Find an autographed doodle
What is art? In so many many classes, that question is asked. It’s asked for ethical reasons, it’s asked because the class is about art, or it’s asked simply because it always sparks a passionate discussion. I am not an artist, nor will I ever be called one. I don’t have any artistic talent. But I have an admiration for people that do…so maybe I can start with that.
This assignment was to find a Post-it note with an autographed doodle on it. First off, I don’t know of anyone that doodles. Nor do I go to the library to study. And I’m terribly antisocial and socially awkward. How am I ever going to complete this assignment? I got lucky. That’s how.
I walked into the office at work, and this young man named Austin was sitting at the desk. He was eating a bowl of soup on his break. I noticed that in his left hand was a pen. Oh, so Austin is left handed. He was doodling on a piece of yellow lined paper.
“Austin, what are you doing,” I casually asked.
“I’m trying to find a pen that works,” he replied.
However, his pen tests had made a magnificent pattern of curliques, lines, and circles. So after he left, I took the paper he had doodled on.