Drawing is important, but keeping a daily practice is hard. In this hands-on, 3-hour workshop based on Tom Froese's book "Drawing Is Important" (Rockport, 2026), you'll draw your way through a series of guided exercises designed to break creative block and reconnect you with the joy of drawing. Using Uglybooks sketchbooks and paint pens (provided), we'll start by drawing from in-class inspiration, and then head outdoors for some plein air sketching. We finish by drafting a personal Daily Drawing Plan to keep your practice going. Learn Tom's imperfect approach to sketchbooking while making good friends and good memories! You'll leave with a sketchbook with drawings made at ICON13, a concrete plan for continuing your practice, and a renewed conviction that yes, drawing is important. Sketchbooks provided courtesy of Uglybooks.