Every Sunday, Julie and I upload all the drawings that we do that
week on a tumblog called Hello Every Sunday. You've seen the icon on the left and yes, Facebook readers already
know, but since I love my blog I must put it here as well.
Over here in the about section you can read why we do what we do.
Over here in the about section you can read why we do what we do.
Otherwise do
follow us and cheer us on as we drive this little monster forward every week
throughout this year.
The top and bottom pictures of the first four photographs are mine, and the pictures in the middle are Julie's. See the difference in lighting of the two countries - the golden winter light from South India and the blue winter light from snowy Quebec.
Here are pictures of the sketchbooks that we are using and that we arrived at by trial and error -
This is the sleek sophisticated fancy Stillman and Birn which Julie decided would meet her needs.
And the bright and chubby Lekka Pustaka (account book) which dazzled me with its red shirt and swore to fulfill all my desires.
When I look at how different the sketchbooks are from each
other, I cannot help but think of all the opposites in this project: The cultural
differences in the two countries, the different colors of the light, the
opposites in temperatures, the fact that we drink tea and coffee respectively, Julie's systematic way of working and my last minute jams... Still, art communicates
through all kinds of differences and boundaries. I am sure that towards the
end of this project we both will carry away with us a lot more than we ever
expected when we started this.
8 comments:
"... as we drive this little monster forward every week throughout this year".
I think it sums it up pretty nicely! But I do love it and I thank you again for inviting me in the feeding of this little monster. I can already see the benefits of committing to drawing daily and it's a pleasure to share the joys and pains of this project with you.
Now come on, only 48 weeks to go!
Hey, firstly - I absolutely love your work. I wanted to know where I can buy the Lekha Pustaka in Bangalore. I tried in a few shops but they only had ruled version not plain paper for sketching. I'd love to get my hands on one.
Thanks :)
@Shikha Hey?
I bought this one at Avenue Road.
@Julie: When I read your sentiment and enthusiasm towards Little Monster, I understand why your cats are so well fed.
such a lovely idea! i started following the tumblr ♥
Thank you Silvia :-)
Checking on your blog after a long time.
Brilliant work. Such ease, so casual yet so real and original. like all the scribbling, pencil text, charcoal smudge, white tape frames (guessing must be used in hospitals), the ledger, the misplaced page numbers. minimalist things from everyday india that has survived all these years. hope you discover many more simple aesthetic affordable finds in every-day india things.
not sure if its the golden winter light or the sepia toned ledger pages that already gives it a vintage feel. hope it survives time.
@anup: Thank you for your enthusiastic comment.
Btw the white tape is masking tape which all artists use to stick paper to their drawing boards.
If you like the vintage feel, check out my work at Local Story Space here:
https://localstoryspace.wordpress.com/2017/02/12/guest-writer-illustrator-priya-sebastian/
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