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WHAT IS DRAWBOOK?
Around 2012 a coworker and I had been frequenting this bar in Houston called "Next Door Bar" (2020 Waugh Dr) that has a group called "Skessions" composed of local artists that get together and drink and draw on Wednesdays. Well, my birthday happened to fall on a Wednesday that year and at the time they had these dollar "Kamikaze" shots you could purchase if you came with a sketchbook and drew. So, wanting to get well inebriated, I went out and bought what I thought would be a well-sized sketchbook that I might occasionally draw in, who knows. Now at the time, I could doodle, maybe-kind-of draw, but I rarely did and mostly stuff I could take my time on and plan out. So instead of me sitting there most of the night trying to struggle out some art, I asked the other artists if they would draw something for me for my birthday. Unfortunately, I don't really remember the rest of the night, but I woke up the next morning and I was looking through the book and seeing all of these awesome pieces people had drawn and I thought "I have to keep doing this." So I did.
And ever since April 25, 2012, I've at one time carried all of these books around with me, one by one, everywhere I go, and asked anyone and everyone willing, including people I know or meet in my surroundings, to take a page or so and draw whatever they want.
Drawbook is all about making art happen, celebrating creation, and taking what wasn't to enjoy what now is.
It directly causes me to be social and meet folks I may have never come across without which has lead me to some amazing connections. It's an amazing icebreaker and even better for gathering memories.
It doesn't matter who you are or what you draw, the point is to put something on a page. Make something exist.
Stay creative!
WHY I NEED YOUR HELP:
During these last five years of Drawbook I have spent almost a thousand dollars funding this project and I will absolutely continue to attribute and progress over time, BUT, with your help, I can move further faster and more smoothly and together we can reach a higher vision of what I have planned and make this a better and more enjoyable project and experience for all.
If you didn't know, at 220 pages per book, 50 books is 11,000 original works of art and it takes me about 5 hours per Book to photograph, edit, and post online. And with 51 Books online that means I have spent over 10 days of my life on this website alone. That's a lot of time.
Your donations will be going towards keeping Drawbook.net funded and alive, but also could potentially help with purchasing more books, or supplies, or even help provide further digital storage.
Unfortunately, I don't have much to offer in return, but even if it's a couple dollars you'll be helping continue something that I have physically seen inspiring others and has changed my life and surroundings.
SERIOUSLY, THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF DRAWBOOK! No matter how big or small, donation or not, whether you've ever drawn or even if you just simply looked at the website it means a lot to me. Thank you.
Let's do this!
WHAT IS DRAWBOOK?
Around 2012 a coworker and I had been frequenting this bar in Houston called "Next Door Bar" (2020 Waugh Dr) that has a group called "Skessions" composed of local artists that get together and drink and draw on Wednesdays. Well, my birthday happened to fall on a Wednesday that year and at the time they had these dollar "Kamikaze" shots you could purchase if you came with a sketchbook and drew. So, wanting to get well inebriated, I went out and bought what I thought would be a well-sized sketchbook that I might occasionally draw in, who knows. Now at the time, I could doodle, maybe-kind-of draw, but I rarely did and mostly stuff I could take my time on and plan out. So instead of me sitting there most of the night trying to struggle out some art, I asked the other artists if they would draw something for me for my birthday. Unfortunately, I don't really remember the rest of the night, but I woke up the next morning and I was looking through the book and seeing all of these awesome pieces people had drawn and I thought "I have to keep doing this." So I did.
And ever since April 25, 2012, I've at one time carried all of these books around with me, one by one, everywhere I go, and asked anyone and everyone willing, including people I know or meet in my surroundings, to take a page or so and draw whatever they want.
Drawbook is all about making art happen, celebrating creation, and taking what wasn't to enjoy what now is.
It directly causes me to be social and meet folks I may have never come across without which has lead me to some amazing connections. It's an amazing icebreaker and even better for gathering memories.
It doesn't matter who you are or what you draw, the point is to put something on a page. Make something exist.
Stay creative!
WHY I NEED YOUR HELP:
During these last five years of Drawbook I have spent almost a thousand dollars funding this project and I will absolutely continue to attribute and progress over time, BUT, with your help, I can move further faster and more smoothly and together we can reach a higher vision of what I have planned and make this a better and more enjoyable project and experience for all.
If you didn't know, at 220 pages per book, 50 books is 11,000 original works of art and it takes me about 5 hours per Book to photograph, edit, and post online. And with 51 Books online that means I have spent over 10 days of my life on this website alone. That's a lot of time.
Your donations will be going towards keeping Drawbook.net funded and alive, but also could potentially help with purchasing more books, or supplies, or even help provide further digital storage.
Unfortunately, I don't have much to offer in return, but even if it's a couple dollars you'll be helping continue something that I have physically seen inspiring others and has changed my life and surroundings.
SERIOUSLY, THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF DRAWBOOK! No matter how big or small, donation or not, whether you've ever drawn or even if you just simply looked at the website it means a lot to me. Thank you.
Let's do this!
Organizer
Sean Penalber
Organizer
Sugar Land, TX
