Sketchbook
Drawing offers a way of staying with what might otherwise pass unnoticed. Through attention, the mind extends beyond itself; through intention, the image takes form in the mind. The encounter passes through the senses and nervous system, extending through the hand onto the page. Attention, intention, extension- all involve tension. With a little luck and a lot of reluctance, that tension might find its way into the drawing. I think of sketching like tracing encounters: ways of looking rather than faithful records of how things looked.