First day of actual summer. Kicked it off with finishing Preacher while a nice wind blew through my open window. What an amazing read.
I read comics for most of the day. Sat out on the porch with Gabe (who I have working on going through my library). Just relaxed. Enjoyed. It was beautiful and sunny but not impossible.
When Katie got back from shopping with her mom and sister (who is like Katie's exact opposite) we all went out for ice cream! We went down to the Pearl District and to Full Moon and eyed their lovely locally made stuff. I got a sundae with the as-yet-unnamed chocolate. Katie got a cone of blueberry or something. Gabe got a Kulfi and Almond cone. Jamison Square was full of kids frolicking in the fountain. Katie only got about 5 licks in before the cone fell to the dirt. She was very sad but we generously shared from our own treats. She stepped her foot down into the scoop in spite of it. The ice cream oozed up between all her toes. She shrieked from the cold and delight. Then washed off in the fountain.
I blew bubbles.
Gabe cooked us a light little pasta bacon thing with quail eggs. He called his Almost Breakfast for Dinner pasta. It was tasty. I now have forgotten how to cook for myself. But that's okay, I wasn't all that good at it anyway.
I think I'll walk down to Powell's and pick up The Road or Lost at Sea.
hi
Saturday, May 16, 2009
and no waterballoons or red rover!
I got up really early. Just wide awake at 9. Still on school time but I will change that soon enough. Read Garth Ennis' Preacher for several hours. Just tearing through the volumes. So good, so fun. The Boy will never really "Out Preacher Preacher" as Ennis said. Probably because Steve Dillon isn't illustrating it (sure Darick Robertson is good but not as good as his Transmetropolitan days).
Anyway, that was fun. At around 2:50 I went to school to finish up my errands. I dropped off my library book. I talked to Kristen and Kim while I backed up my disk. Then it was off to 25th and Pettygrove!
The end of the year party was moved to a park this time, instead of just being around the loading dock by our school. It really gave us the room to spread out but also form more groups and kinda minimized the mingling. Still there was free food and beverages a plenty as well as Frisbees and bocce (which I didn't get to play because I couldn't locate the set to borrow). I arrived on my own but quickly found Matt and Daniel and Jim and other people to sit with. We sat while the shade covered us and talked about movies and things. Colin, Matt, and I played Frisbee for a while. I was not so good at it but I had fun.
Karen and Robin were eventually freed from printmaking and showed up. Karen and Madeline chilled on the nerdy blanket with us. Thom, Kim, Diana, Madeline and I played Frisbee. I got a little better. I had a hot dog when I showed up and a hamburger later. Katie and Gabe arrived and we hung around. I slapped Karen on the head and said Goose and she did nothing. She later slapped me on the head and I chased her and lost my shoes and keys and searched all over my path for them, only to find that Madeline, Katie, and Gabe had hidden them! Jerks.
I didn't get a chance to be on the bouncy castle either.
It was a jolly little day in the park. Everyone relaxing all across the grades. It wasn't just a social thing for Freshmen and Sophomores. We stowed my bike in Katie's car and went home, tra la la. I read more Preacher, ate caramel corn, and further enjoyed the beautiful night.
Anyway, that was fun. At around 2:50 I went to school to finish up my errands. I dropped off my library book. I talked to Kristen and Kim while I backed up my disk. Then it was off to 25th and Pettygrove!
The end of the year party was moved to a park this time, instead of just being around the loading dock by our school. It really gave us the room to spread out but also form more groups and kinda minimized the mingling. Still there was free food and beverages a plenty as well as Frisbees and bocce (which I didn't get to play because I couldn't locate the set to borrow). I arrived on my own but quickly found Matt and Daniel and Jim and other people to sit with. We sat while the shade covered us and talked about movies and things. Colin, Matt, and I played Frisbee for a while. I was not so good at it but I had fun.
Karen and Robin were eventually freed from printmaking and showed up. Karen and Madeline chilled on the nerdy blanket with us. Thom, Kim, Diana, Madeline and I played Frisbee. I got a little better. I had a hot dog when I showed up and a hamburger later. Katie and Gabe arrived and we hung around. I slapped Karen on the head and said Goose and she did nothing. She later slapped me on the head and I chased her and lost my shoes and keys and searched all over my path for them, only to find that Madeline, Katie, and Gabe had hidden them! Jerks.
I didn't get a chance to be on the bouncy castle either.
It was a jolly little day in the park. Everyone relaxing all across the grades. It wasn't just a social thing for Freshmen and Sophomores. We stowed my bike in Katie's car and went home, tra la la. I read more Preacher, ate caramel corn, and further enjoyed the beautiful night.
Friday, May 15, 2009
summer is coming, it is here!
Rubik's final has arrived. Shawn tested, with hecklers, at 2:01 seconds. A tough time to beat. I gave him a Lucky Luna. He said his wife wanted to get a cat when they were in Kansas City, now they won't have to! The timer went and off we went along with it. Yours truly was the first to finish.
"Done!"
"..."
"Damnit!"
I was two seconds after his time when I looked but he was kind to take a few seconds off for the delay. I got the 3% extra credit! I waited a few minutes. Liz was next. Jen got a quick time with notes. Karen got in at 9. I wish all finals were that easy.
I picked up a late breakfast/early lunch at Safeway and enjoyed it with Amanda, Lacey, Nathalie, Matt, Jen, and Karen in the library. We all gathered round each other and talked while avoiding the digital work to be done. Matt was in figure drawing and they came through the library with their float final assignment. Matt's was the Queen of Cheese (or was it the Cheese Queen?). Diana had a remote control thingy.
At noon I checked out a tablet and at 12:30 I picked it up because I had to wait for the people to get back to The Cage so I could check it out. Watched Lost and worked. Lost was INTENSE!! A nail biting season finale.
The final critique went quick. We always have little end reviews in that class. It was mostly little advice things exchanged. One by one, Joe took us aside and talked to us about our progress. He liked how different my pieces were and that I tried different things. I gave him a Lucky Luna.
Then we were done. Then I was done. My semester is done. I'm into summer now. Woah.
I read Preacher and ate dinner. I convinced Jason to take me to a late showing of Star Trek. Exactly at 8:30, he arrived. So punctual. It took a little loop around the parking lot to get in but we arrived with plenty to spare. I had never been to the Lloyd 8 before; the theatre within the mall. It wasn't all that nice. Rather minimal with a small screen. Less intense of an experience but still Star Trek was AWESOME!! Loved it. Wish the audience was more pumped but Jason and I were content to nerd out on our own.
After we just hung about my place and harassed Luna till he had to leave. Someone had work in the morning. Whatever. I wasn't so sleep deprived this semester but it will be nice to have no tension.
Done! I'm done! I've been getting some nice messages and words and calls from family. It feels so good to know how supported I am by all of them and all of you. In the tough spots it keeps me going. I know this is where I want to be and now more than an ever I feel I can accomplish it. I can push myself harder, I am more open to putting myself out there. It helps so much to feel that this is where you all want me to be as well.
Oh, and the crew and I are planning a little inner tubing trip down a river in the next week.
Also forgot to mention that at the end of Yoga, Tatum had little ceramic bowls to give us. Art pass outs are spreading! Patrick Melroy mentioned reading my blog and asked if it was cool to talk about it to new students and parents (as in an example for ways for students to keep in touch). He put his Lucky Luna up in his office. Fawn said that when she put hers up, it felt like it always belonged there. When I sat down and scribbled a little drawing of Luna one morning, I didn't think it would become this. You really never know what pieces might change the direction of your work. Lucky Luna has really increased my ideals that art should be available and affordable. I like things that are easy to mass produce at low cost. I like that people get such a kick out of receiving art. It is being asked for by name or by image. Viral printmaking!
Luna loves it as well.
"Done!"
"..."
"Damnit!"
I was two seconds after his time when I looked but he was kind to take a few seconds off for the delay. I got the 3% extra credit! I waited a few minutes. Liz was next. Jen got a quick time with notes. Karen got in at 9. I wish all finals were that easy.
I picked up a late breakfast/early lunch at Safeway and enjoyed it with Amanda, Lacey, Nathalie, Matt, Jen, and Karen in the library. We all gathered round each other and talked while avoiding the digital work to be done. Matt was in figure drawing and they came through the library with their float final assignment. Matt's was the Queen of Cheese (or was it the Cheese Queen?). Diana had a remote control thingy.
At noon I checked out a tablet and at 12:30 I picked it up because I had to wait for the people to get back to The Cage so I could check it out. Watched Lost and worked. Lost was INTENSE!! A nail biting season finale.
The final critique went quick. We always have little end reviews in that class. It was mostly little advice things exchanged. One by one, Joe took us aside and talked to us about our progress. He liked how different my pieces were and that I tried different things. I gave him a Lucky Luna.
Then we were done. Then I was done. My semester is done. I'm into summer now. Woah.
I read Preacher and ate dinner. I convinced Jason to take me to a late showing of Star Trek. Exactly at 8:30, he arrived. So punctual. It took a little loop around the parking lot to get in but we arrived with plenty to spare. I had never been to the Lloyd 8 before; the theatre within the mall. It wasn't all that nice. Rather minimal with a small screen. Less intense of an experience but still Star Trek was AWESOME!! Loved it. Wish the audience was more pumped but Jason and I were content to nerd out on our own.
After we just hung about my place and harassed Luna till he had to leave. Someone had work in the morning. Whatever. I wasn't so sleep deprived this semester but it will be nice to have no tension.
Done! I'm done! I've been getting some nice messages and words and calls from family. It feels so good to know how supported I am by all of them and all of you. In the tough spots it keeps me going. I know this is where I want to be and now more than an ever I feel I can accomplish it. I can push myself harder, I am more open to putting myself out there. It helps so much to feel that this is where you all want me to be as well.
Oh, and the crew and I are planning a little inner tubing trip down a river in the next week.
Also forgot to mention that at the end of Yoga, Tatum had little ceramic bowls to give us. Art pass outs are spreading! Patrick Melroy mentioned reading my blog and asked if it was cool to talk about it to new students and parents (as in an example for ways for students to keep in touch). He put his Lucky Luna up in his office. Fawn said that when she put hers up, it felt like it always belonged there. When I sat down and scribbled a little drawing of Luna one morning, I didn't think it would become this. You really never know what pieces might change the direction of your work. Lucky Luna has really increased my ideals that art should be available and affordable. I like things that are easy to mass produce at low cost. I like that people get such a kick out of receiving art. It is being asked for by name or by image. Viral printmaking!
Luna loves it as well.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Lucky Luna
So notorious they ask for it by name.
Post it or share it for good luck.
Silkscreen. 15"x22".
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
my nose is all runny
The last comic meeting went slow but well. We looked and quickly critiqued August's and Maddison's piece. August managed to finish his. Well, all 10 pages of it. It was printed and presented all nice but there just wasn't much to it. Maddison just had one copy, still it was an interesting dissection of his thesis. I had a runny nose like crazy.
Gabe made a rice corn medley meal for the printmaking potluck. Diana brought guacamole. And that was about it. People went to Safeway and got drinks and chips. Yoshi made his little usual food. The rice went over very well. We sat and talked and tried to lure more people into the Perceivers.
Before all that we critiqued Patsy and Aubin's. Patsy had a lovely fine bird line art combination. It was all good and stuff. Mostly came down to comments about paper color and how it makes us feel. Aubin's was shorter. Her science portrait of her grandfather was mostly talked about looking like a text book image and we talked about color choice. Err yeah. I was spacing out a little during the critique and continually sniffling.
Karen and I chilled during lunch. Didn't go to comic club. We just ate potluck grub and solved cubes.
After lunch Yoshi explained the rules of summertime printmaking and showed us how to dehaze our screens. Then I set up printing Lucky Lunas! A herd of kids came in and they group drew with some of the rest of the class. I just printed Lunas. About 75 in total. And a few on thicker paper. I didn't really get how many I did until I started folding them. Gave about 25 away by the time I left school. Pilar asked for one by name as did Lacey (different Lacey). Michael, Andy, the girls in the Library, Dominic, Thom, Daniel, they all got one.
Yoga was only Tatum, Tatum's friend, and myself. Her friend left due to shoulder pain. It was fun and good to stretch out all the tension that standing printing caused. Afterwards I wandered around trying to find more people to share Luna with.
The rain stopped just long enough to get me and my prints home. It started pouring in the last 10 seconds but I was safe!
No Gabe to make me dinner. No Katie to harass. Just sat and read Ennis' Preacher.
Gabe made a rice corn medley meal for the printmaking potluck. Diana brought guacamole. And that was about it. People went to Safeway and got drinks and chips. Yoshi made his little usual food. The rice went over very well. We sat and talked and tried to lure more people into the Perceivers.
Before all that we critiqued Patsy and Aubin's. Patsy had a lovely fine bird line art combination. It was all good and stuff. Mostly came down to comments about paper color and how it makes us feel. Aubin's was shorter. Her science portrait of her grandfather was mostly talked about looking like a text book image and we talked about color choice. Err yeah. I was spacing out a little during the critique and continually sniffling.
Karen and I chilled during lunch. Didn't go to comic club. We just ate potluck grub and solved cubes.
After lunch Yoshi explained the rules of summertime printmaking and showed us how to dehaze our screens. Then I set up printing Lucky Lunas! A herd of kids came in and they group drew with some of the rest of the class. I just printed Lunas. About 75 in total. And a few on thicker paper. I didn't really get how many I did until I started folding them. Gave about 25 away by the time I left school. Pilar asked for one by name as did Lacey (different Lacey). Michael, Andy, the girls in the Library, Dominic, Thom, Daniel, they all got one.
Yoga was only Tatum, Tatum's friend, and myself. Her friend left due to shoulder pain. It was fun and good to stretch out all the tension that standing printing caused. Afterwards I wandered around trying to find more people to share Luna with.
The rain stopped just long enough to get me and my prints home. It started pouring in the last 10 seconds but I was safe!
No Gabe to make me dinner. No Katie to harass. Just sat and read Ennis' Preacher.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
feet hurty
Math test was exactly the practice test that we did in class. Same one I reviewed with Jen. I didn't know a good second example of a real group but oh well. Small points. Go me! And the Rubik's cube will have full points, no problem there.
I loitered around with Karen for a while. Watched her size down her print. We went to Sushi Land for an early lunch. It is one of those pay-by-the-plate type of joints. Had plenty of $1.50 sushi. We grabbed a booth before the rush came in. Then the rush came and everyone glared at our booth having abilities. Some people were very aggressive in defending a spot at the table because some kids came in, unaware there was a sign up sheet. They were very rude. Made me wish you could pick who got your spot after you left a restaurant.
Met up with Dominic in the library. He returned some comics I loaned him. He and I decided to venture down to Floating World Comics. Chatted with Craig and Thom a little first. I was wearing my wedges, which are ya know those heeled shoes without the bit missing in the middle. They are comfy shoes for about 2 hours and then they kill my feet. I didn't plan on taking a walk today.
Weather was very erratic. It would be sunny then a drizzle then warm then a mist then cloudy and windy and cold. The sun kept up for the journey to and from Floating World. Picked up some of the benefit posters from the show, some back issues of Kick Ass, Farel's comic Pop Gun War, my subscription box, and Warren Ellis' Freak Angels. All of it at my awesome regular discount. Go me! So comics and teeshirts mark the end of my good-for-Trillian splurge.
I haven't heard back about that internship. If that doesn't go through I think I might pay for summer use of the schools studio and screen print to my hearts content. Give me something to do and some art to make. A goal.
Dominic didn't get anything at the shop. Such a great selection. I needed recommendations but I didn't take many of them (oh how I wish I could).
The streetcar was right there when we got to 10th(it was also coming right as Karen and I left Sushi Land, my lucky day!). Spent the rest of the break nursing my poor feet and talking with Jen, Terry, Matt, Amanda, and Nathalie in the library.
Digital tools was fairly productive. Got most of the line art, color, and texture in. Just need to add patterns and refine it. Last project to complete!
I spent the evening eating bread and reading Millar's Wanted. Very very different from the movie (but I can see why they changed it. Wait no I can't, they could have fit the comic into a longish movie.) Gabe made the bread. Of course.
I loitered around with Karen for a while. Watched her size down her print. We went to Sushi Land for an early lunch. It is one of those pay-by-the-plate type of joints. Had plenty of $1.50 sushi. We grabbed a booth before the rush came in. Then the rush came and everyone glared at our booth having abilities. Some people were very aggressive in defending a spot at the table because some kids came in, unaware there was a sign up sheet. They were very rude. Made me wish you could pick who got your spot after you left a restaurant.
Met up with Dominic in the library. He returned some comics I loaned him. He and I decided to venture down to Floating World Comics. Chatted with Craig and Thom a little first. I was wearing my wedges, which are ya know those heeled shoes without the bit missing in the middle. They are comfy shoes for about 2 hours and then they kill my feet. I didn't plan on taking a walk today.
Weather was very erratic. It would be sunny then a drizzle then warm then a mist then cloudy and windy and cold. The sun kept up for the journey to and from Floating World. Picked up some of the benefit posters from the show, some back issues of Kick Ass, Farel's comic Pop Gun War, my subscription box, and Warren Ellis' Freak Angels. All of it at my awesome regular discount. Go me! So comics and teeshirts mark the end of my good-for-Trillian splurge.
I haven't heard back about that internship. If that doesn't go through I think I might pay for summer use of the schools studio and screen print to my hearts content. Give me something to do and some art to make. A goal.
Dominic didn't get anything at the shop. Such a great selection. I needed recommendations but I didn't take many of them (oh how I wish I could).
The streetcar was right there when we got to 10th(it was also coming right as Karen and I left Sushi Land, my lucky day!). Spent the rest of the break nursing my poor feet and talking with Jen, Terry, Matt, Amanda, and Nathalie in the library.
Digital tools was fairly productive. Got most of the line art, color, and texture in. Just need to add patterns and refine it. Last project to complete!
I spent the evening eating bread and reading Millar's Wanted. Very very different from the movie (but I can see why they changed it. Wait no I can't, they could have fit the comic into a longish movie.) Gabe made the bread. Of course.
Figure Drawings from Illustration Class
Figure drawings from my Illustration Studio.
Graphite on bond paper.
Monday, May 11, 2009
getting it finished
Documentation? Done! I cut it rather short but I finished it. Well, I forgot to take a picture of my final illustration. Looking at what I did in Illustration this semester, well it seems very underwhelming. I didn't do all that much. I'll get to uploading the pictures here in a couple days.
Critique was only an hour and a half. Nothing compared to Yoshi's critiques. Then again, with Yoshi we don't look at our work every week and note the progress. Robin's piece was beautifully rendered but I felt it could have been larger (but she also was working on this massive painting for Annie's class). Josh and Janessa seem to be set on course to be the next PNCA power couple. Kevin's had naughty undertones. There were some excellent pieces and some more choppy ones. My critique was mostly nitpicks. Nothing that can't be changed with a little more work.
Robin and I ate lunch together. I had a late breakfast so I just needed some breadsticks and a soda. We went up on the rooftop at the Hot Lips/Laughing Planet complex. A nice little balcony area I haven't been on since the first lunch my first semester.
We only had private consultations after that so once that was done, we were done. Daniela was running about 15 minutes behind. Mine went well. Main critique was to focus drawing figures in perspective some more. Doable.
Jen and I studied group theory a little bit before parting. Just reviewed. The cubes in the library were solved so it was time for me to wander home.
I deposited by Student Clubs Coordinator check on the way home and when I got home I checked to see it went through and treated myself to some teeshirts from Threadless for a semester pretty much well done.
Gabe slowly fed us through the day. He made a little cheese crusty spinach thing and salad rolls and chicken wings (non hot made just for me, Gabe is awesome). We sat about and cheered Katie on. Relaxed. Math test tomorrow. At this point what I know, I know and what I don't I don't. I'll ace the Rubik's part no question. Maybe even get extra points if I beat the teacher's time. Final comic meeting and printmaking on Wednesday and then Rubik's and Digital on Thursday. Then I am done. End of the year party on Friday. Nathalie has a party in another week. Hmmn.
Critique was only an hour and a half. Nothing compared to Yoshi's critiques. Then again, with Yoshi we don't look at our work every week and note the progress. Robin's piece was beautifully rendered but I felt it could have been larger (but she also was working on this massive painting for Annie's class). Josh and Janessa seem to be set on course to be the next PNCA power couple. Kevin's had naughty undertones. There were some excellent pieces and some more choppy ones. My critique was mostly nitpicks. Nothing that can't be changed with a little more work.
Robin and I ate lunch together. I had a late breakfast so I just needed some breadsticks and a soda. We went up on the rooftop at the Hot Lips/Laughing Planet complex. A nice little balcony area I haven't been on since the first lunch my first semester.
We only had private consultations after that so once that was done, we were done. Daniela was running about 15 minutes behind. Mine went well. Main critique was to focus drawing figures in perspective some more. Doable.
Jen and I studied group theory a little bit before parting. Just reviewed. The cubes in the library were solved so it was time for me to wander home.
I deposited by Student Clubs Coordinator check on the way home and when I got home I checked to see it went through and treated myself to some teeshirts from Threadless for a semester pretty much well done.
Gabe slowly fed us through the day. He made a little cheese crusty spinach thing and salad rolls and chicken wings (non hot made just for me, Gabe is awesome). We sat about and cheered Katie on. Relaxed. Math test tomorrow. At this point what I know, I know and what I don't I don't. I'll ace the Rubik's part no question. Maybe even get extra points if I beat the teacher's time. Final comic meeting and printmaking on Wednesday and then Rubik's and Digital on Thursday. Then I am done. End of the year party on Friday. Nathalie has a party in another week. Hmmn.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Happy Mothra Day
Slept in and lounged in bed for as long as possible because I knew that once I got up and showered and ate it would be time to sit and paint for 8, 12, 16 hours (however long it took).
Really it only took about 7. Well, some of it feels a bit rough but I don't quite know how to fill it in. It looks nice if a bit clustered. I'll document it tomorrow and you guys will see.
So yeah, that is what I did.
Katie gave a Luna to her mom, who loved it. She brought home leftover rum and ribs which was a fun reward when I finished my painting. Will the ribs more so.
Just painted. All the mothers that I know are up in Washington. I'll see them soon enough and hand out prints.
reference photo for final piece attached
Woah, its 1:30. Today really flew by.
Got my sketch done and done. Now to just sit in front of computer all of tomorrow and paint paint paint! I don't think it will need much rendering, it just needs to pay attention to some of the shades of light shifting or whatever.
I took a nap in the middle of the day even though I wasn't very tired. Just drifted off.
Been reading Palahniuk's Lullaby. You can totally get the aggression of the main character.
Gabe made eggs and bacon and english muffins for breakfast and I finished it all!
Gabe made fish and chips for dinner and I finished it all!
I also finished off the Coca Cola I nicked from the May Day Soiree and the Lemonade Iced Tea from Trader Joe's.
It was a beautiful sunny day. Not a day that encourages work. Took a long while before I worked on the sketch.
Solved the cube a bunch. Whoo, cube!
Apparently someone put up a very nasty warning to the person who keeps defecating in the far hallway. I wanted to get a photo of the note but someone took it down. Who poos in a stairwell, seriously? There are bushes right outside and doggie doo bags. Bleh.
I woke up to Gabe snoring from the other room. No nightmares last night, lets hope for none tonight.
Also, seeing as it is in the AM: Happy Mother's Day Ma! Looove yoooou!!
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