ACTIVITY > TREMOR

During the creation of art we will want to draw straight lines. As children we have big tantrums when we can’t draw a straight line and as adults we are hard on ourselves for not being perfect. In the age of AI and perfect lines, our tremors are a poignant reflection of our humanness. We can use our tremors to make the edges of leaves rough, we can reflect back the human state and celebrate imperfection as beauty. 

BABY GET SHAKEY

You will need:

• a black pen
• an art book
• some leaves from your garden (someone can collect them for you if you need)  

Task

To draw imperfect leaves allowing your tremors to create the rigid rough outlines of leaves. Within this practise we are teaching ourselves that a tremor isn’t inherently negative we can utilise tremors for an artistic edge.

Here are some examples

Pause, unclench your jaw, drop your shoulders, let out a sigh and take a break.