So I was informed by a friend about this sketchbook project, so I jumped on board this past fall. You fill up a sketchbook using a chosen theme (that you may or may not follow), send it to Brooklyn, and then it goes on a world tour with other sketchbooks; a kind of sketchbook traveling library. 
So I chose the theme 'I Remember You' and I tried to capture different memories or times in my sketches. The opening page is more of a tribute than a memory.
I guess I didn't sketch dark enough, because all of the pictures of my sketches are pretty thin. 
Midge. So glad my first barbie was a redhead. 
That was my wedding invitation.
Pensive Dragon is a character I came up with in Korea. I actually began writing the story during my classes when my students were doing work, but I never finished. 
For those who don't know, I spent many summers in my youth in Japan, as well as a gap year. 
The paper in this collage is actually from some wrapping paper used for a wedding gift from a Japanese friend.
A Haiku for Japan.
I was actually in Korea when the tsunami hit, but I had lived in Sendai so it was pretty terrifying trying to e-mail old friends and make sure everyone was ok. All of my personal friends survived, but many lost homes or loved ones. Japan will always have a sweet spot in my heart. I don't know if I'll ever have a chance to return, like I once promised a lot of students, but I think of them often.
There are many more pages to come so stay tuned!
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