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Stuff Diary The typical artist sketchbook, thinking through plans in pencil, ideas for paintings, or as drawing diary, etc. does not work for me. I tried and when I returned to it I felt pressured into a discipline rather than a place to explore. When I went to England to study in 2002, I started to collect things that were mailed to me, notes, things I found, bought, clippings from newspapers, etc. and I put them into a coil bound sketchbook. I thought these records of a year might come to an end by now, but it continues. I now have more than 12 volumes. Looking back over the early books, feelings and/or memories surface differently than say looking through my photo albums. They are direct and represent completely different experiences, and widen and deepen the feelings and memories connected to my senses, and memories of where I was and who I was then and now. From the receipts in one book of 5 years ago, I am reminded of the sounds of the crowded grocery store in Leeds, the late night cold on campus and snow covered sidewalk by the bus stop where I found dozens of unused plastic coffee stir sticks a year ago, and the flattened sun glasses bring to mind the hot sidewalk and summer day when I found them by the mail box in my Toronto neighborhood 2 years ago. I call it my Stuff Diary. It is a combination sketchbook, scrapbook, travel and thought journal. It is a record as well. I collect things in my pockets and bag and combine them with home items at the end of the day, and later they are layered on pages or a new book is begun. I photograph some of the pages in settings and locals where, and when they were done (over the years). These are available for sale upon request, ie. format here. L. Moriarity. 2008 |
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