"The Artist's Sketchbook - A tool for Gathering Information and Generating Ideas" with J.R. Monks
Saturday, November 8, 2025 -- 9am - 3pm
Saturday, November 8, 2025 -- 9am - 3pm
Join me as we explore the possibilities and process for creating sketchbooks you have always dreamed about! Exciting travel sketchbooks, meaningful process workbooks to help you create new work, and daily studio sketchbooks—all are part of this fast paced exciting and upbeat workshop experience! So many times sketchbooks are started and then abandoned, or as beginning students we were told the importance of a sketchbook but never really figured out how to incorporate the sketchbook into our workflow. In our day together I will show you how I use my sketchbooks as a part of my overall creative process. We will look at examples, learn about materials and practice techniques all designed to get you using your sketchbooks.
Materials: Please bring materials you use, or have used, in your sketchbooks but also include the items on the basic supply list below. We will discuss materials in the workshop, and you may eventually choose to add those to your kit as well.
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Basic Supply List:
- One fine-tip Sharpie Marker
- One 4B or 6B Graphite Pencil
- One kneaded eraser
- One white vinyl eraser
- A compressed paper blending tool (I use the rolled paper type but prefer the compressed ones)
- A small set of colored pencils (a basic Crayola set will get you started)