A few weeks back, the mailwoman brought me a tiny cardboard box, sealed with a sticker bearing a playfully mysterious symbol (a snail shell / rip curl / snake eating itself). It was just barely smaller than a deck of cards. What could it hold?
When I opened it, I unleashed a little explosion of fun. Look what happened:
Art-in-my-pocket turned into doodlescape-on-my-desktop!
Great fun perpetrated with minimal materials. One pencil, one marker, three random crayons, four teensy paper cards. Plus a steel sharpener (which can double as a stencil for the letter "i" or "h," or the silhouette of a block of cheese bitten on either side by a wide-mouthed monster). Plus an eraser (in case you feel like working on an even-teensier, 3D, slightly more rubbery canvas).
Anyway, the sparseness of media is lovely. It impelled me to simply grab what was there and go to town with my right brain. And then, as usual, my left brain kicked in and decided to impose some order on the scene. (He likes to toss in his two cents after right brain and I have gone for a romp; it makes him feel useful.)
Thanks to Lisa and Lauren, who catalyze creative fun in the streets with their Art Cart, and in cyberspace with www.artismovingnow.com! The fortune-cookie artsy quote that came with my kit was a gem from Joan Miro: "The position of the artist is humble. He is essentially a channel." Kudos to L & L for channeling wonderful currents of energy in lives and public spaces across the country!
~ Get some art in your pocket: www.iheartartinyourpocket.com
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