Moleskine 2 40 Things To Do

Moleskine 2 40
Originally uploaded by Mr.Burning

The arrangements of these shapes continue to interest me. This weekend I need to do the following:

Washing and ironing.
have a tidy round the house.
work on some scaled up artworks and manage some test pieces.

Hopefully I can get something meaningful out of my Moleskine and onto some card, canvas etc.

Moleskine 2 38 Made it!

Its funny how things turn out.

I like the imagery I have used here. Geometric blocks Isometric/vanishing point? and the lone, faceless character. I think my current move to brown pen has helped me - sounds funny - but the brown is less stark against the page softer... and less prone to smudging! The Pilot G-tec 4 is a bit fine but I have two so need to make use of them.

I am going to try working this image up in paint and in a slightly larger format:
2 block colours.
Stencil?
Block cut?

I will return to this once I have time to paint.

Moleskine 2 37 Doodling myself out of a block?

Something a tiny bit different from the norm. I normally try and doodle round or through blocks I guess I am just stressed at the minute, which is another reason why I try and doodle and sketch, just to find some tranquility.

I have found that my doodles and ideas aren't going any further than the page of my 'Skine. The tail end of last year and the beginning of this one found me with a fair amount of creative stuff to get on with but all is barren now.

Maybe I should do what I am already doing - putting pen to paper.

Moleskine 2 34 Clouds and Flame ?

Moleskine 2 34 Clouds and Flame ?
Originally uploaded by Mr.Burning

I was at a loss for something to doodle, no crazy characters popping into my head, no thoughts or ideas to put onto paper. I started doodling these cloud formations although they seem to have turned into smoke and fire.
I found it quite relaxing to doodle these, applying lots of ink to the paper was quite therapeutic and enjoyable.

Moleskine2 31

Moleskine2 31
Originally uploaded by Mr.Burning

Finally had an upgrade to my system since my last two installs of Windows went bonkers. Windows wouldn't pick up my HP printer/scanner properly and started throwing fits if it picked it up at all.
Anyway I have now been pursuaded to convert to Linux, and am actually impressed. I can now use my printer and scanner without any issues.

Anyway another page from my current Moleskine, doodles as usual. I have really been struggling to put anything to paper this last week or so, mainly by being to busy and getting really stressed because of work, upcoming marriage and the looming possibility of moving house!

I just filled the left hand page trying to get something onto paper and then moved over to these oddball guys on the right. The cloud formations are something I am playing with.

Moleskine2 30

Moleskine2 30
Originally uploaded by Mr.Burning

This character is cropping up pretty frequently in my scribbles.
Faceless, I think that it is difficult to see what emotions these guys portray.

London Bookfair - I'm almost famous!

Thanks to Moleskine and their stand many many people had the chance to get their hands on my doodles.



I'm pretty pleased, getting my name up and having my moleskine out there for others to view. All buying types for the most part, but, it still feels good!

New Moleskine!

I have just started my second Moleksine of the year.....




Actually, this is a lie I have just stated my third Moleskine, a sketchpad. This, my second, was started at the begining of the month at the end of my holiday. This Moleskine should have MORE added value being that I am using coloured pens, which is a very large departure from my usual, anal, monochromatic self.

Is this departure reflecting a new found maturity and easing of insecurities? or just becuase I like some of the coloured Gel-pens that are around? It is probably a bit of both.

My Moleskines

I had always thought that Moleskine were too expensive for general jotting and doodling, an extravagance that could be left alone. After going through various sketchpads, notepads, jotters sometimes not even finishing a whole pad I now realise that I was wrong.

I have just finished my first Moleskine, a 9x14cm squared journal having filled almost every page with my doodles and jottings of ideas and have started on my second, of the same type. As stated in a previous post I have also completed a Japanese folding journal for Moleskine.

I am sure that there are other pads and journals which are equally as good, if not better, but at the moment thses journals are proving ideal to note and store ideas and doodles, they feel right in my hands and it is a pleasure to fill their blank pages.

At the moment I aim to fill two or three pages per day, somedays I wont touch it but on other days I can get a burst of creativity and fill up many, many pages. The act of putting pen to paper acts as a release and I can enjoy a few moments of really simple pleasure.

Stencil Attempt 2

After a period of reflection, contemplation and doing nothing really exciting except for doodling I thought I would try and stencil again.

Taking one of my previously doodled characters, itself taken from some previous sketches and scraps, I set about making the stencil in thin card before trying it out on a piece of scrap card. I'm not too sure what I think at the moment, I have lost a lot around the mouth and the cloud edges could be thinner. I think I will try again and define the mouth some more with a thin strip cut out from the top of the teeth. If it turns out well I will see what I can do next.

Moleskine 2008 14

Moleskine 2008 14
Originally uploaded by Mr.Burning

LH: This guy is concerned at the amount of bugs crawling along the floor. Dunno what he is going to do about them though.

RH: A snakey character. He is going to bite his tail only because I couldn't think of anything else to draw at the top of the page.

I really like the snake but at the moment cannot think how to move this forwards. It is a good, simple idea and character, hopefully something will come to me.

London Bookfair Continued

Watch this space.

Moleskine just confirmed that they received the book I sent by DHL, they like it and as thanks they are sending me some free Moleskines.

I will also be receiving some photos of the display at the London Book Fair

My attempt for London Bookfair

On seeing my recent Moleskine scribblings on Flickr a lady called Marsida Shyti from Moleskine got in contact and asked if I would like to send my Moleskine to the company so they could display it at the London Bookfair. Being fairly cynical and unwilling to part with my Moleskine, mainly due to the fact that it wasnt complete I was reluctant to do anything more. After leaving a few mesages on various Flickr groups I found at that others had been asked the same question.

Could this be a hoax? I challenged Marsida and was rewarded with Japan notebook, with folding pages, FREE! And not only that, a return address to Moleskine in Italy with a DHL account number so I could send the completed notebook back FREE OF CHARGE!

I'm afraid that I cheated in the completion of the free notebook, copying pages from my current 'Skine and sticking them into the new one. I did add some other embellishments hoping that this will make the book unique.

I am hoping that my book will be displayed and that peropel will cast their eyes over it but maybe my cynicism and reluctance to part with my true Moleskine will cause me more harm than good.

Moleskine 2008 12

Moleskine 2008 12
Originally uploaded by Mr.Burning

LH: A little character I came up with, just waving at me in his little landscape with stars and satellites passing over his head.

RH: Some head thing with lightning bolts raining down on it. The large scribble was somthing I decided against continuing with.

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I decieded to use the squares in my Moleskine. Its not a succesful attempt on either page but could be promising for the futue if I decide to go 'pixel'.

Moleskine 2008 7

The Long legged head is back and devouring those abundant rain drops. The cloud looks unhappy about the situation but wnat can it do? Where is that superhero?

Lots of worms on the other page, I was tired and bored and I just don't like em' I hope that hole hides something nasty for them!

Moleskine 2008 6

Another selection of pages from my Moleskine.

LH: A selection of characters past and present, dredged up from my imagination, the dark flying guy uis one of my favourites. He's kinda like a superhero, kinda.

RH: The dark hero, as I have named him, makes another appearance, saving the life of a raindrop. Its a pity he couldn't save them all, but its a big ask. Obviously, the other raindrops will be a bit miffed as will most of the clouds, even though their responsibility ended at the point of dropping the rain.

This is the first post in ages that I haven't 'blogged' from my Flickr account. Its simpler to blog from Flickr although you do loose control over the labeling and have to edit.

Moleskine 2008 2

Moleskine 2008 2
Originally uploaded by Mr.Burning

Pages from my current Moleskine.
L/H: A bit S&M from an idea about S&M.

R/H: Admiring eyeballs or single eyed sperm? No, I have no idea, Sometimes the pen is is control, othertimes, I have a vague idea and set it down as quickly as possible.

I may go somewhere with the left hand doodle, possibly becuase I have continued the SM theme elsewhere.

Again, the photo is ropey, taken with my camera phone K800i.

Moleskine 2008 1

Moleskine 2008 1
Originally uploaded by Mr.Burning

I have changed over from the Paperchase pad that I was using previously. Mainly because the Moleskine folds flat and the paper is heavier.

I have already filled 60 or so pages with doodles and ideas and will use Flickr as a repository for the pages.

For my birthday I was given another moleskine, the sketchpad one, with heavy paper so I can use that for colour trials and artworks.

Oh, my PC is having issue at the moment so I am unable to scan, hence the dodgy photo and photos in particular - Blame HP and Gimp !.