Squeak Meisel
The sketchbook is a place that I find essential to many artists’ practice. This practice can vary from a traditional book to a way of working or even to a warm-up habit an artist might do when seeking. While it can be very exciting to experience the finished outcome of this process both the fly on the wall and the wood space fish; the sketchisodes (excerpts from the former) aim to pull back the curtain and reveal what really happens in an artist development of a personal creative mandate, a way toward the completed work that stands on a great deal of undone or unbuilt ideas.
Some immediately confess their sin of not having one. I find this is rarely true. Some artists sketchbooks wander into a walk where they document things that catch their attention. Others the sketch is an active part of the finished work… that may appear somewhat unfinished… and others realize the energy of the sketchbook imposed upon their work is exactly what keeps their work fresh and uncontrived. The range of use when approaching their practice with a more open lens on the sketch is fascinating and worth exploring.
Here are excerpts from three such interviews:
Interview with Perri Howard
More about Perri here: https://www.perrilynchhoward.com/
Interview with Yoella Razilli
More about Yoella here:https://yoellarazili.com/
Interview with Emily Counts
More about Emily here: https://emilycounts.com/
OPTION 1
Pages from Squeak Meisel’s sketchbooks, ongoing
OPTION 2
Pages from Squeak Meisel’s sketchbooks, ongoing
Squeak Meisel spent his youth riding around on Kansas dirt roads in his grandfather’s fuel delivery truck spitting cherry seeds at road signs. His adventures often took him near badger caves or running from wild turkeys. Squeak playfully addresses the daily struggles of life through immersive works that invite his viewers to participate in their own inner spelunking. He is an Associate Professor of Fine Art at WSU in Pullman, WA. In addition to having several permanently sited public works in the Seattle area, he has also exhibited his works both nationally and internationally.