Why Choose Pencils you May Ask?
Written by artist
Back in 2012, I was keeping up with a demanding yoga schedule, teaching non-stop for 49 weeks a year when one of my private clients decided to take a break.
Instead of filling that void, I decided to use the time for myself. I took advantage of the limited free time to create blank greeting cards, which eventually became the logo for an expanded business called Carte-Blanche (blank cards meaning “having free reign”). This initiative helped generate work in a region with an alarmingly high unemployment rates, and was funded by my income from teaching yoga.
A pencil and paper go hand in hand, creating a world of endless possibilities.
Frank Gehry
For such a small surface, pencils seemed to be the best choice. This evolved into designing notebooks made of recycled paper. When one of the markets I usually attended fell through, I took the opportunity to sit down and write and illustrate my own children’s story: “The Little Lemon Tree that Stood.”
All of this was done in pencil, laying the groundwork for artwork during the pandemic. Having some paper and pencils, and being unable to go out and buy materials, is why pencils became such a significant part of my creative process.
While I also paint, pencils have truly grown on me. The slow and meticulous process is rather meditative!