You have until February 29th (it's a leap year!) to post your sketches to this challenge
Post them to our Facebook Group Page
You can share as many as you like
This challenge was inspired by Idaho artist James Castle (1899-1977)
From Wikipedia:
James Castle was a self-taught artist who created drawings, assemblage
and books throughout his lifetime. Castle was born profoundly deaf and for at least some time attended the Gooding School for the Deaf and the Blind in Gooding, Idaho, but it is not known to what extent he could read, write, or use sign language.
Castle's artworks were created almost exclusively with found materials
such as papers salvaged from common packaging and mail, in addition to
food containers of all types. Castle mixed ink using soot
from the woodstove and saliva and applied it with tools of his own
making, including sharpened sticks, and other found objects. His
drawings sensitively depict interiors, buildings, animals, landscapes
and people based on his family's rural Garden Valley
homestead as well as the architecture and landscapes of the places he
lived and visited. His former home in Boise, Idaho is now a cultural
center devoted to his work and includes an artist-in-residence venue.
LINKS
- The James Castle archive https://jamescastle.com/
- James Castle on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Charles_Castle
- The James Castle House https://www.jamescastlehouse.org/
- Outsider Artist James Castle Left a Treasure Trove of Works Hidden in the Walls of His House https://news.artnet.com/art-world/james-castle-works-boise-home-1266695
- Smithsonian: A World Of His Own: The Art of James Castle https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/art-james-castle-180952980/
- Atlas Obscura: The Art of James Castle, Created With Spit, Scraps, and Soot https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/james-castle-house-art
The Sketches!
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