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Artist Illustrates Craigslist 'Missed Connections'

by Leila Brillson on September 25, 2009 at 07:35 AM

Part urban poetry, part pure comedy, there is something touching about Sophie Blackall's "Missed Connections NY" drawings. Like most of us urban dwellers, Sophie occasionally drops in on the Craigslist 'Missed Connections' section, which hopes that some lovelorn individual has a moment of reciprocation with a complete stranger. Sophie draws those moments, simply, in colored pencil, and describes the scenarios, which usually all start and end the same way: two people on the train, sharing a brief moment (maybe?), and neither getting up the nerve to say anything. Blackall's whimsical drawings capture both the romance and the awkwardness.

We all scroll through the M.C.s, from time to time, looking through our respective train routes, half-hoping to see a description of ourselves. Mostly, the posts are funny, like "Are you scared of birds or something? Well, whatever the case...it was cute," but some are outright charming, like "I bought you that milkshake...you just didn't realize it." If anyone sees a description like, "Lost-looking blogger-type covered in coffee stains, most likely late for work. Too involved in her DS to pay attention, but was alluring underneath the un-brushed hair," send us a tip. Could lead to something interesting. [From: Missed Connections via: Apartment Therapy]

Tags: art, books, craigslist, missed connections, MissedConnections, romance, top

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