The Big Black Pit

I seem to have fallen into a hole. Somehow, once again, my bank account is in the red. There are no new jobs to be had, nothing interesting to be found for an Art major. The worst thing about it is that what put me in the hole was my visit home. I wanted to see my family. I NEEDED a break. But now I have no money and I WON'T have money because I had to take 2 days off this past work week, due in part to the visit and in part to packing and moving. Living in the city seems more and more worthless by the day.

Not so in the movies. Ever notice how things are so easy for the people we watch on that screen for two hours? Here's the formula. Intro, major crisis, redefine your self identity, become a huge success. When I think about how many times I've had a major crisis and ended up finding a new identity.... well I should be pretty freaking successful right about now, that's all I'm sayin'!

So now I've decided to start a few new projects. Ready for this?

Project #1 - The Sketchbook Library

I have decided to take part in something called the sketchbook library. Basic idea is that they send you a sketchbook and a very (VERY!) generic theme and you have to fill the book up with artwork based on the theme. Mine is called "Danger, Danger". Pictures to follow.

Project #2 - The Movie Ripoff

While I was home, I went to see Julie & Julia with my mom and sister. While the movie was, to me, extremely typical and at times disappointing, it did leave me with just a touch of inspiration. While I perhaps flatter myself that any of you would be interested in seeing me post ridiculous amounts of artwork, that's what will be happening. I am going to find a new something to create an artwork of every day for a year. This will commence tomorrow, September 3rd. Self portraits, strangers, animals, plants, food, the floor, the point is not necessarily the content but just to DO! The more artwork you create, regardless of what it is, the more easily you find your style and inspiration. So that's what I'm going to do. Any medium, any subject matter, it's all up for grabs at this point. And it's all going to go on this blog. That may eventually lead to some sort of name change for it. We shall see.

Project #3 - Reader's Challenge

At this point, you may be discovering that all of the projects are Art based, and there is a reason for that. If I am going to be an artist, I need to produce lots of Art, and I need to do lots of kinds in lots of mediums to be able to show myself as versatile and successful. So this project is where I need YOUR help. You may be a friend of mine or a complete stranger, but I need ideas and feedback. HONEST feedback. So this is what I ask: you, the reader, whoever you may be, send me challenges to create. Anything and everything. The more challenges I get, the more I will be challenged myself. Once I accept a challenge, I will post it and give myself one week to finish it. If I finish before a week is up, I will post the result for your judgement and critique and move on to the next challenge immediately. As for the critique, I need everyone that comments to be as honest as possible. Feel free to debate with each other and with me, I don't care, but I need as many opinions as I can get.

As of right now, 3 projects may be all I can handle. It actually may even be MORE than I can handle, but if all of you hold me to my word I think I can do it. Once the sketchbook project is done in December, I may be able to start a new one. If anyone has ideas for more projects, by all means, share them. As for this post, I think I'm done typing.