July 15, 2004
So i don't draw
But I try--a lot.
I have this weird condition.
My head knows my fingers don't make pictures.
But my fingers don't know that.
So I get these irresistable urges to draw something.
And I ususally try.
Don't laugh.
Ben. Attempt the first.
Ok. So maybe you can laugh.
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Ben. Attempt the second.
Embarrassing Truth: I danced a little dance. And I cried. Yes. Cried. It's...a big thing for me. "Drawing" was a euphoric term for the little girl me. "If only I could draw..." I know it sounds silly, but it felt like tonight, in a silly little way, on a scrap of manilla paper, I did that. I *drew* I looked, and I thought I saw Benjamin there on that piece of paper. And I put him there. So I danced.
I know many of you are artists. But I couldn't help posting my one itty bitty little doodle. Yeah, I'm a perfectionist, and I can very clearly see that the sketch is pretty bad. But that's the grown-up me, and she doesn't care right now. The little girl inside is very happy with her picture and wants to hang it on the refrigerator....with those jumbo plastic alphabet magnets. And if you give me the whole alphabet, I promise not to spell derogatory names for my little sister this time :)
Posted by stephanie at July 15, 2004 08:10 PM | TrackBackI like it stephanie. I am not laughing. It is good. I tried drawing the other day. (It's one of those things I want to master, like latin, greek, hebrew, kickboxing, painting, etc.)
you have inspired me to keep on keeping on. I might even post my elephant on my blog now.
Posted by: micah at July 15, 2004 10:14 PMi love it. and i'm not lying. and micah, i'd love to see your elephant.
Posted by: gwen at July 16, 2004 08:14 AMI'll have to ask my chiropractor if I can take up kickboxing :)
Posted by: steph at July 16, 2004 08:41 AMi like it, too. i don't even pretend to have any ability to draw or know anything about what's right and proper etc, but i still react to drawing. this one says, "this is definitely Ben, just Ben under construction." which is fitting as a logo. :-)
Posted by: david at July 16, 2004 05:52 PMYeah. A more of a nose might be nice.
And a mouth.
He needs a mouth.
Ben under construction.
I like it.
go drawing.
ben's got cool hair.
you forgot the white "swoosh" in front. =) i love it and i am with you. drawing is one of the things i wish i could do too.
Posted by: hill at July 19, 2004 06:03 PMthere must be something in the air, stephanie. i've had this great desire to draw too. (see one of my humble attempts on my blog: www.spreadinghisword.org/transparency.
when i was a little girl i used to love to just sit at my desk and do art projects. however, i think i peaked at the age of nine.
when i was at college, i took a drawing class for a semester. i enjoyed it. just wish i could be better. (i'm a perfectionist too!) :o)
thanks for sharing.
Posted by: melanie at July 20, 2004 03:03 PMStephanie, I liked the drawing. (I followed the link from The Idea Man site here.) I could imagine the kind of person your husband must be from it, and I could see that you love him for it.
Before my husband and I were married, I attempted a pencil drawing of us, as old people, running through a sprinkler. It wasn't incredible, but I felt just like you-- only I might have used the alphabet letters to spell out names :-)
Posted by: kamelda at September 25, 2004 10:39 AMLike it like it. Keep trying, remember how I used to draw.....wink wink.
Posted by: Dana at October 13, 2004 06:47 PMI failed to read to entire article due to a little stupidity on my part. May I offer,dear older sister, to provide you with some magnets with which you may hang up your sketch. You must, however, promise to be nice to your younger sister.
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