The Forgotten Language of drawing | Jim Lockey | TEDxFolkestone

By demonstrating how anyone can draw you will be encouraged to overcome self-imposed limitations and that voice inside that says ‘I can’t’. Jim also opens up the idea of drawing, framing the discipline as a form of language rather than by any prescriptive aesthetic quality. Jim Lockey is an artist, educator and runs the Mobile Comics Factory project. The MCF provides free comic book making workshops in public spaces, operating from a tricycle that has been converted into a mobile arts centre. Working primarily with children and teens, the project uses drawing and storytelling to awaken potential and give young people a voice in their communities. MCF travels to schools, youth clubs and parks to meet young people in their own space. MCF partners with Folkestone’s local artists, providing a dynamic library of comics and zines and allowing Folkestone’s amazing creative community to inspire the next generation. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx