To Keep A Sketchbook

This sketchbook to me, is no ordinary sketchbook. It has traveled further than any other sketchbook I have owned before. This sketchbook started Christmas Eve, 24/12/2024, and has traveled with me and my partner Raina from the familiarity of Australia to the new and fantastic world of Hong Kong and Singapore (even picked up a little stamp on the cover from Singapore Art Week), later to return to familiarity in a trip, where in flight distance alone spanned 16,242kms; personally, it makes it something quite special.

It has been more for me than just a sketchbook. It has become a historical document where, held between it’s thin brown paper covers lies costings and notes for the upcoming Young Man comic (May 3 – 31 @ The Wedge Gallery), notes from Raina as we sat together in HK bars, ideas for furniture, storyboards for various projects and random drawings from my oh so many many hours of commuting I do a week.

It’s not perfect, never was and never will be. That’s the beauty of drawing, and something I learned very early on studying architecture. It’s the idea, and it’s for yourself anyway. Don’t worry. 
I’ve always found a small sketchbook helps with getting used to, and doing carefree sketching. The cheaper the sketchbook (however, quality still matters greatly), the better. Palm-sized to carry in your pocket with a single pen while you walk, ready to be quickly drawn for even quicker drawing.

Drawing of diagrams, forms, poses, anything.
The speed focuses your mind and eye on only what is necessary.

So if you don’t have one already, go out and get a sketchbook, and get into it.
I have been using the Muji Recycled Poket Notebook, with the Sailor Fude de mannon for the past few months .

For a different write-up I did on ‘Imprinting Passion’, Click here!

Thank you very much for reading!
I hope you all have a good day.