20.8.2016

The beginning of the month brought with it a wind of chatter and excitement about the much anticipated event titled ‘Night of a thousand drawings.’

Hyped up on craft beer and testosterone- the male population asserted their dominance via felt tip pens and aggressive graphite strokes. Violently out-doodling one another and parading their A5 master pieces in front of their lesser-beings. Metaphorically butting heads while pinning their works up next to others that they felt challenged their prowess.

What was meant to be a relaxed, fun evening turned into an ‘I AM MAN’ fest. From beginning to end, the maleness of the evening seeped the streamers throughthe host, the cook, the obnoxious guy sitting next to me. I went in expecting to sit and draw with my friends, listen to some calming music and maybe have a cup of coffee, but one of the first announcements made during the evening brought to light the so called “sketch offs” that were going to take place throughout the night. Not backing down from the challenge, the female demographic of the participants dominated the competitions.

While doodles by lantern light were a great idea, the night quickly escalated into just a rowdy social event.  More crafts beers and to go around and less doodles…