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About Me
- sophie blackall
- Brooklyn, New York
- Messages in bottles, smoke signals, letters written in the sand; the modern equivalents are the funny, sad, beautiful, hopeful, hopeless, poetic posts on Missed Connections websites. Every day hundreds of strangers reach out to other strangers on the strength of a glance, a smile or a blue hat. Their messages have the lifespan of a butterfly. I'm trying to pin a few of them down.
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That was a really great video! Congratulations :)
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ReplyDeleteI have loved your drawings and I was delighted to see your video, I often wonder about the ppl on subways, on buses,on the sidewalks...I wonder about their lives and what have brought them there...
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ReplyDeleteI loved his work, the delicacy of his line and his creativity. Congratulations!
Deletethis is wonderful! I always loved the guy in the bear suit too! and looking at you while you draw is inspiring!! thanks!
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ReplyDeletei was on the subway the other day heading back from the upper west side to roosevelt island where i live. i was utterly and entirely captivated by your work titled "missed connections." it is beautiful, and captures so very well the spirit of the city and its residents. i'm a fan.
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I've always believed it takes lots of guts to be an artist : ) Good luck!
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You are so talented! You made the statement about painting animals but you almost always want to put clothes on them! Why not go ahead? They are cute with clothes!LOL
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ReplyDeleteMy daughters are enjoying the Ivy and Bean books right now, so when I saw your poster on the subway I recognized your style right away. Of course I wished there was a little nod to Ivy or Bean in there somewhere... (maybe there is?) Congratulations and continued success!
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My friend sent me your book for my birthday since I had a MC happen to me (and because I love Brookline Booksmith, where she bought the book, and miss it dearly living in Chicago now!).
ReplyDeleteThis was in the Chicago Reader, fell off my chair when I realized it was for me --
"HOB, The Virginia Coalition Show. You: tall, exotic woman with great sense of humor, in a long leopard print coat that night. I was the drunk white law student. Should have gone with you and your friends to dance club after show. Let's hook up soon. Get in touch."
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While I LOVE your illustrations, I found myself most intrigued by your introduction. Resonated with me on so may levels, but especially the "If you like doing something, find a way to call it work."
I've been self-employed for seven years, making a living doing ridiculous things (i.e. as a way to challenge themselves and meet new people, 40 bad-dancers/bad-improvisers, who ssign up alone, work with a dance/improv teacher over three months and then perform at in front of 700 at one of Chicago's most revered theaters).
The do what you love-lifestyle is an absolute blessing! Thanks for putting it so eloquently.
OOhh, I couldn't help but fall in love with these drawings! I haven't read the book yet, but I am looking forward to grabbing a copy real soon!
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I really have to look for the poster shown in the video.
And I like the F-train...
I lived in Jamaica, Queens during an internship.
Regards and all the best from Germany
;-)
such lovely drawing..great to see beautiful coloures..:)
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Ms. Blackall,
ReplyDeleteI've been following this blog for awhile now but really only been compelled to write you after seeing this video. Your work is truly inspiring!
Thanks for the art,
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ReplyDeleteI saw your poster on the train today, and had to look it up. Wonderful work.
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ReplyDeleteOn my way home from work this evening I rode the subway to Brooklyn, as I have been doing most every evening for the past six months. I have eyed this work curiously on many winter morning, rejoicing at the colorful personalities scattered along the subway bench.
ReplyDeleteOnly this spring though, this day, and on this evening did a little boy suddenly sprout a canine tail, after seemingly dropping a ball, returned to him by the yoyo movement of the new york subway.
Then there was the poor tired woman who forgot a fish in her handbag, and dropped another on the subway floor - or not; and the frenchman's budding interest in whales contrasted with another traveler's clear passion for them.
Well done - I spent at least thirty five minutes completed fixated on the work and didn't want to leave the subway car - lost in deep revelry.
Sophie, I saw your subway poster on an M-train in New York City, and I'm writing this from Kolkata, India. My memory of the piece and its beauty has crossed the Atlantic with me, and I want to congratulate you for how breathtakingly you have captured the diversity that makes NYC such a wonderful, alive city. I hope to follow your work closely, and wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
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