About the Project
The Sketchbook Project is an ongoing project run by the Brooklyn Art Library in New York. This is a project that takes place worldwide by whoever wishes to join.
The requirements for The Sketchbook Project is to completely fill out the sketchbook they provide and to send it back to the Brooklyn Library in New York City by a certain deadline. There, it will be included in the library's permanent collection so anyone can check out and enjoy mine, or someone else's sketchbook.
The inspiration that is behind the illustrations in this sketchbook comes from food. I always come across pictures where you know someone had to have stood on their restaurant chair to get the bird's eye camera shot of their dinner spread. Viewers absolutely love food photography (as long as the food looks appetizing), so why not get involved with the trend by creating drawings and paintings of these delicious creations?
I decided to participate in this project to not only get more involved with the artist community, but also because of the concept behind it. Currently, I am an independent artist who works on personal and freelance projects out of her home; so more often than not, it can get quite lonesome being on my own. With this project I am participating with hundreds (maybe thousands?) of other people from around the world to have a sketchbook of mine sitting on the shelf of the Brooklyn Library next to other aspiring artists.