We were set 3 tasks, to help us broaden our experience of drawing. The first involved trying to draw 200 concentric rings less than 3mm apart in 30 minutes with a pencil with our non-dominant hand. The second was to repeat this with charcoal at the end of a stick. I enjoyed the first task more, as I felt that I had more control over the lines, could tell I was improving as time went on (though towards the end became more reckless!) and liked the end result. The charcoal was a bit more unpredictable, but not enough to make interesting unexpected marks. Alice had a very bendy stick, and that made some really great marks, so that might be worth trying in the future.
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pencil above charcoal below
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The third task was to use some of the drawing techniques such as setting rules for drawing to depict: instructions for how to get out of a maze. The first thing that entered my head was the practical solution 'put one hand against the wall and walk' - this is guaranteed to work with all traditional mazes, though it isn't the most efficient way. Using text I drew a symbol that represents an extended arm and 2 feet, with a 2B pencil, again in 30 minutes. To make it more interesting I started quite carefully and slowly, and progressively increased my writing speed, mimicking the increased sense of panic you feel if trapped in a maze. This produced good results, and turned legible text into marks.
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| close up of frantic text |
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| route out of the maze |
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