The end is so close I can feel it breathing down my neck, I mean if the end had lungs. Things are coming to and end and time is running out. There is some small hope that I'll have everything done on time, but I'm counting on pulling a few all-nighters just to be safe. The worse part is the time aspect isn't even something I can control (not that I'm trying to control time) but that I am relying on the postal service to bring me the things I need before I NEED them. I was so determined to get my supplies to me on time that I payed extra money to make sure it get's here. So now I should probably tell you what I'm talking about:
All right so my Diploma Works project has hit many bumps along the way as I expected, but I never expected to hit a brick-wall-of-a-problem such as: Rachel cannot get the print quality that she wants in the amount of time that is left and there are no local businesses that are able to help. SO that lead to a new direction of using online sources such as Spoonflower and Spreadshirt both which are great, but have the small issue of shipping time. This problem leaves me sitting on the edge of my seat waiting for the mail to arrive before I can do anything else.
Another post! Even I can't believe it. The truth is I'm procrastinating on stuff so I can tell you what other stuff I've been doing. So it's really a win-win. Right now I'm trying to get my camera to download the pictures I would like to post, but it does not want to share. Let me check...nope still isn't working. Well, I can still tell you what I've been up to. First and probably the most important: I have created the first official screen-printing screen of a Tinder. It has not been printed yet because the medium is still drying, but tomorrow I will be printing the first tests. I'm so excited; my project is finally getting some where. Well, I've been worrying on it since last semester, but this it like the proof. (Kay, just force-quited the photo-downloader-majigger.) Any-way things have been going well for the most part; back on schedule with Diploma Works, half my friends are in New York for a conference, and the Michigan Tech All Nighter is tonight and I am going whether I have work tomorrow at 8 or not. (Second attempt at retrieving photos, cross your fingers.) If I can get the thing to work I would be able to show you what I've been working on; the sweatshi--gaaa--Oh-look; it popped up. Be right back! Okay. Got it. So I finally finished the sweatshirt that I modified to be for a girl (it has hips now) and the striped shirt/dress/thing now has red birds instead of invisible white ones. And instead of posting those here, you have to go find them under my portfolio. Good luck, I know you can figure it out. Under this post I'll show you guys my desk with a beautiful flower arrangement from one of my friends for my birthday. My desk is where I sit to do stuff and make stuff and sometimes procrastinate. You can see my happy lamp, Stitches & Scrumptious (top left,) my journal for Surface Design (it's that green thing to the right of the flowers,) oh, and my piece of paper that told me I made it onto the Dean's List (on the wall.) Yup, this is where the magic happens.
Accidentally got out of the swing of posting things so I have a lot to tell after so long. Break for the most part was unsuccessful except for the last few days I was home. I spent the last three days in the garage with my trusty cardboard box, pins and spray-paint. And with my odd assortment of materials I painted shirts for my family and a sweatshirt and dress for myself (photos will be posted later). The new semester is both crazy busy and not at the same time mostly because of Diploma Works and because of my awesome schedule that includes yoga and music theory (which for some reason I'm being aloud to touch a musical instrument). As for the rest of my schedule I have work and surface design. Work has been going well I think I've finally gotten the hang of the whole being a little librarian thing. Surface Design is amazing I've wanted to take the class for two years and it has not let me down, which is good because I kind of need it for my Diploma Works project that relies very heavily on my capability to utilize the skills I acquire during the class. That's about it for now; I've been working on my paper and project still in the ideation stage so if you have any suggestions please feel free! In the mean time until I return please enjoy looking at this pretty shirt that I hand painted with ink.
Home for the holidays now. Not exactly sure what to do with myself and my free time. Have plenty to do just no ambition at the moment. Got a lot of cleaning done at least. Also forgot transfer paper so a few of my projects are on hold for now. In the mean time I've been looking for inspiration.
I dislike finals, exams, and tests in general. So I'm going to talk about something else instead: preparation for Diploma Works is over now it's time to get to the real stuff. I'll still be doing character designs and sketches over break, but I'll also be gathering information for my paper/start writing the paper, searching for materials like shirts and what-ever-other clothe like material strays across my grasp (this is a warning to anyone who leave clothes lying around.) Not saying I'll do your laundry, but I may take your shirt and paint something on it without the intention of giving it back...
It's the last week before finals and things are really moving fast including my ability to ink character designs. The final in my Dependent Life Drawing class was to create two new characters by December 3rd. At first I thought it wasn't going to be a problem, then I looked at my schedule and my lack of studio time before the due date. Luckily I'm an expert at swindling studio time and I was able to get both characters onto illustration board and inked on Tuesday. Today I plan on adding a few layers of color after .
Wall space is becoming a limited thing in my studio. Seeing my characters and illustrations spread out over my wall is kind of neat, but running out of push-pins is not.
Things are moving fast between the upcoming end of the semester and the events that have been going on. Last weekend I helped at a fund raiser for The Young Woman's Caucus for their trip to New York. It was a fun and successful day thanks to everyone involved (and the pasties were delicious.)
The next big event is the Fashion Show that is on November 20th in which I will be both modeling and showing some of my own clothing.
As for my studio work I have been severely distracted with fan art--not just any fan art--Cowboy Bebop fan art. So I've taken a break from Tinders to work in high contrast and with some of my favorite space cowboys. I don't have photos of what I'm working on right now, but I do have an example of the technique I am using. This specific piece was a gift for someone, the character Master Chief from Halo (I hope that information is correct. I take no credit for the character, it is not mine--I didn't even want to paint the thing--have you seen the armor those characters wear?!)
Everything has been going well this week so far I've successfully registered for my last semester of classes, been working on more Tinder designs, and finished a research paper that technically isn't due for another two weeks. So now I'm in a "work in progress" stage either working on different illustrations or waiting for time to pass so I can get started on my final semester of college. Still not sure how I feel about the whole "real world" thing after graduation, but I'm ready to be done with school.
Any-way I took some pictures of my Tinder WIPs. They're just inked so if you have any suggestions for what color they should be just let me know. Thanks!
Diploma Works pitch went very well. I got positive feedback and some suggestions that re-fueled my inspiration for my project. I've also been working on a side project--just for fun--using a medium other then watercolor and in a larger size. My classes are going well too, I've been trying to do more ideations for character designs, but have ended up doing more writing then drawing. I've just been filing it under the 'research' part of Diploma Works.
The fail part involves me personally (thankfully my miss-haps have not effected to many innocent bystanders.) For what-ever-reason I was extremely forgetful yesterday. First--right away at breakfast I lost my favorite pair of gloves (now these are no ordinary gloves they are SKELETON gloves that I bought for a dollar and cut the fingers off so they're FINGERLESS SKELETON gloves. And I love them.) So I was searching all over for these gloves and couldn't find them any-wear. After a while I told the Cafeterians (the nice people that work in the cafeteria) that I had lost my gloves and to keep their eye out for them if they could. Just as my roommate and I were about to leave she poked the hood on my jacket...and found my gloves. (This is the 'fail moment') I NEVER put my gloves in my hood. So thanks to my wonderful roommate I was re-united with my gloves, BUT because of all the commotion over them I forgot my sack lunch in the cafeteria.
Then after my morning class I was locked out of my room--WITH MY KEYS. Now I can understand being locked out without your keys, but WITH your keys? No. That shouldn't happen. So after a few minutes of fighting awkwardly in the hall with my door the lock finally decided to let me into my room.
Finally in my Publications class I forgot my glasses case at my computer. Normally this wouldn't be a problem, but I need my case for my glasses because they're reading glasses and I need the case so they don't get smashed in my backpack by all my art supplies (and yes I always carry a fair amount of art supplies with me were-ever I go.) So after walking to my studio--realizing I forgot my case I walked back to the computer lab, grabbed the culprit, mumbled something about being forgetful and jogged downstairs to my Life Drawing class where I was hit by a wall of fumes from the students spraying their charcoal drawings with fixative and spent the rest of class trying to draw while light headed.
And that was my day. Ta-Da!
Heres a picture to look at after reading about my awkward life situations:
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