Previously, I had felt a little resentment towards pattern. It seemed monotonous. Trapped. I get frustrated when I think about something with no end. If it's not going to end, then I don't want to make any sense at all. If it's going to end, I need to give it movement.
In this book, the untraditional idea of patterns is represented. Pattern does not have to be repeated. As simple as it sounds, I had never thought of it that way. The drawings are raw and emotional. To the common eye, they're probably ugly. But to someone who appreciated the presence of human life in art, it is absolutely stunning. Take a look at these awesome doodles.
I've contacted quite a few artists from this book to learn more about their processes and have experimented with some of my own techniques - splattering watercolor and scribbling all over it - before and after. It's a free and random process and if I wanted to, I could find a way to repeat it, but I'd rather not.
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