Today we had a really great talk from artist Jo Blaker.
She showed us a variety of her sketchbooks from the past 13 years, starting with her degree level sketchbooks right up the the present. I was fascinated by the way Jo works, and her sketchbooks were incredibly inspiring. Her style was extremely varied, ranging from realism to very abstract style sketches, all of which had their own interesting points.
She talked about how she makes her sketchbook about herself, and almost uses it as a hidden side of her persona. She said her sketchbook is a great record of her feelings and shows the emotions she was feeling at that particular time.
She also mentioned how she doesn't use her sketchbook in a linear way, it is more random and expressive. She said she feels most relaxed doing her work in bed, which I thought was interesting.
The best thing I took away from this talk was the idea of drawing and sketching things around me in order to help record things within my daily life, which is what Jo does with her own work. I really enjoyed learning more about Jo's work and will certainly be following her in the future.
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