While looking at Design Sponge I came upon the Sketchbook Project. The Sketchbook Project allows artists to display one of their most prized belongings, their sketchbook. To get the artists started they select a topic, they are then sent a moleskin sketchbook in the mail. The only rules are that they must stick with the topic they choose, must fill their book, and most importantly must avoid messy supplies like glitter.
Sketchbooks are collected by the Brooklyn Art Library then toured across the United States. All sketchbooks that are submitted by the deadline will be included in the tour and artists are able to have their sketchbooks scanned for $20.00. After the sketchbooks are finished the tour they will become part of the permanent collection at the Library and the scanned sketchbooks will become part of an online gallery.
I can’t wait to check out the site when it is launched, I love looking through artist’s sketchbooks more than looking at their work. I am always amazed by the way artists can casually sketch something and it be better than anything I could ever do. I guess I best get back to the drawing boards. Pun intended.
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