These are two takes on the same quote, J.M. Barrie’s All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust. This is very much a shared philosophy of mine. I feel that as I remove and reduce the things around me, removing the noise, that other truths become especially clear: What life is. What our intent should be. How things work in a holistic system. And after seeing those truths (at least truth
“When people see things as beautiful,  ugliness is created.  When people see things as good,  evil is created.  Being and non-being produce each other.  Difficult and easy complement each other.  Long and short define each other.  High and low oppose each other.  Fore and aft follow each other.  Therefore the Master  can act without doing anything  and teach without saying a word.  Things come her way and she does not stop them;  things leave and she lets them go.  She has without
This is the first illustrated quote of this project, and I think it’s apt. Let’s break it down. This is a common thought, and so in this case, not attributed to anyone in particular. There are many quotes that involve this idea, and you can see some of these at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/one_thing.html
This is a mindfulness quote, essentially meaning ‘don’t try to do two things at once, because you are less likely to do either of those as well as doing one alone’. The phrase “do just one thing” takes a much more positive approach to the notion, in affirming the active idea, e.g. doing one thing well.
It also uses the word just, which could have multiple meanings. For instance, you might read just as “only”, or solely. However, I like to think that it might be used as a verb here, as in do justice to one single thing by spending the time and attention necessary to do that one thing well.
This illustrated quote was made in Inkscape, the open source digital vector illustration program. It uses Didot as its font with a tight kern, and a minimalist off-black, deep red, and newsprint tone with a vignette treatment.
If you like this quote, and you’d like your favorite quote illustrated for a presentation, poster, or other inspirational memorable purpose, please contact me at lemasney@gmail.com.
This is Jack’s sneaker. I asked him to choose something for me to draw for this project, and after some careful thought, he chose his sneaker. It has the most beautiful lines, and this bright orange color offset by a deep gray. I made the illustration using the open source digital illustration program called Krita.
If you’d like an illustration of your favorite shoe, you can get yours here. Just email me at lemasney@gmail.com.
A computer mouse
When I sketch for fun, I usually focus on the thing that’s closest to me. I tend to draw a lot of mouses, as a direct result of this. This one was done in the open source digital painting application, Krita.