Library

I've been spending a lot of time at the library lately. While I love the vast supply of books, I can't really stand "old book smell"- too much of it and I physically get sick (nausea). Anyways, here's a sketch I did there a year ago.

Brown Bag (wrapped)

if

Hayao Miyazaki

(deep in thought, his signature guttural groan)


On Saturday evening at Berkeley, there was a conversation/ interview with animation legend Hayao Miyazaki in the flesh.
Just being in the same room with Miyazaki-san was inspiring enough. The whole time he maintained a great sense of humor.

I sat six rows down from center section, which given the size of the auditorium was a pretty good seat. The girl who sat next to me had flown all the way from Fullerton for this. We were both joking about how horrible it'd be if some tall person obstructed the view. Of course as it turned out, this GIANT sat right in front of her.
Awww (but fortunately with some awkward angling of the head, she saw the stage just fine)




Ohh... a night to remember

Gasp!

What?! It's been over a month since I last updated?! How did that happen?!! Ugh I'm so ashamed... I won't let that happen again.

But (I think) I've been productive.




(Self explanatory I hope)



Backside to an envelope. Quick drawing.



And here's part of the a project I did last semester. They're mini bras made from pink ribbon and the "coat hangers" I made just last week from paper clips. Cute right? Hehe.

[old] Random Doodle

I like to draw odd faces when I'm bored. (Like most artists) I have tons doodles floating around on random bits of paper, napkins, notebooks, and in this case my sketchbook.

Holding hands

"Time is just something that we assign. You know, past, present, it's just all arbitrary. Most Native Americans, they don't think of time as linear; in time, out of time, I never have enough time, circular time, the Stevens wheel. All moments are happening all the time."
-R. Green and M. Burgess, Northern Exposure, Hello, I Love You, 1994



For this collage, I clipped out images of watches and pasted each down as I found them. Each new watch connected hands with the previous until there were enough to reach all the way around.
The challenge was I could not predict the next piece, i.e. the directions of the watch's hands nor could I manipulate them to connect.

Strangers

"Our responsibility is much greater than we might have supposed, because it involves all mankind" - Jean-Paul Sartre

Unfold

Stuck in a Rut

Sketch, Persephone.
Done for Illustration Friday: Adapt





I've been having the worst artist's block. I know I shouldn't knock my own work, but lately I just haven't made anything worth looking at. ugh. I'm trying to get through it...

Just Experimenting

Kind of interesting looking

A Little Less than Happy...

The previous and above posts were done during finals time, if that helps put them in context.

I've found that a self-portrait isn't a depiction of how you look so much as it is how you feel.

Sinking

"Let them think what they liked, but I didn't mean to drown myself. I meant to swim until I sank- but that's not the same thing"
-Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

Let the Summer Begin

School has been absolutely exhausting, but it's over. And about time too, I was so fatigued. My head was aching and my body had the chills all over. I generally don't get sick, so I was feeling pretty awful which... didn't exactly help me focus on exams. I'm still recovering two days later.


Despite the astronomical load of work I've had to do, I still managed to find some time to sketch (though I wish I could say the same about sleep).

Watch out for...

To a certain degree everyone has these thought tendencies but I believe we, as artists, are more susceptible to distorted thinking. Severe cases will fester unhealthy mentality about one's work and self. While it's one thing to be your own worst critic, it's another to be a self-condescending dictator. Be mindful, recognize these thinking patterns, and aim for something more realistic, but most of all don't forget to be kind to yourself.