The Doodle's the Thing

The Doodle's the Thing

     Doodling is fascinating to me. I liken it to the sport of soccer. Why is soccer (known globally as football) the most popular sport in the world? It’s pretty simple. All you need to play soccer is a ball and a place. A field is preferred, but it could be played on the street or in your home or in a garage--basically anywhere there’s just enough space to kick around a ball. You don’t need big goals with nets. On a field, many kids will grab sticks and lay them down to signify goals. 
    What do you need for doodling? All you need is something to write with and a place to write it. Pen, pencil, chalk, paint, charcoal…anything with which you can create images/words. You can create on paper, napkins, concrete, walls, sand, dirt… Dirt? Yes, grab a stick or just use your finger and trace images in the dirt on, say, a soccer field. That way you can get the best of both of worlds I am comparing. 
     Why do people doodle? Why do teenagers doodle on their book covers, students during lectures on their syllabus, people on long phone calls, on to-go menus, people at bars on coasters and napkins. An endless list of doodle where and why to doodle.