Like I said, I still have so much to share about my week at Shakerag Workshops, but I need some time to process (and unpack!). In the meantime, do yourself a favor and get Promises of Gold by
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Thanks for reading The Habit of Art by Kelcey Ervick, a Substack Featured Publication (twice!). I love writing and drawing these posts and am grateful to everyone who follows along. I’m a writer and professor in Indiana, where these days it’s light until 10pm!
-Kelcey
Sounds like an amazing experience! I can't wait to read more...
This is wonderful/dope/a glass of fresh water after swimming in a salty sea with colorful corals and patterned fish after sitting in a cubicle -- the hand on the thigh, "the sky is dope," "the sky drank the last of the light the sun had to offer," the whole combination of sketches and pictures and highlighting, aerial perspective, text screenshot, map. It works so well all together. Thanks for sharing, and encouraging some art and metaphor everyday.