Above are further examples of the results of a drawing exercise I've been doing with new recruits to the Storytelling Project (see WEEKS 1 - 2 for rules of the task and more examples). The point of this silly, fun exercise is to both demonstrate to and encourage patients, particularly those who are not confident at drawing, in their ability to create characters and capture the essence of an animal/object/person even with their eyes closed.
The results of this task are always hilarious, but ultimately often prove that when the fear that comes with focusing in on minute detail is taken away, everyone has it within them to produce fantastic, honest, bold and recognisable art, akin to primitive cave paintings. Although this task is not about producing 'accurate' illustrations, many patients are impressed by the level of accuracy with which they are able to depict familiar things whilst drawing with eyes closed.
In relation to the narrative element of the project, this task was designed as a warm up but also to allow patients who were not confident in drawing the opportunity to experiment with drawing for fun and to show the ways in which they might like to incorporate their own character design at a later stage in the project.
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