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Hand-Bound Daily Affirmation - Sketchbook
Ink, Pencil & Watercolor
4.75" x 6.5" Cloth Sketchbook - 45+ Pages
Price: $3000.00
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Wire-Bound Daily Affirmation - Sketchbook
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6" x 9" 'Bateman Series' Sketchbook - 34 Pages
Price: $2500.00
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Wire-Bound Daily Affirmation - Sketchbook
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5" x 7" Bayview Press Sketchbook - 28 Pages
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Wire-Bound Daily Affirmation - Sketchbook
Pencil
6" x 9" 'Bateman Series' Sketchbook - 34 Pages
Price: $2250.00
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A Word on Daily Affirmations:
In 2002 I gave some thought to retiring. I had been drawing for most of my life, and illustrating for 36 years; a total of over 150 books bear my name. So I stopped.
I would find some other way to occupy my time, or perhaps, do nothing at all.
After about three weeks, I realized that I was suffering some kind of withdrawal. My fingers seemed to ache to hold a pencil or pen, and every time I picked one up, I found myself doodling furiously.
I drew... and felt much better. I would let the pen or pencil glide over the page, with no design in mind, giving in to the freedom to scribble.
For so many years I had drawn pictures to specification; they had to fit a certain text or design. Now, with my free-form sketches, I was free to let go - to let the drawing speak for itself. I drew until I didn't feel like drawing anymore.
But a curious thing. The storyteller in me wanted a voice. Even if I seemed to be making random lines at first, those lines would begin to take on some recognizable form.
A figure would emerge, a boat, an animal, or a landscape. Making something from these scribbles enhanced my enjoyment. Further, the writer part of me wanted to join in.
When I was done with a drawing, I would make up a caption for it. Whatever popped into my head would suffice... relevant or not.
I continue to draw.
One or more works appear everyday on the pages of my sketchbook. I have filled several by now. I refer to them as my 'daily affirmations' - in that they affirm my love of drawing, of creating something on a daily basis.
My newest book: Boy on the Brink, published by Henry Holt & Co. 2006, emerged from this daily practice - of drawing for the joy of it.