Christmas from a few corners of the world, each with something gone a little wrong. ten to copy, each drawing itself.
the log that finally delivers. Catalonia's Caga Tió: a log, a blanket, a present. the sweat drop is the joke.
drawing christmas easily
start with the thing. a log, a card, a string of lights. one shape.
then the problem. it's late, it's knotted, it's leaving. that's the whole doodle.
one hat does a lot. a floppy Santa hat on anything makes it Christmas.
leave the color. black pen first. color it in later, or let someone else.
nine more to copy
the very late card. a card with a Santa hat and two flaps for wings. late, but here.
the lights that came out knotted. one loopy tangle, little bulbs on it, one bulb with a face.
the tree leaving on january 2nd. a triangle tree on tiptoe, a door, a few falling needles.
the straw goat who brought his own bucket. Sweden's Yule goat, ready for anything.
the log that gets fed. the same log as above, earlier in December, being treated well.
the skate that couldn't wait. Caracas skates to early mass. this skate went without its person.
the radish before the judges. Oaxaca's night of the radishes, drawn as one nervous radish.
the snowball looking for shade. for a Christmas in summer.
the spider who did the tree. Ukraine's Christmas spider, proud of its web.
draw one for someone
in wiggle together you draw in black pen, fold the doodle into a paper plane and throw it to a moon you share with one friend. they color it in, and every line keeps wiggling.
