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Pedler, Caroline. "Sketchbook as therapist: Self-authorship and the art of making picturebooks." Journal of Illustration 7. (2020): 147–77. Added by: joachim (10/8/21, 12:21 AM) Last edited by: joachim (10/8/21, 12:24 AM) |
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| Resource type: Journal Article Language: en: English Peer reviewed DOI: 10.1386/jill_00029_1 BibTeX citation key: Pedler2020 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Art, Creative process, Identity, Psychology, Randformen des Comics Creators: Pedler Collection: Journal of Illustration |
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To self-author means to have the capacity to make coherent and informed decisions based on one’s internal beliefs and to not rely on, or be swayed by, external sources; to trust one’s internal voice and identity. In this article, I look to self-authorship as a framework to enable the illustrator to better understand personal engagement and experience of practice and visual identity through critically informed decision-making based on one’s internal beliefs; using self-authorship as a phenomenological approach to practice, encouraging the exploration of and reflection on the individual facets of process and self with a more reflective and critical eye. Two case studies set the foundation of this article, and in case study one, I reflect on using personal sketchbooks created on a master’s degree and later during a period of great personal distress. As an established illustrator, I explore the way these sketchbooks have revealed the lengthy steps of redefinition of my practice over the past decade or more. Presenting a renewed ‘sense of identity’ for me as practitioner and for the work I create. Case study two is a prelude to the conclusion and sets in place a context for my own self-authorship as a picturebook maker. Building on Fauchon and Gannon’s Manifesto for Illustration Pedagogy, through personal exploration of self-authorship and the role of the sketchbook, this article presents the use and analysis of the sketchbook and mark making as a route to 'visual self-discovery' towards a more authentic picturebook practice.
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