In 2015 I learned that much like my junior high self, I still very much enjoy doodling during class. The key difference is that I am ACTUALLY listening and absorbing information as I doodle, since I am ACTUALLY interested in the classes I’m taking, thank goddess. As pointed out by the esteemed and brilliant Lynda Barry, doodling can be a great way to concentrate your faculties on listening/hearing. In honor of my return to doodling (and school), here are some of my favorites from Fall 2015; shoutout to my rad professors and classmates for providing generally fascinating information for me to imbibe as I drew.
As in junior high (and, let’s be honest, all of my life) hearts remain a visual preoccupation
This one was done the week that Divers came out, also echoing my middle school music-related doodling, though at that time it would’ve been Tori Amos lyrics
Oceanic fire and scars, as it goes
Flowers, hearts, tears #classic
Scars and hearts; you can take the human away from the goth club but…
Ambient shapes with mandatory heart
These “shapes” lead me to think I was grading essays at this point in the semester
Pertaining to one of my papers, very clear and concise “notes”
Dainty hearts
Shockingly, more hearts
