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My Favorite Sandwich Bag Art

My Favorite Sandwich Bag Art

I use Flickr to archive my Sandwich Bag Art because my kids tossed them in the lunch room trash. Not because they didn’t like them, but because they were used to me just making a quick drawing and leaving it around. I’ve written about how I came to Flickr...

Welcome

I just want to say hello and thanks for being here. Most of what I will be doing is inspired by my sandwich bag art. Please be patient as I get my stuff in order.

Illustration by David Laferriere of a laptop. The monitor has an orange cat with three eyes.

Something doesn’t look right

This past week, I had my first direct encounter with a scammer on LinkedIn. They tried to exploit my current job-seeking situation, posing as someone eager to “help.”

It all started shortly after I my blog post posted on LinkedIn. A person named “Linda Jones” f…

Illustration of a unicorn with a red flag flying from its horn. David R Laferriere, illustrator

Unicorn?

Illustration by DRLaferriere I’ve been looking for a job for the past few months. Now and then, as part of a job description or how someone may describe the employee they’re looking for, they will reference that they are looking for a...

Linoleum block printing

Linoleum block printing

I found that a linoleum block print is an easier way to get started with block printing. The ease of cutting linoleum, the detail, and the smooth texture were helpful as I learn the process. Not having to prepare a wood block and not think about how the wood grain can...

Carved woodblock depicting a fish

Woodblock printing

I’ve wanted to do printmaking, woodblock or linoleum, for a while. Years ago I began and stopped. I’m not sure why I stopped but here I am cutting a woodblock thanks to my brother Jim. It has been interesting getting the feel for a medium I didn’t...

On being ‘on’ every time

On being ‘on’ every time

By being ‘on’ I mean the drawings that day would be a good ones. I really didn’t care how good or bad the drawing was. It was all about the idea, the thought I had in my head that morning, and about having some fun. Are there sandwich bag drawings that I...

Black line art drawing of a glass, ripped napkin as the milk

Before going viral

When I started, I didn’t think that my sandwich bag art may go viral and that didn’t happen quickly. Unless you think 4 years is quick. School mornings began with coffee, make sandwiches, make sure the kids were awake, draw something on each bag, make sure the...

First bag uploaded to Flickr. A line drawing of achicken on a nest. A Sharpie marker is above the sandwich.

May 1, 2008

May 1, 2008, that’s the date stamp on the first bag I uploaded to my Flickr feed and I can’t not use this cliche: it doesn’t seem like 14 years ago. Doing a quick drawing on my kids’ sandwich bags began after I tried and failed to draw directly...