What can sketchbooks do for you?
Imagine…
A group of adults walks in to a room, one by one. They take off their coats, put...
Why keep a sketchbook? Be persuaded…
Sketchbook Space has a produced a small booklet: “Why Keep a Sketchbook?“....
What makes keeping a sketchbook so rewarding?
Why do people find keeping a sketchbook so uplifting? If you’d like to tell...
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Getting started
Sketchbook Space in printTowards the end of the BIS Transformation funded-project, AccessArt will be releasing...
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Wasp, Geraldine Walsh The Sketchbook Space site is expanding rapidly, and we know...
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Why Keep a Sketchbook? – printable pdf
Sketchbook Space has produced a small booklet called “Why Keep a Sketchbook?”...
Start here: Making the sketchbook
If you would like to share your sketchbook making technique, or share any photos...
What kind of activities take place in a sketchbook?
[book id='3' /] Flip corner of book to turn pages Once you have been persuaded that...
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Who's Using Sketchbooks?
Elaine Hutchings: WEA Creative“Sketchbook Space has inspired me to set up a course for our Just the Ticket project called ‘Sketchy’. It’s still in the planning stages, but my idea is to enable participants to create their own sketchbook from scratch – make the paper and bind the book themselves. I would then invite various artists to run day workshops... [Read more of this review]
Viv Young – Arts & Health Practitioner
As a freelance arts and health practitioner working mainly in community mental health I’d love to explore some of the sketchbook ideas in my work with adults. I’ve seen how journal writing can be beneficial when moving through difficult times and would like to find out more about ways to incorporate visual materials. There’s potential... [Read more of this review]
Lee Crocker – Artist & Visitor Assistant
I am in a great position where I work in a small but wonderful gallery which allows all of us everyday to create workshops and encourage the visitors of all ages to get inspired by the collection, the exhibitions.the building, and the surrounding areas. My passion for using sketchbooks has been used to it’s full extent and every possible audience... [Read more of this review]
Lise Briggs: Artist & Tutor
I am an artist currently working and teaching adults of all ages and abilities and would love to join you in your sketchbook space project. At the moment I work in an informal way, each person bringing in their own projects to develop, all working in varied media. For me sketchbooks would be the perfect extension of that way of working. Many children... [Read more of this review]
Jayne Butler: Artist & Tutor
Sketchbooks form a vital thought process link to work for my adult community learners. I encourage sketchbooks and notebooks use and sharing amongst our groups. They help to broaden experience, use of materials and add to the development of enquiry for individuals and for the group as a whole. My learners, young and mature, are always keen to know... [Read more of this review]
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