Well.
I've been steadily grinding away at the artwork for the "geisha" t-shirt I'm making. It's at that point where it's not so much a matter of skill or talent but just putting in the time and energy to finish it up. There's a lot of little details that can be really time-consuming. Here's where it's at right now:
Going to change that hair ornament to be more silvery and add some details to it. None of these colors are final either.
I like how the pattern on the sash came out. I spent a lot of time fussing around on the tiger but I think I'll have to leave it close to this, since the details won't be visible in normal size anyway.
The pattern on the kimono is far from finished. Also, the color of it is far from final. Just blocking in some random colors to sort of get a feel for how things will look.
I hate watermarks by the way. Honestly, I was getting frustrated working on some of the details and frustration lead to boredom so I decided to take a breather...
They had this exhibit at the Asian Art Museum called "Seduction" and it was focused on the theme of "the floating world" in Japanese art, particularly prints. I did go through the whole museum though and I was pretty overwhelmed. I took 453 photos on my phone and I left about 45 minutes before closing. It was a pretty immense collection. Here's just a few things:
One thing I like about visiting museums and looking at works from the past is that it reminds me just how much patience it takes to really create beautiful things. I imagine how much time and skill each artist put into that piece of work and it reminds me to exercise patience as I work on my own projects.
I also finally got all my portfolio projects in print version. It was kind of a lengthy process. I shopped around and most print shops wouldn't do what I needed for less than around $50 a book. Which I thought was kind of ridiculous. So I tried this online service and there was a mix-up with the formatting, then I had that week or two where I didn't have access to my files, then I got shipped a damaged book X__X. But in the end it all worked out and I added all my fabric swatches and technique samples to the respective books.
So I'll be searching for a new job and in the meantime I'll be working on my t-shirt project. And when that's done I'll continue back on designing these 2 collections that I had ideas for. Also: business cards-- I will be making some of those. Other than that, I've been just enjoying life and also doing a lot of reading and catching up on my TV as usual.
Bad time to wash the car but I'd rather have water spots than bird poop.
I finished American Psycho and I have to say some of these scenes in it are some of the most depraved and disgusting that I've ever read. But all in all, it was not a bad book and it was pretty entertaining as well as thought-provoking. For me, I sort of looked at it more as an exploration of what happens to the individual who is drowning in a culture of materialism and narcissism. The individual human gets lost and at the end they're "just not there."
My sentiments exactly...
Been continuing on 48 Laws of Power and well... other shit that ain't none of your business.
I'll be back with more!