Friday, January 28, 2011
Also!
If you ever need some custom designs or freelance work from me, head over to my profile at Thumbtack. For all you designers out there, this is actually a great place to make connections and find new clients. I've gotten a few good hits this week, so check it out!
Monday, January 24, 2011
More steps in the right direction.
Just made an account on Thumbtack.com that focuses on all those Heartworks and Facinators I've been churning out lately. I already have one for the Illustrations & Designs & think this will be a great addition to the web "presence" I've been trying to build up. (and the best part is the price tag of free :)
Pop on over for a full selection of my little twisted creations and details on how you can order your own wearable art!
Pop on over for a full selection of my little twisted creations and details on how you can order your own wearable art!
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Locomotive Thinking
9 days after the previous post and I'm still working at fulfilling 2011's goals. I can haz cookie?
I've been trying to flesh out a new series of illustrations based on my vision of Neil Gaimen's "Family of the Endless" from "The Sandman" comics, but they're a little hard to fully form. I'm still stuck on which medium to use, mainly based on time, which is putting a big wrench in my cogs as far as design. Today's sketches yeilded the idea of approaching the portraits like the Bible Series pieces or even the Skinny Puppy portrait, with text interwoven through the illustration, grittily colored and slightly garishly fleshed on the board. My initial idea was a simple vector line illustration because of a slight time constraint/number of images ratio, but the first attempt yeilded a bit of an...underwhelming portrait. I planned on casting close friends as each character, listed as so (in case you're familiar with either side of the list or just curious)
Destiny-Hobbit Husband
Dream-Hobbit Brother-in-Law (first attempt complete)
Death-Myself
Desire-Chris (girl-chris, though the androgony of the name lends well to the character)
Despair-unknown
Delirium-Hobbit BiL's girlfriend, Rachel
Destruction-Hobbit Husband or friend Gerald (Gerald is honestly a perfect match to the character, but Husband is a quick model if need be.)
There is an art gallery in the Hickory Hollow Mall having a comic/anime art show on the 29th of this month that at least 5 of these would fit into. The problem lies within that small amount of time to do these portraits....But we will see how well I spend my off time from the day-job, yes? Maybe seven amazing pieces will just leap from my fingers as easily as five did last spring?
I'm also eyeballing at least three other shows in the coming months, all insisting I revamp my inventory and bulk up the "new art" list.
The best news, or newest news, is that last week I was accepted by a local shop to sell my necklaces, notecards, hair facinators and other random art on consignment! Now my items don't have to sit away in storage til an art or craft show, they can be lovingly drooled over by locals and bought up! (my little dream)
The shop is Boa Clothing located at 4902 Charolette Ave. in Nashville TN and I swear the owner/operator Sam is one of the most awesome chicks you'll ever meet. Her shop is one of the best places to burn through a paycheck for your horror/goth/punk/vintage desires and she is severely dedicated to local artisians.
As it's nearly 4am in The Shire I'm going to wrap up the package designs I was working on trying to get sleepy and crawl in bed with my poor sick Hobbit Husband. I don't plan on sleeping in too much, though. There's just too much to do in too little time :D
I've been trying to flesh out a new series of illustrations based on my vision of Neil Gaimen's "Family of the Endless" from "The Sandman" comics, but they're a little hard to fully form. I'm still stuck on which medium to use, mainly based on time, which is putting a big wrench in my cogs as far as design. Today's sketches yeilded the idea of approaching the portraits like the Bible Series pieces or even the Skinny Puppy portrait, with text interwoven through the illustration, grittily colored and slightly garishly fleshed on the board. My initial idea was a simple vector line illustration because of a slight time constraint/number of images ratio, but the first attempt yeilded a bit of an...underwhelming portrait. I planned on casting close friends as each character, listed as so (in case you're familiar with either side of the list or just curious)
Destiny-Hobbit Husband
Dream-Hobbit Brother-in-Law (first attempt complete)
Death-Myself
Desire-Chris (girl-chris, though the androgony of the name lends well to the character)
Despair-unknown
Delirium-Hobbit BiL's girlfriend, Rachel
Destruction-Hobbit Husband or friend Gerald (Gerald is honestly a perfect match to the character, but Husband is a quick model if need be.)
There is an art gallery in the Hickory Hollow Mall having a comic/anime art show on the 29th of this month that at least 5 of these would fit into. The problem lies within that small amount of time to do these portraits....But we will see how well I spend my off time from the day-job, yes? Maybe seven amazing pieces will just leap from my fingers as easily as five did last spring?
I'm also eyeballing at least three other shows in the coming months, all insisting I revamp my inventory and bulk up the "new art" list.
The best news, or newest news, is that last week I was accepted by a local shop to sell my necklaces, notecards, hair facinators and other random art on consignment! Now my items don't have to sit away in storage til an art or craft show, they can be lovingly drooled over by locals and bought up! (my little dream)
The shop is Boa Clothing located at 4902 Charolette Ave. in Nashville TN and I swear the owner/operator Sam is one of the most awesome chicks you'll ever meet. Her shop is one of the best places to burn through a paycheck for your horror/goth/punk/vintage desires and she is severely dedicated to local artisians.
As it's nearly 4am in The Shire I'm going to wrap up the package designs I was working on trying to get sleepy and crawl in bed with my poor sick Hobbit Husband. I don't plan on sleeping in too much, though. There's just too much to do in too little time :D
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
In the year 2011....
...things will happen.
I know that January fills the interwebs with postings bursting with resolutions, goals and grand ideas, and there's no reason to change that trend here.
2010 was the year that essentially boiled down to my wedding, something grand that needed much time to be dedicated to planning, creating and sorting for. I tried to set time aside for art shows and such, but by September I was just burnt out, and decided to dedicate wholly to the wedding "art project" and leave the rest on hiatus til January.
Wedding day came and went off beautifully and was kindof the begining of the great bomb that is known as "Family Holiday Season." The honeymoon was a week later, Thanksgiving the week after that, and essentially I literally didn't stop until New Year's Eve. Well...more specifically New Year's Day as I was battling the annual hangover (on a much smaller scale than usual) combined with a cold (of a much larger version than usual.) After the hangover burned itself out I was still left mostly immoble with an insanely stuffy head and chest leaving me time to sketch. Bringing us to day 4 of 2011.
I applied and interviewed for an intership in the end of 2010, which I didn't get, but the process pushed me into a more motivated way of thinking which I hope to keep up with. I need to push myself. I need to utilize the skills I have, the books I have, and build the professional Book I know I can create. I'm trying to sketch something substantial everyday, no matter the style or subject, no matter if it's on paper or digitally.
Since I'm still rocking an amazing headache from the cold, I'll cut this short with a couple of b/w sketches.
b/w digital sketch of my Hobbit Husband and I.
b/w digital sketch with minimal color, illustrating the pain sometimes behind inspiration and ideas.
I know that January fills the interwebs with postings bursting with resolutions, goals and grand ideas, and there's no reason to change that trend here.
2010 was the year that essentially boiled down to my wedding, something grand that needed much time to be dedicated to planning, creating and sorting for. I tried to set time aside for art shows and such, but by September I was just burnt out, and decided to dedicate wholly to the wedding "art project" and leave the rest on hiatus til January.
Wedding day came and went off beautifully and was kindof the begining of the great bomb that is known as "Family Holiday Season." The honeymoon was a week later, Thanksgiving the week after that, and essentially I literally didn't stop until New Year's Eve. Well...more specifically New Year's Day as I was battling the annual hangover (on a much smaller scale than usual) combined with a cold (of a much larger version than usual.) After the hangover burned itself out I was still left mostly immoble with an insanely stuffy head and chest leaving me time to sketch. Bringing us to day 4 of 2011.
I applied and interviewed for an intership in the end of 2010, which I didn't get, but the process pushed me into a more motivated way of thinking which I hope to keep up with. I need to push myself. I need to utilize the skills I have, the books I have, and build the professional Book I know I can create. I'm trying to sketch something substantial everyday, no matter the style or subject, no matter if it's on paper or digitally.
Since I'm still rocking an amazing headache from the cold, I'll cut this short with a couple of b/w sketches.
b/w digital sketch of my Hobbit Husband and I.
b/w digital sketch with minimal color, illustrating the pain sometimes behind inspiration and ideas.Cheers!
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