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Drawing, Well-being and the Exploration of Everyday Place : 228 Sketches of Clifton Street / Nicole Porter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Porter, Nicole, author.
- Series:
- ISSO (Series)
- ISSN
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (0 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol, England : Intellect, [2024]
- Summary:
- Over 200 observational drawings created every day from the same window during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, revealing life in an ordinary English street in extraordinary times. A visual record and a unique meditation on place, nature, community, well-being, and the value of mindfully appreciating them all through drawing. 174 b&w, 48 col. illus.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Porter, Nicole Drawing, Well-being and the Exploration of Everyday Place
- ISBN:
- 9781789388213
- 178938821X
- 9781789388220
- 1789388228
- OCLC:
- 1411299190
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