things found under car seats

I first heard about the Sketchbook Project from Erika Lee Sears of A Tiny Rocket (in this post). I was intrigued and looked into it, and then couldn't resist signing up for it. Erika is A Proper Artist and I am most definitely not! But I loved the inclusiveness of the project - it is completely open.

Each participant picks a theme from a selection. 'Things found under car seats' really appealed to me. I am fascinated by tiny or forgotten things, objects that appear to be discarded or marginal. I like finding beauty in small, banal things.

I will be filling my 32 blank pages with a mixture of collage and pencil drawings. I haven't yet found as much inspiration on the web as I'd expected but here are some images that I would like to have floating around in my mind:

Heather McCaw {source}

Alfonso Izco {source}

Elizabeth Frazer {source}

Melanie Coles {source}

Aidon Westcott {source}

Natalie Ballard {source}

I found Natalie Ballard's work through this collage (the key appealed to me) but am enjoying looking through her work on Flickr. I like her sketches of everyday objects, like this one.