day five: illustration friday : tea
Friday, February 24, 2006, 04:51 PM - General, Damn Carnies, Illustration, Illustration Friday
Here is my fifth day of creation (every day... ummm ehmm), and I did actually create my little mouse in the past hour or so, so, it is a NEW image. So I did create today.
I have one little thing to say which is going to sound obnoxious, but I don't care.
As I try really hard not to eat cheese/consume dairy etc; when I was riding on the métro this lunchtime, it would seem it was before people had eaten, but the whole carriage smelled like fermenting cheese and dairy, and I know it was probably because people were hungry, but it was such a repulsive smell, I spent the whole time with my face buried in my scarf. AND no, the smell wasn't coming from me. I have noticed that my breath, as I get hungry, isn't as bad as a cheese eater.
Something to think about.
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illustration friday : song
Saturday, February 18, 2006, 09:02 PM - General, Relationships, Work (The Man), Art/Design, Illustration, Illustration Friday
So here we go... another old illustration that was never used, but it was the thing that stuck in my head, and just would not budge for anything else. So, I hope that is good enough?
I have had a strange week, I had my hours reduced dramatically and this coming week, (I know it is officially school holidays here in the North of France), but I only have 10 hours of work. "Merde!" is all I can say! Just so frustrating. I am having a meeting with one of my superiors about my teaching style too. Great. looking forward to that.
So due to lack of hours, I am going to set myself a task: one "illustration a day".
This could be hard to stick to all the same, but I am going to do it.
I promise!
Received the nicest thing in the mail today, was actually really honoured to get it. A friend of mine who is intensely creative sent me a little note book, where she wrote stories and stuck photos and drew pictures of the people she was talking about (if she was). It was so heartfelt, I kind of don't know what to say. I want to reply with something similar, but don't want to bore her, or make her feel like I stole her idea, but I feel like I need to honour the gift. A little window into her brain. I have a few letters to write, I am a bit slack. I feel like I have as much attention span as an ADD sufferer, even though I honestly don't think it is a real disease. I need to focus.
We painted the bathroom today, it is so much better, lighter, brighter, feeling more finished, but it was a solvent clean-up paint, and all those years loitering in print workshops didn't make it any easier on my body this evening. I could taste the chemicals and my stomach was churning. Even the big (soy) hot chocolate didn't work... I ate a big dinner and feel much better.
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illustration friday : simple
Saturday, February 11, 2006, 09:12 PM - General, Art/Design, Illustration, Illustration Friday
This week, I think people could get away with murder, more so than I did with my "cat-chair". hehe.
So here it is. It is simple, perhaps, c'est tout!
I might have another go at this one...
So a little update on my foray into bugging galleries and making descisions that come out of my mouth and take action... So I went to the gallery down the road: "Gallerie l'Espace du Dedans", and after looking at most of my photo etchings, took a few on consignment. She takes a whopping 50% commission, but I am not known here, and can't claim anything except being new in this town, so I have to start somewhere. So this was a good thing.
Apart from that, having my usual dilemma about money and why we need it.
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illustration friday : chair
Saturday, February 4, 2006, 05:30 PM - General, Relationships, Work (The Man), Art/Design, Illustration, Illustration Friday
This week we seem to have a slight mixture of topics. I was given this idea of a person being a chair. I immediately thought it had to be some type of cat. So here is my chair, it is also a cat and a card for the person that gave me the idea. Not a bad deal for them. Hopefully they like it.
Since going to the screen printing studio, I seem to have more ideas moving, and have more motivation to do work in my own time. In fact, I have had it with working for money all the time. It is really nice to have money of my own every month, but I am turning into a cauliflower and becoming bitter about it.
So, I am going to talk to Buyse when he gets back from his holidays about perhaps if he knows someone, or even if I can help him one day a week (unpaid or otherwise), so I don't feel like I am wasting my life away. So I might "Down Shift" to 4 days a week. I think it might be a good idea. I am going back to Australia at the end of March for a holiday, so it would be good to start this idea after that I guess. We see what he says. I work for money like a demon until then.
I was so motivated today, I spoke to one of the gallery owners in my street this afternoon! Be shocked!
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illustration friday: Glamour
Saturday, January 28, 2006, 08:42 AM - General, Illustration, Illustration Friday
SO!
Here is my submission for illustration friday. Again, it is an older illustration with my Queen Cockatoo (my favourite bird, apart from the Kookaburra of course). Her glamour, is, of course, the fact that she is wearing a crown of sorts. I would love to hear some crazy Australian birds screeching or laughing or whichever noise you choose to call it.
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