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Ink
and String Scribbles
Materials:
Black ink (water-soluble is best, especially if it gets on
clothes) or black paint, cotton string or yarn, 18 x 24 inch
paper, and chalk pastels or oil pastels.
Work on a flat surface like a table or the
floor, with newspaper covering the surrounding areas, as it
can get messy. Maybe a smock would be handy, as well.
Using a piece of string that is about 18
inches long, dip it in the ink a couple of times to get it
saturated. Drag it across the paper to make lines, shapes
and textures- remember to not be too intentional, just
experiment. Vary the movements, twirl, dot, jab, wiggle and
even cautiously slap it on the paper to achieve other
effects.
Do two other ink scribbles, when the first
is complete. This allows the first one to dry.
Go back to the first scribble and turn it
all around, until you see an image that you appreciate. Use
the pastels to develop what you see, add whatever you
believe is necessary to refine the surface.
Please note that Malchiodi often suggests that her patients
have a specific thought or question in mind before beginning
to create their scribble drawings so that the mind may be
able to unveil the message through the work.
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