This is my contribution to Andrea's Moly, as part of our International Moleskine Exchange with Gabi, Juj, Miguel and Suzanne.
It took me far too long to muster the courage to make my mark next to Andrea's extremely fine sepia strokes. One night, sitting at the dining room table, i emptied the side pocket of my purse -- tickets, cards, tags, receipts i had kept, some for years. Then there was my computer cord, my pencil sharpener, my Pigma Micron pen, the chain for the tag of my new Harveys purse. I unabashedly emulated Andrea's style, and it was like pushing a new door open. I had so much fun doing this.
I am not much of a pack rat, but my pocketbook contains a retentive pile of nostalgia -- kind of like me.
Little Moly is now in the possession of Gabi in the Seattle area. Large view is available on Flickr.
I can't believe this one. That is an insane amount of detail, I'm going to spend some time going over this drawing. Great!
Posted by: Stephen Gardner | Jul 24, 2008 at 10:57
I absolutely adore it. I have to go and look at it again.
Posted by: Pippa Joyce | Jul 24, 2008 at 13:19
Beautiful, inspiring, and all yours! My eye goes right to the pencil sharpener and the keychain. Wonder why? The drawing is a feast for the eyes.
Posted by: Sherry Thurner | Jul 24, 2008 at 13:43
This is very good. I'm sure Andrea will absolutely love it.
Posted by: Ken | Jul 24, 2008 at 21:53
oh my gosh! I want to be able to "see" and "draw" the details. I can "see" the details but I'm too impatient to draw them. sigh...I'll have to be happy doing art in my own style as much as I admire you and AndreaJ.
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Posted by: Stephanie | Jul 25, 2008 at 01:05
Wow-the depth on this is amazing, especially in the Micron pen and the pencil sharpener. This is so cool to look at up close. Beautiful work!
Posted by: no way | Jul 25, 2008 at 07:24
You two (you and Andrea) are SO inspiring. Now if only I could stop looking at (both of) your drawings and go and do some myself :-)
Posted by: Georgina | Jul 26, 2008 at 06:32
WOW! Blimey. That's phenomenal. That moley must be getting pretty scary now. I notice elements of various countries in there, I see Brussels in there somewhere, paperchase, paris metro, santa cruz, jiffy lube, just amazing. My favourite bit might be the micron pen, expertly done.
Posted by: petescully | Jul 29, 2008 at 16:33
Cheers guys, for all the nice input.
Pete, i carry around pieces of where i've been/lived (lest i should forget?!) -- yes, there's Brussels, Santa Cruz, an old metro ticket from Paris, a stub for the swimming pool in Colombier-Fontaine, France... :-)
Posted by: wagonized | Jul 29, 2008 at 20:37
WOWZERS! This is certainly an Andrea drawing! Just gorgeous France!!
Posted by: teric | Jul 30, 2008 at 09:27
This is awesome! Love all the detail!
Posted by: Marva | Aug 20, 2008 at 11:19