June 16, 2008 at 12:58 pm (Art, Creative Process, Other Sites)
Tags: Clough, Mystery Apartment, NY Times
When a family commissioned architect Eric Clough to design their 5th Avenue Apartment, they got more than they bargained for- a home, and a whimsical, gorgeous, detail-filled mystery.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/12/garden/12puzzle.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1
June 5, 2008 at 11:33 am (Creative Process, Other Sites)
Tags: ira glass, Youtube
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-hidvElQ0xE&feature=related
I really enjoyed listening to this clip; I think you could apply most of the stuff he’s talking about to any of the arts.
May 21, 2008 at 2:03 pm (Art, Creative Process)
I did not start out as some totally awesome artist. To prove that I was not always super talented (childhood drawings making the paper be damned), I will share with you this childhood crayon drawing of a girl and some black sheep.
May 9, 2008 at 1:28 pm (Creative Process, rambling)
1) get out any and all art related books, or books that may be related to art.
2) arrange books in artful piles within arm’s reach.
3) stare at the spec. sheet for the logo.
4) turn on computer.
5) Visit the Design Observer and Speakup. Comment on several posts, look at Brand New for ideas of what not to do.
6) Get a mocha.
7) Re-arrange piles of books.
Put on some tunes. Make a playlist specificly for this project.
9) Oh look, a design show’s on the tv. Watch design show.
10) More caffeine.
11) Look at spec. sheet again.
12) Go through art history books, design books, 3 years of magazines.
13) Read some essays on Design.
14) More soda.
15) Sketch a preliminary design, based on spec sheet, demographics, etc.
16) Make a nicer version of design. See how it looks on web, from a foot away, and from across the room, black and white, and in color.
17) Go back to Speak Up, chat a bit more.
1 Remember to eat something.
19) Stare at what you’ve created so far.
20) Under the influence of enough caffeine to power a mission into space and back at the speed of light, create the logo.
April 16, 2008 at 10:13 pm (Art, Creative Process)
Finally finished it. Dots. and dots… and dots later.
April 13, 2008 at 2:18 pm (Art, Creative Process)
Currently, I’m working on a painting to post at work for people to scribble all over with compliments for one another, to try and boost worker morale. Here’s a quick shot of the piece in progress.
March 10, 2008 at 1:05 am (Creative Process, Other Sites)
Tags: music to draw to, the 4 am, Warren Ellis
Well. Warren’s made a 4am I can’t stop listening to. You can snatch it over here. I recommend the newest one, vehemently, and have proceeded to spam the greatness of the 4am to all my friends, if I hadn’t previously told them about it.
There’s just something nice about having somewhat mellancholic music with a nice beat to draw to, and the lyrics are good too.
I highly doubt I’ll be going to bed any time soon; and I can only hope my scanner survives the coming weeks to share the artwork; as the bugger’s been showing signs of slowing down and being a vexing piece of machinery.
February 10, 2008 at 1:43 pm (Craft time, Creative Process, Other Sites)
Tags: giger, grinding.be, porkshanks.deviantart.com
Inspird by http://porkshanks.deviantart.com/, the previously mentioned keyboard art, Giger and Grinding.be, I’ve started modding some of my own stuff around the house with what I have, adding my own twist to the aesthetic. Biomorphic necromantic dystopian swag, anyone? I have no idea what to call it, but I’m having quite a bit of fun.
Here’s a quick, and rather crappy photo of the modded mic of the headset of this project; gesso’d, painted, sealed, wrapped with wire and bone beads.
February 3, 2008 at 3:30 pm (Creative Process, Research)
Tags: Art, Joseph Merrick
Working on an artsy project with my friend Kat, involving research into “freakshow” freaks, carnival life, monsters, mayhem and The Island of Dr. Moreau, along with some crossover with other projects, and Kat was so kind as to share this picture. So I present: Merrick, the Elephant Man.
There’s a lot about this fellow on the internet; but here are some links I rather liked;
Joseph Merrick, in his own words
What I’ve read of the man indicates a gentle, compassionate soul that withstood amazing adversity, pain, poverty and trouble with the utmost of grace.
I remember watching a movie about him as a child, and one of my High School Biology teachers had the surgeon’s book about the man. Currently I’m uncertain about his eye color (most reproductions show blue or brown); though a discovery channel rendition of what he may have looked like indicates brown hair.
January 10, 2008 at 10:32 pm (Creative Process, rambling)
Tags: 4am, Music, Warren Ellis
http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=5438
Warren Ellis’ 4am is an eclectic mix of stuff that gets sent his way that he doesn’t hate. I’m inclined to agree with most of his taste; it makes decent background music for creating random things, and it’s stuff I wouldn’t otherwise be exposed to. I first downloaded it as a lark (around no 4 or 5, I think), and was pleasantly surprised, and now find that waiting for the next one’s become part of my Internet routine.
