sketchbook project 2011

so the deadline for submissions has come and gone.  i'm happy to report that thanks to my dear friend sarah at bennyville i - along with a slew of my friends...including sarah - participated in this year's sketchbook project by the arthouse coop/brooklyn art library.  the traveling exhibit boasts some 23,000+ artists from around the world.

there were a ton of themes to choose from (all books are themed so that people viewing them have an idea of what they're getting into when they request a sketchbook) and my theme is "adhere to me." in short, my book is a collection of sketches, photographs and writing (my own as well as famous/meaningful quotes) that chronicle the last 2 years of my life. i opted to digitize my book so that i can share it with folks i know that are unable to make it to an exhibit.

here are some of my contributions:

 
cover of my sketchbook. stitched theme (although you can't see the vibrant colors too well). 
words by paulo coelho. negatives of b&w photos taken at forest falls/san gorgonio wilderness, ca

the photo that moved mountains, lol...or just me. watercolor pencil drawing of poppies, because i'm mildly obsessed with them.  it's a pollack thing ;p

sketch of a photograph by Christopher Thomas that i carry with me.  
it's of my favorite spot in the world, the colgate clock in downtown jersey city - my old escape =)

slug pursuit at garrett mountain, west paterson, nj. 
pregnant male seahorse.

what i call justice, lol.

muszla aka snail. what my best friend lia calls me.

sketch of a preying mantis i found outside my new home.



sketch of me in joshua tree, ca.

holga photo of me looking out the window of my last jersey city apt.

hummingbird. they're EVERYWHERE in SoCal. Love it!

palm trees and mountains - what SoCal has in abundance.
sketch of myself done while waiting in a car, lol.  

holga photo of the abandoned factory on rt 440/ege ave., jersey city.
paisley...i'm also pretty obsessed with paisley.

the 2nd sketch i did? still warming up to the project.  just practicing.

sketch of a photo of my mom at the pulaski parade in nyc, c 1975?

more practice.  trying to get my portraiture skills back.  it's been about 11 years =x

my mom and dad on the jersey city waterfront c 1974-75 with dad's oldsmobile 442 in the forefront and the wtc in the background.  what downtown jersey city looked like pre-gentrification, lol....

holga photo of marcos making his way to shore after a winter surf session in avon-by-the-sea, nj.
sketch of sleeplessness.  i blame the awkward body positioning ;p


hope you (whoever you may be) can make it to a tour stop!

cheers!

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