So Derek tried to buy beer at the corner store.
He got carded.
He always gets carded.
They told him to watch out for the “tall itallian man” because he apparently won’t accept Derek’s out of state lisence.
We find it unlikely that there are any itallian men in this neighborhood, tall or otherwise.
I’m going to be live blogging the launch of the new website Sam and I are creating. It’s like our little baby. Stay tuned.
This has nothing at all to do with what I usually talk about here, but I found this site which starts out explaining the Balducci Levitation Illusion, all nice and calm and reasonable, and suddenly ends up bashing and mocking David Blaine for his street magic TV shows. It made me laugh so hard I couldn’t just keep it to myself. My favorite line: “If he’s so good, he should of made himself look better in this photo!”
Check it out here and see why I’m crying from laughing so hard.
A new piece I have been working on just fell over and knocked an old piece I have been working on for what seems like forever off my desk. It was glass, and of course it shattered. At first I was upset, because I have been working on it for so long, but now I think I’m alright with it, because it always seemed forced, and now maybe I can use parts of it in different pieces. I don’t think I would have really liked the end product if I ever finished it anyways.
Or maybe I’m just saying that because I ruined it.
I guess the worst part is that I cut my finger. But it’s only my pinky. And not very bad.
Oh well, time to move on.
Alright, so here’s an old bookmark I have that I recommend for a few reasons. Sylvia White manages visual artists. She does not claim to be artist herself (which I think is silly, I think everyone is an artist, but that is a different discussion for a different time), but she has a lot to say about being an artist. She seems very practical, which is important, especially for an artist. At least I think she doesn’t claim to be an artist, and from what I read on her site, I don’t think she would. Alright, to be honest I haven’t read her biography even though it is right there in plain sight.
But I have read her art advise and some of it is great and very reassuring. For example: “Contrary to the common stereotype of artists as slackers, artists are incredibly industrious and hard working. In most cases, regardless of what they do for a living, they are working on their obsession 24/7. Acknowledging this, can help tremendously in understanding an important aspect of an artists’ character…and saving a relationship.” Sylvia is married to an artist and has worked with the m for many years and thus learned that what may seem like sitting around and doing nothing is actually thinking and planning and responding, and an artist is constantly doing just that. It is a very important part, and can be hard to deal with, both for the artist and those around them.
Another quote I whole heartedly agree with: “Most artists I know go through classic symptoms of withdrawal when deprived of their work environment for too long. They get grouchy, irritable, may suffer from physical complaints such as headaches, body aches and often times find themselves depressed for no reason. These symptoms miraculously disappear when they are given the opportunity to work again.”
But something I can’t honestly say I believe: “The primary reason for this is artists are wired differently than the rest of us.” I think I define the word artist differently than Sylvia and so I read what she has to say with caution and even criticism. However you define art and artists, I think her site is an encouraging read and a great resource when you are feeling useless and unproductive. Her words are quite encouraging and raise many thoughts and discussions in my mind. I highly recommend taking a look.
So here’s the thing.
I think I am a pretty interesting person. And I also think I have interesting things to say. What I like to say things about tends towards the arts and technology. I’m a sucker for gallery openings and Discovery Channel specials. (I’m also a sucker for LOLcats, but I’ll try to keep that separate.) Sometimes I get these two categories confused. But the way I see it, science and art aren’t really different things at all. Both are just human beings’ methods of trying to explain the world around us. Simple as that. I enjoy clean lines and simple shapes and uncluttered ideas in both the work I look at and the work I make. But that doesn’t mean I’m not open to crazy things and pushing the boundaries. And I’m always open to learning about new ideas.
Hi. Let’s talk art.
