Category Archives: Story Creation

What Do Researchers Do All Day?

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

My brother sent the following note about my February 26 sketch, “What Does It Mean?” “I like this sketch. It reminds me of an illustration that I saw once that was duplicated exactly into two cells. The overall caption was … Continue reading →

Posted in Body Language, Deliberate Practice, Facial Expression, Groups Interacting, People Learning, Story Creation, Telling a Story | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Saturday Afternoon at the Park

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

  It was a beautiful spring day and perfect for sketching in Jerusalem’s Beit HaKerem neighborhood, where we are staying for these three months. The park I visited today is a long, narrow green-space along the Begin freeway. The walls, … Continue reading →

Posted in Story Creation | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Passing by the Agaves

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Jerusalem, like San Diego, has huge agaves succulents. The unusual shape and size of their leaves are especially fun to draw. The figure hurrying through the shadow suggests a story, perhaps one about getting home before dark. This is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Story Creation, Telling a Story | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Watching the Winter Storm

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

  We two Californians were mesmerized by the clouds that came in to Jerusalem this morning. Sitting in the warm apartment I looked out and captured this scene on our balcony. I went back and forth with including the Jerusalem … Continue reading →

Posted in Story Creation, Telling a Story | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Leaving Luke

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

  Funny how much you can love and worry about a dog. Luke has only been with us for a year and a half but leaving Luke was such a hard part of beginning our half year trip to Israel … Continue reading →

Posted in Deliberate Practice, Story Creation, Telling a Story | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Repair job

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

I noticed the look a person has when concentrating on repairing a small item. The eyes are focused up close on the work and hands. The lips are pursed, the head slightly tilted, and the body is held very still, as though … Continue reading →

Posted in Story Creation, Telling a Story | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Near the art store

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

One of my goals for this blog is to tell a story through image and this little sketch tells a story a few men who were people watching in a square and a few women who were walking briskly past the men. … Continue reading →

Posted in Groups Interacting, Story Creation, Telling a Story | Tagged , | Leave a comment