If you’re an artist, why would you sketch circus performers? If you’re a circus performer, why would you perform in front of artists?
In sports it’s called “creative cross training,” and it’s the idea behind “Circus Sketch Lab,” a free-and-open-to-everyone session in which Easthampton’s SHOW Circus Studio provides moving models for sketch artists of all abilities to practice capturing movement in the medium of their choice.
“The idea is to expand one’s creativity through trying something new, or trying something from a new angle,” says Easthampton quilt artist and circus enthusiast Audrey Hyvonen, the organizing force behind the enterprise. “That may mean drawing quickly instead of slowly, or moving slowly instead of quickly … “
Saturday’s “Circus Sketch Lab” is the second this year and precedes an exhibit of participants’ work set for June 25.
The session runs 6-7:30 p.m. at SHOW Circus Studio, 150 Pleasant St., # 313, Easthampton. RSVP requested at bigtopquilts.com.
“We will try to have some basic drawing supplies available for emerging artists or those who come in curious and decide to stay and sketch,” Hyvonen says.