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Inside the Sketchbook of Noemi Conan

Polish-born, London-based painter Noemi Conan discusses her lifelong impulse to gather inspirational fragments of data, and how she curates these visual mementos within her sketchbook as a way to process her busy mind. Noemi’s sketchbook serves as a creative receptacle for her collection of found materials and snippets of inspiration compiled from films, exhibitions and long journeys. Through this process of visual journaling, Noemi is able to explore the themes of migration, womanhood and identity that are central to her work. Inside the Sketchbook of Noemi Conan I’m Noemi Conan, a Polish painter based in London for the time being. In my work, I explore the ways visual storytelling can aid me in talking about my conflicted experience of migration, self-image, and womanhood. I paint women, cats and conifers, smoking after dark, and extended hangouts at roadsides. I arrived at what I would call a sketchbook by combining my lifelong obsession with collecting visual data – labels, dried plants, napkins, stickers, a particularly tasty typeface or logo, a ridiculous headline in the daily newspaper – with the written scaffolding I was encouraged to build by tutors at art school. My brain is a messy, overstuffed attic …

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Artist Review of the Stillman & Birn Zeta Softcover Sketchbook

Stillman & Birn Zeta Softcover Sketchbooks are praised for their thoughtful design and quality manufacturing, making them a popular choice for artists and illustrators alike. In this article, Amy Sharp shares her love for the smooth and durable paper surface of the Zeta Sketchbooks, and their exceptional handling qualities, adding comfort and ease to her drawing practice. Artist Review of the Stillman & Birn Zeta Softcover Sketchbook by Amy Sharp This is my absolute favourite sketchbook, one of the few that I’ve managed to fill from cover to cover, and I’m currently on my third one! One of the biggest reasons for this is the paper. I’ve tried several other sketchbooks with ‘smooth’ paper, often finding the paper to feel thin and cheap, with a strangely slippery quality. Stillman & Birn’s Zeta Softcover Sketchbook balances the smooth surface with thick, high quality paper, creating a much better drawing experience. This allows pencils to glide across the surface, but with enough tooth to allow controlled and detailed lines. In addition to this, the paper is sturdy enough to withstand vigorous erasing; this is a very important quality for me as I constantly revisit and edit ideas. …

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