i haven’t been able to sleep so well lately, or like last night, almost not at all. so i am a bit shaky, you know that feeling? i have been obsessively working on the house collages which are become more complex and i am starting to hammer out some of the issues and glitches. the one pictured here that appears finished (kinda) was finished until i kept fussing with the roof tiles until i got to the point where i am…i can’t stand the damn roof, so i need to rip that off and do it again. hopefully i can get it off withough causing damage to the piece, it really does take me quite a while to do. i sat outside although it was chilly to just sketch the shapes of the houses across the street and took some photos, just to have. i also trolled around flickr a while ago to look at other old house photos and found some incredible houses, some that look like the earth is trying to take them back, just amazing. i am interested in something like that, too. the house kitty corner from us here is really run down, but i love the way the siding looks, which i think i will use on the next one i work on, after the oval one in the photo. the oval one is actually done as far as all of the collage pieces are concerned, i really like how it looks so far, it is two houses in that one. i just need to outline all of the siding and roofing tiles and give it a little inkwash and go from there. i added a teensy bit more color to this one, don’t know what i will think o fthat. anyway, i am excited about these. anytime i draw a door or window on to the houses, they just don’t look right. it drives me nuts. don’t know what that is about. i need to go online and see what the word is. i do put chimneys though…so maybe it is saying something about being inside and letting things out but not letting anything in? although how does the house get its fuel if there are no doors or windows? hmmmm. anyway, i am really wanting to apply to some galleries, and get my portfolio together, my statement and try to do that. i will still do my fibery endeavors, but i really want to try to overcome my fear of getting that together, which then would mean i need to approach galleries and maybe get turned down…a lot. sigh. i just have to be a big girl and do it. and try to grow as an artist, in every way that i can. the thing that really is important is to treat it like a job and to do it no matter what, by a schedule. it you are training for a marathon and never go to your training sessions, chances are, you are in trouble. if you want to grow as an artist and don’t stick to your work schedule, same deal. you don’t just get better, or good, by osmosis. the artists i have known that are the most talented tend to be people that do work every day. it is their job. it is their love. it is who and what they are. being lazy doesn’t tend to yield results.
i am super sleepy, needless to say, but i wanted to pop in, les you think i am MIA. i have lots to show you and i am doing all i can to get all of the fiber weighed so i can list it tomorrow and over the weekend. so if you contacted me about something you wanted and didn’t get any message from me yet, shoot me another message. i am a flake. so. sorry about that.
i have been hyper and tired, forgetting to eat, wanting to sleep, can’t sleep, kinda hungry, don’t feel like actually eating, and we go to san francisco next week just for a few days. i am very excited to go! i get to see my super good friend barbe, rumor has it i am going to see diana fayt’s studio and i am hoping she will let me play with some clay. dunno. as you know, it was my focus for my degree and more and more i realize how much i miss it. i am excited to see everyone! we are only going to be there for 3 days when all is said and done, so not much time. kinda sucks. i will try to blog better to-morrow, i am just totally loopedy loopeyman.
i need to dye some fiber for a custom order and just get the studio and orders, etc, in order. it is seriously driving me nuts. i spent 16 minutes looking for my drafting rulers. i am sure when i buy more, i will fin the old ones. so damn annoying.
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You could use the sleepless hours to put stuff on Jake’s head. He probably enjoys having stuff stuck on his head.
I read somewhere that on real houses they’ll put new tile right over the old tile, but only up to two layers. After that, they have to take all the layers off before they put new tile on. No idea where I read that. But you could do that, and it would actually be authentic!
P.S. Oh, btw, the siding is way cool!
hey zeeps! i was wondering where you were! jake would surely love that. he doesn’t wake up for anything, so it would just be way too easy. i am sure you have seen the photos of the cats sleeping on his head, so he has that covered already!
riin, that is an interesting idea. my work does tend to have lots of layers, on purpose, but also because i can’t stop myself. i know you know what i mean. thanks so much for the kind words, it really means a lot to me. i don’t get much art feedback.