Category Archives: Sketch Book

Block Printing at Brooklyn Artist Gym.

17 Feb ’12
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Brooklyn Artists Gym (BAG) is an artist studio & gallery space in Gowanus, Brooklyn. They are literally down the block from me (7th street) only two avenues away, and it’s just crazy that I don’t frequent there more often. I… Continue reading →

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First Aid Kit.

2 Feb ’12
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Hopefully this is the last post about being sick, but since this has been my life for nearly a month now it’s hard to escape it. I’m on the road to wellness, so I thought I would share the healing… Continue reading →

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Art & Fear: Louise Bourgeois.

25 Jan ’12
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I have been watching documentaries on NetFlix Instant on two of my favorite passions: food & art. I will spare you the politics of mass food production, but I will share this inspiring segment from Art City (season 1, ep.… Continue reading →

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Inside the Portrait Studio: Amber, Artsparrow & the Anxious Art Process.

17 Jan ’12
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I have been sick for 2 weeks now, and even though the worst of it is over, I still have not fully recovered. In that stretch of time being feverish & bedridden I watched an enormous amount of NetFlix &… Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

4 Jan ’12
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I missed the boat on The Sketchbook Project 2011 tour last year and this year I am getting scarily close to missing it once again (paying gigs have taken precedent). But instead of resolutions in 2012, I am in the… Continue reading →

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Where I’ve Been.

8 Dec ’11

I would never be so ungrateful in this economy as to complain about having too much work to do, but I can at least say this: I miss blogging! It’s been a few weeks now and so much has happened:… Continue reading →

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Halloween Part 1: Fire Walk With Me.

28 Oct ’11
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A year ago today, some friends and I got together for the birth of “Photo Parties” at my Brooklyn apartment. We chose Twin Peaks to start with, as most of us were avid fans of the show and there were… Continue reading →

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Storychord: Issue #36 Illustration + Around The Campfire Mural.

18 Oct ’11
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I was asked by Amanda Bullock (events coordinator of Housing Works Bookstore) and Sarah Lynn Knowles (of SARAHSPY) to create an 8-foot scenic background for Storychord‘s “Around The Campfire.” I was also the featured in Issue #36 that very same… Continue reading →

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Shrinky Dinks! (For Grown-Ups).

28 Sep ’11
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Growing up I remember wanting to play with Shrinky Dinks, but my Mother didn’t like the idea of melting plastic anywhere near her bakeware. I would have to sneak off to a friend’s house to enjoy the immediate rush of… Continue reading →

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Double Dose of Awesome.

27 Sep ’11
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When I saw The Walkmen & Fleet Foxes tickets go on sale back in June for this Saturday’s show at Williamsburg Waterfront, I knew I had to act fast. I love both of these bands, and it seems rare (to… Continue reading →

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Hurricane Survival Kit.

27 Aug ’11
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I’m not one to make a big deal of things, especially the way the media would like me to, but I can’t discount the potential seriousness of a hurricane warning. So I am all stocked up and housebound, doing the… Continue reading →

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Illustrating.

6 Jul ’11
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Tonight is: Pale Gold gouache, Badly Drawn Boy, magazine illustrating, finishing BBC shows & dreaming up my next comic. photography © 2011 artsparrow (Andrea Sparacio) 0 click to like!

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