Earlier this year, an art journal that I had worked for much of 2021 was destroyed in a tractor trailer fire. The entire Brooklyn Art Library Sketchbook Project collection was being transported to a new location in Florida, but along the way the truck caught fire. 30% of the sketchbooks were destroyed, including mine. It was destroyed before they were able to digitize it for online viewing. The silver lining: I photographed it before I shipped it to them.
The saddest part of this whole thing is that no one will be able to hold the book in their hands and experience the interactive pages that I built to illustrate it. It’s my interpretation of the song, “Inside” by Sting. It’s high up on my personal list of favorite songs ever. And this was one of my favorite pieces that I had ever created.
This piece was intended to be part of a series, as I only illustrated about 1/3 of the lyrics. You can view it at at the link below.
