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    Following The Doodle: An Artist’s Journey Of Reclaiming A Long-Forgotten Passion

    by Barbara Laurie May 10, 2020 2 minutes
    Following The Doodle: An Artist’s Journey Of Reclaiming A Long-Forgotten Passion by Barbara Laurie. Photograph of a drawing of Barbara's doodle person, described in the article
    Drawing courtesy of Barbara Laurie

    Estimated reading time: 8 minutes

    How a doodle reconnects an artist to her past and her present and unleashes a body of work.

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    As far back as I can remember, I have been obsessed with doodling. In fact, I doodled all the time. Any blank surface was an open invitation to scribble, create and daydream — unchartered territory. Paper napkins were a big favorite, and a paper restaurant tablecloth… positively irresistible.

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