Scuplture!

By luck of the draw, or just poor scheduling conflicts, I had to drop a class -- and pick up sculpture! Exciting. And now that I've had the class I can talk about it. I was thinking pottery, because that's something I don't know how to go about at all. You have some clay, some utensils, and eventually you fire it. Right? Well, I'll never know, because this class is more about found objects, constructing and deconstruction, which I'm looking forward to. One day I'll know pottery, one day.

Check out these two sculptors I found. Pretty magical.

Red Nose Studio

David Goode

spotlight special: in threes

Blogs I follow on blogspot that I find interesting/pretty/special and am now willing to share with you:

• Bread and Honey

Funny, local, and with variety. I enjoy this blog when I'm feeling too lazy to cook something up. I'll sit there in my pajama shorts, toast and coffee balanced on my knees, and dream of tomatoes and cheeses and and vinegars while gazing at the wonderfully composed pictures. And then I'm extremely bitter that I have to go grocery shopping to have food in the house. Anyway. Food, I love it.

• The Daily Figure

This must be what zen would look like. Feel like. Lines and ink and pools of darkness. An ease of oneness that is achieve by certainty and practice. Yeah, ok, it's a blog of expressive figure drawings, but dude, no, you're wrong, it's a philosophy.

• Dump of Paint

If I were a better blogger I'd be like this person. They just make me want to organize my blog in an entirely new way, because of their drawings...look, you don't have to see the connection between that. What I'm trying to say is that in my mind what I am trying to achieve with my art is what that artist did. Wait, no that doesn't make sense either. I just like their drawings, ok. And the fact that they include music. Because I like music.

Poetry Wednesday

I love poetry. I love reading poetry. I love hearing poetry. I like reading poetry with my friends. I love sharing poetry. I hope you get where I'm going with this, but in case you don't click and listen to the videos for a hint.




This one is dedicated to Clara, because it's the kind she digs.

And then there is this!
Read To Me Tuesday
Which is awesome.

Woman of Many Name

I have been drawing today, but it's secret work. And anyway they're preliminary sketches.
So there's this amazing writer out there who, in this case, is writing this enticing story about a world where organizations run mysterious operations, and angels and demons aren't quite at war with each other. Rich imagery at every turn, practically, as is her calling card. These pictures, which really don't do anything justice, were done for her, because seriously, I don't think any decent artist could resist her vivid scenes. They're how I see her characters. Or something. Anyway you should look her up. Livejournal link. She's amazing.





I just realized that when I draw for this story I use MS Paint. Hahahah. Weird?

With 60% Extra Commentary!*

I was recently asked how image transfer works, and since, in truth, it is a messy and slow process (if done right!), I'm only going to provide links to other people who've already felt the need to do a how to. They are a more productive people than me, that's the truth. Enjoy and learn, and please direct your questions to the actual creators. Thank you.

-Gummypop.

I'll admit first off that I didn't actually spend the time to read all of the article. I went over the instructions, and they're pretty spot on. They offer a lot of options and images to go with the general process. Live Studio: Image Transfer Techniques . They are the most extensive, and best if you are struggling with how to start and what to do.

But if you want an easier guide to, Utrecht has what you want: Fun with Acrylic Transfers. They have a simple layout, and are to the point. And they start out with a fun project if you want to follow along.

This one is my favorite one: Acrylic / Gel Medium Transfers. It offers a history, is generally more personable, and I'm biased because they are a local artist. Solidarity, yo, solidarity.

Finally for the visual learners, here's a video. I looked at five different videos, and this one was the best. It's around nine minutes long, but please don't let that stop you, she's really wonderful at explaining the process and giving good examples.




You are welcome!
Go and do some art now, plebs.

Now Allowed

No more videos this week, I promise. Unless they are undeniably awesome. Word.

Not that it matters. Because, hey, HAVE A LINK!

It's a cool place. It's hard not to find an artist you like. Ah! So many wonderful ideas to go over.

Repeating for Readiness Required

I'll admit that this is a copy and paste, but I got to say that setting up and promoting oneself is hard. Why the stories I could tell you! But the point is that there's another place to go to see if I post things up. -- I have a few here and there, but eventually, they should mostly have the same things.

I did a birthday comic for a friend of mine, and you can read it by clicking the link below. Allow GD to be your guide! He most likely won't let you down. <333



GD says: please enjoy the comic.

GO!

A single link

This person, right here, does pretty amusing and fantastic drawings with unusual mediums. Give him a look see.