You can also sell your creations at Blurb Bookstore.
It is perfect for anyone wanting to create their own books, magazines and e-books. But the process of cracking open those feelings in the drawings enabled me to experience more lightness and self-compassion.īlurb is an independent creative book making and self-publishing platform. Putting together such a personal piece of work feels a little vulnerable. How often have I not shared a drawing on social media etc because in my eyes it wasn’t perfect? So I took this as the opportunity to share drawings which are unpolished but lovingly drawn with a lot of intention and put them into a book that I could really enjoy. This quote helped to provide a concept that I feel carries through the work on many levels. I really resonated with the quote by Leonard Cohen: I thought a collection of zines would work as the sketches felt like they had a common thread. When Blurb books invited me to collaborate them and produce my own book, it dawned on me that this would be a great chance to pull these zines together. Often assembled using a photocopier, zines can be circulated widely. For anyone who is new to the term, a zine is a low-cost method of self-publishing work. Then I realised that the sketches, put together, could potentially work well as zines.
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I started with no plan in mind so my sketches meandered through at least four different sketchbooks.Īt first, I wasn’t really sure how to translate my drawings into a finished piece. Working in graphite and charcoal pencil, I loved freeing myself up to follow a narrative as it unfolded in the drawing. These stories explored the anxiety and grief I had experienced… in what turned out to be quite a light and whimsical way. A collection of short visual stories gradually emerged in my sketchbooks. But when I found myself feeling overwhelmed by life last year, I decided to make time to consciously explore some challenging emotions I was facing.
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