Sketch #4

Now this one was interesting....

Sketch Prompt #4

"Create a stain on a clean sketchbook page using anything!
Use the stain to create a image with your pencil!"

The first thing I thought of was coffee!

So I took some coffee grounds, spread them on the page and rubbed them in a bit to make a good stain.

Well what do you know, I came up with a tree haha!

I just love trees and apparently so does my subconscious.

Sketch #2

Here's the prompt for sketch challenge #2!

Rest your pencil to a fresh sketchbook page, close your eyes and begin to move your pencil all over the page for 15 seconds. open your eyes. spend the next 15 mins turning your scribble into a recognizable image!

What a weird drawing I came up with haha!  I call it

"Two Little Bean-Like Aliens Riding a Chameleon-Rabbit-Cow-Ostrich-Dinosaur"

  Here it is for your viewing pleasure, enjoy!

Run2TheWild's Sketchbook Workshop!

Miss Courtney from Run2TheWild has began a Sketchbook Workshop!

And I decided to join in.

I haven't drawn -ANYTHING- in so long!  In fact, I don't think I've had a legitimate sketchbook for over 10 years now.  Sad, isn't it?  Well this is just the kick in the creative pants I needed!

The first assignment was thusly:

"Draw a self portrait without using words, without a mirror and without actually drawing yourself realistically. Use this sketch to describe who you are on the inside, not who we see on the outside."

Here is my entry:

I gave myself a half hour time limit.  Granted, I didn't get much done, but I like it.

I've always been one to take my time with drawing anything, so half an hour is nothing compared to how long I could have spent on it!

Thanks Courtney for the inspiration!  Can't wait to see what the next ones are going to be.

New Approach

I want to stop making just things and start making art.

Fiber art.

No more mass produced patterns and pieces but one-of-a-kind pieces of wearable art.

I want to take this title of fiber artist to the next level.

It might not be a new style, just a new approach to things.

I want to be more free with my art.

Make things for the sole purpose of making them.

Make things because I love to.

Then release them into the world!

I lost sight of that.

The love and the creative flow.

Instead I got caught up in all the made-to-order pieces.

I'm going to stop focusing on that as much.

And focus on creating just to create.

Dance Like Nobody's Watching - Aquarium

PLACE: Monterey Bay Aquarium
SONG: E.T. by Katy Perry
BOY: Stefan Fromme
WHY: Because I was inspired by Angela Trimbur and I wanted to see if I could be brave enough to dance in public like she did.  Turn out I can and had a blast!

Here is the original video that inspired me.

Yes, I know my dancing isn't anything special.  The point was to have a personal victory and have fun doing it!

Big THANK YOU to Ana and Michael for giving me courage to do this!

Hooray for personal victories!  Not bad for someone with S.A.D.

Clothesrophobia

For years and years I've always liked the classic style of layering.  T-shirt, button up and sweater.  Oooh, so wonderfully comfortable looking and sexy!  Especially if it's all in nice warm, earthy colors as seen in the photo below.  Yet, I've never felt that I could really pull this look off for two reasons.  Let me me explain.

Reason number one is that I don't see myself as the type of guy that is usually seen wearing the layered look.  The best ones who pull the look off perfectly are three things: skinny, skinny oh and skinny.  Let's face it, I'm not skinny.  I have more than just skin on my bones.  So when I put on more than one layer (not to mention three!) I just look bigger.  Pair that with a typical pair of jeans and I look like a tree.  Not cute.

Reason two is because of my Clothesrophobia.  I've coined this term based on how I feel when I'm in layers of clothing, which is basically just claustrophobic.  (Clothes + claustrophobia = Clothesrophobia).  It's SO restrictive being in more than just one layer of clothes - especially fitted ones - and I can't stand it for very long!  I'm a free spirit, full of spontaneity, and I need to be able to fling my arms about without my movements being inhibited.

Still, seeing this again has inspired me.  I really want to give it another go.  See if I can learn to love the layers, even if I do look a bit bigger than those stupid stick-thin-bones-a-poppin'-model-jerks (jealous much? lol!).  I already have quite a few pieces that will look great together, just have to put them to use!

Go for it!

Lately this urge to start painting has overcome me.  Not really sure where it came from.  Honestly I've never shown much aptitude for painting but for some reason I feel like I could actually create something worthwhile if I were to try.  I think I'm just going to go for it.  Not exactly today, or tomorrow even.  I will give it a try once things calm down a bit, after this weekend and the wedding.  I'm quite excited to see what might come out of me because I'm not even sure!

3.18.11 Update:  I did it!  I painted and this is what came of it.  I call it "Looking Up"  The vision was of being underwater, way underwater, and looking up at the sun.