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Doodles From Days Gone By
August 24, 2007 by ybonesy
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Hey, there’s another Venus of Willendorf (LINK). When were these drawn?
june’00, according to the book. time. it passes.
wow. I love seeing your process. When you post the old drawings, I can see the changes in your newest drawings – and also the elements that remain the same. Cool. I really like the juxtaposition on these.
I still think the U.S. Postal Service should make them all as stamps. What fun they would be!
I have to agree with the individual voice. I think these would make spectacular stamps.
Isn’t there some deal now where you can make your own photos, therefore your own art, into postage stamps?
http://www.zazzle.com/custom/stamps?CMPN=SearchGooglestamps
I’m quite interested in two things:
1. The spirals in the background of your drawing of the woman. Spirals imply movement inwards and introspection.
It impressed me that the woman proudly reveals everything, but the spirals tell me that she’s still keeping some things to herself.
2. That you filled the background with repeated small drawings, leaving no noticeable empty space. I don’t want to make assumptions about your personality so I won’t. It just struck me and I’m awed at the differences of how artists express themselves.
I like the proud expression and stance of santa. It’s like: “I may be in a cheesy Christmas costume but I rule.” And the woman seems 3-dimensional to me. Her roundness makes her seem embossed.
I agree that these would make really good stamps.
Thanks for the zazzle link, Leslie. That’s cool.
Liz, thanks for the feedback. It’s fun to read, and there seem to be some revelations of myself in there. The spirals and holding things back while revealing a lot…that seemed especially accurate. Hmm, you’re good at this. Between you and stranger, I can have many answers to questions about myself.
I did want to say that the Santa Koshari doodle was my depiction of the Koshari coyote trickster as a saint (Koshari isn’t a saint; he is a Native American icon, and so I guess since I draw saints a lot, I was visualizing him as a saint). Leslie actually found a good link on Koshari when I left a comment at her site saying that one of her narratives revealed a hint of Koshari trickster in her. I’ll find the link and post it here.
Also, I have to say that the stance and expression are not entirely from my imagination. I drew it freehand but close to the style of the Koshari depicted in a suite of four lithographs by a Native American artist Harry Fonseca (who died last year or early this year). I should post a photo of one of his lithos. The coyotes are endearing with their clever eyes, and something about them that is wise yet humorous.
Ahhh, the coyote trickster. I was drawn to santa and now I know why. Coyote is one of my guys, or saints, or angels. I have a medicine bag made out of coyote and I have to be aware when I wear it, as it will play tricks. It can be fun but also frustrating sometimes. Thanks for sharing ybonesy
Here are two links that Leslie found on Koshari and Harry Fonseca (thanks, Leslie–and for those who haven’t visited her website, here’s the link–http://www.lesliehawes.com/wordpress/):
http://www.planetdeb.net/spirit/heyokah.htm
http://www.harryfonseca.com/news/index.htm
And then this link that talks about the humorous side of Native American art:
http://www.nativepeoples.com/article/articles/170/1/Without-Reservation/Page1.html