A review by jdgcreates
365 Days by Julie Doucet
2.0
I'd almost go to three stars since I did like what I read of this and I admire Doucet's honesty in her art and her overall perseverance, but after almost half of it, I was ready to move onto a full-fledged story again. (Hello, "The Great Night!")
As it would be if just about anyone documented every day for a year of their life, it got redundant quickly, but it did offer a glimpse of what it could be like to make a living as a non-MFA artist and of the creative process (complete with bouts of self-doubt and exuberant expression) of one artist who is true to herself artistically.
As for her personal life, It was quite sad to note the frequency of her hangovers at age 37 and her desire to change that but continued over-indulgence.
Two things would've made this more readable: take out the fakey blue "journal" lines on the pages as they only dilute and confuse the drawings and text, and give more background on who the people and places are before launching into it.
As it would be if just about anyone documented every day for a year of their life, it got redundant quickly, but it did offer a glimpse of what it could be like to make a living as a non-MFA artist and of the creative process (complete with bouts of self-doubt and exuberant expression) of one artist who is true to herself artistically.
As for her personal life, It was quite sad to note the frequency of her hangovers at age 37 and her desire to change that but continued over-indulgence.
Two things would've made this more readable: take out the fakey blue "journal" lines on the pages as they only dilute and confuse the drawings and text, and give more background on who the people and places are before launching into it.