Drawing, Well-being and the Exploration of Everyday Place

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Drawing, Well-being and the Exploration of Everyday Place

228 Sketches of Clifton Street

Porter, Nicole

Intellect

01/2024

500

Dura

Inglês

9781789388206

15 a 20 dias

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Acknowledgements



1. Introduction

A first sketch

On purpose

An everyday place

Daily practices for well-being

'Mere syllables of what I saw'

An emerging narrative (or how to read this book)



2. Framing space

Windows onto the world

Operability

Outlook

Orientation

An invitation to look

Engaging with windows - Communication and creativity

Single hung sash



3. Noticing nature and place

Green space

The trees

Other vegetation: Weeds, flowers, shrubs, moss, grass and indoor plants

The wildlife

The sky

The houses

The street

The place



4. Watching people

People socializing

People and their pets

People gardening and do-it-yourself (DIY)

People working

People alone

People missing and mysterious

Reflections

People and place



5. Drawing as...

A way of knowing

Cultivating beginner's mind

Focusing and experiencing

As professional practice

Capturing time

Sitting still long enough

'a little irksomeness and a few disappointments'

A therapeutic process

Revealing to self and others



6. Conclusion

Drawing to a close

Revealing residential life during COVID-19

Drawing to connect with place, people and ourselves



Postscript

Bibliography

Index



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observational drawing;mindfulness;health;place;Covid-19;lockdown;residential housing;people watching;Ruskin;social isolation;landscape;windows;England;time;well-being