writing
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write pasta
I’m reading about writing/creativity while I’m making a pasta dish… here’s my sketchbook notes:
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from the books of Bob
“Lighting someone else’s candle won’t make yours any less bright” – Dr. Bob Hoke Being artistically inspired is not a once-and-done thing: I always need fresh inspirations, a new sense of awe, a new way of looking at something. It’s like buying groceries and cooking; the fridge and pantry always need restocking, new recipe ideas…
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communicating our world
As a deaf, gay, female artist and writer I’m keenly aware of the need for diversity in the words and pictures within books, within art galleries, within…every communication form that we use to talk about and picture our world. This Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators article lists some thoughtful strategies…. http://www.scbwi.org/diversity-what-can-we-do-about-it/
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Illustrated Rabbit Habits
Friday fun: Over coffee this morning I read a poem by Ogden Nash and decided to play with it…
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from the books of Bob
“Feelings are guides not gods.” – Dr. Bob Hoke When I was in art school – and shortly after graduating – I tried wood sculpture, metal sculpture and pottery. I had a “story” of myself as a 3D sculptor. I soon noticed in each of those artistic disciplines that there were times where I was…
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from the Books of Bob
“Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly at first” – Dr. Bob Hoke When I’m beginning a new piece of artwork I make thumbnail sketches, I write notes and doodles in my sketchbook, I make small studies, I make to-scale drawings, I draw, draw and re-draw before arriving at something that “works”. Then what “works”…
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book excerpt in honor of Dr. Bob Hoke
Here is a pdf file – DrBobFirstAidKitSampler – a sampler of a few graphic-novel pages from a book I illustrated titled “Dr. Bob’s Emotional Repair Program First Aid Kit” – in this book I collected the stories and ideas expressed by psychiatrist Dr. Bob Hoke who recently passed away. I was so lucky to have known him as a Dad, a…
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Pup Fiction (fine art about writing)
Pup Fiction By Sue Clancy When I was a kid I knew a beloved Basset Hound named Lucy. Fiction writers are some of my favorite beings on this planet. Therefore all fiction writers must be Basset Hounds – correct? Kidding aside, the Basset Hound is a slow-paced hunting dog. Writers (and readers) are slow-paced hunters…
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