let's scribble

I asked a handful of friends to grab a piece of paper, scribble for 5-10 seconds and send me the results. It's so interesting how a flicker of personality always shines through, even in the most arbitrary acts of unexpected invention.

"A scribble is a drawing composed of random and abstract lines, generally without ever lifting the drawing device off of the paper. Scribbling is most often associated with young children and toddlers, because their lack of hand-eye coordination and lower mental development often make it very difficult for any young child to keep their coloring attempts within the line art of the subject.

"Adults also scribble, although generally it is done jovially, out of boredom (as in doodling), or as a form of abstract art, or to see if a pen works".

Live in Ireland for a year as an Artist-in-Residence

Irish Museum of Modern Art Artist Work Programme offers an opportunity for artists to research and develop their work practice, with an emphasis on the work process rather than the finished product. Open to artists working in all mediums, including the visual arts, installation, performance art, video/film, critical writing, and curatorial practice. Participants receive studio/accommodations, administrative assistance, and a basic living allowance. Residencies run 2-4 months in length. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply up to a year prior to residency period desired. Application deadline: SEPT. 30, 2008. For more information, contact: Janice Hough, Artists’ Work Programme Coordinator, IMMA, Royal Hospital, Military Rd., Kilmainham, Dublin 8, Ireland; Phone: +353-1-612-9900; email: janice.hough@imma.ie; or check website: www.modernart.ie.

bringing it back home

"Art and artistic expression shouldn't be the jewelry of society, it should be part of the blood, part of the muscle, and part of the bone. When our strategies set us apart from the world so that we can be separately admired, supported, and valued, we shouldn't be surprised when we are perceived as separate". -Andrew Taylor, the Artful Manager