Our cover photo is a collaborative doodle between the founder of DAP, Ceej Allen, and his Danish cousin & artist, Mette Lykkegaard Soskov. Mette began this piece by doodling the features of a face with grey paint. Ceej used ink to highlight and doodle new elements. During this process, he added colors, which inspired Mette. The bust appeared, then the illuminated framing.
Click below to see more of Mette's art.

WE ARE SO EXCITED

we launched our inaugural Doodles Across Borders program last Fall!!  We matched a teacher in Abilene, Texas, with one in Denmark. This was an exchange of art & culture for students as a semester-long project.  We would love to tell you more about it for future opportunities. 
Learn more by clicking below & photos of their work!​

Meet Local Artists!!! DAP founder Chris "Ceej" Allen developed a series of personal interviews with local artists. He discovered their stories through explorative conversation and their art. 
Join the journey on the Interviews page.

OUTREACH: City Light
DAP Founder and expert doodlist, Chris Allen, visitedCity Light--a community ministry program through First Baptist Church. Read more about this DAP outreach program!
Join us on Monday evenings for doodling fun & prizes!!
Let's doodle while sipping coffee @ Mezamiz Coffee House.
DAP will be there from 6 PM - 8:30 PM on Mondays.
Chris will lead doodlers in activities to capture creativity.
Baristas will pick their favorite of the night -- doodler wins a $10 Mezamiz gift certificate!!​ Each month will be themed and will have a winner chosen by the public!
DAP, the gallery exhibit,  & Chris "Ceej" Allen
​were featured in the news!
DAP had it's first-ever gallery exhibit @ 1117 Studios & Gallery in Abilene, Texas.. We spent months collecting submissions, curating installations, and preparing for the exhibit. The opening reception was  14 January 2023  with a two-week run.
Check our EVENTS page to see what DAP has accomplished  over the past two years!
DAP [DOODLE ART PROJECT] is comprised of mulitiple facets:
Mission Statement: 
DAP [ Doodle Art Project] was developed to prompt doodling as art with artistic collaboration in mind--to prove art can be done anywhere with anyone by anyone. DAP is here to create a movement of encouraging art, sharing cultures, and creating bonds across the globe.

HISTORY OF DOODLES & DOODLING

According to Wikipedia, a doodle is a drawing made while a person's attention is otherwise occupied. Doodles are simple drawings that can have concrete representational meaning or may just be composed of random and abstract lines. The etymology of doodle goes back to the 17th Century, possibly of Germanic origin. Dudletopf translates to noodle. I believe it could mean noodle head, as a doodle is thought of as an inconsequential drawing and the German word for head is kopf--very similar to topf. There are famous doodlers in mathematics, literature, and the White House of the United States. Yes, Presidents have been known to draw during meetings, such as Thomas Jefferson, Ronald Reagan, John F Kennedy, and Herbert Hoover. Still think doodles have no significant contribution to our world? Click the button below to learn more!

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DID YOU KNOW?
Chris uses the finest colored pencils imported from Svalbard, Norway.
Made from the beech trees on the NE coast of this Arctic island, these pencils glide on blank pages with higher color impact.
But you can run to your local dollar goods store and pick up a pack or two of colored pencils, crayons, ink pens, and more! Don't forget the sticky notes~you can doodle on them and drop them into our Submission Box @ Mezamiz in Abilene, Texas!
OR join DAP & doodle:
MON evenings @ Mezamiz / First Friday @ People Plaza on S 14th & Willis

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