{"title":"Artist Companions Sketchbooks","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Artist Companions Sketchbooks are a small family of artist characters created by Rob Pepper. Each one offers a different way back into drawing and creativity— through play, instinct, repetition, or quiet attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are not here to judge, but to encourage and keep you company as you draw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach book contains 30 exercises to help you on your way. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBegin anywhere. Work gently. Return often.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"katsama-a-drawing-companion","title":"Katsama — A Drawing Companion","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"533\" data-end=\"565\"\u003eKatsama — A Drawing Companion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"642\"\u003eOnce upon a time, you made drawings simply because it felt good to do so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"644\" data-end=\"700\"\u003eA line steadied your mind.\u003cbr data-start=\"670\" data-end=\"673\"\u003eA dot slowed your breath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"702\" data-end=\"792\"\u003eThen life became busy — faster, louder, more demanding — and drawing quietly slipped away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"832\"\u003eKatsama is here to help bring it back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"834\" data-end=\"837\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"839\" data-end=\"1027\"\u003eI am Katsama: an artist devoted to patterns, dots, and repetition. 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