I also got my new light box today so traditional animation here I come! I hope to produce at least one short before school to not only show the class but to prove to myself that I can do it and to get a process and workflow down as well.
Other than that, nothing's been new. Just thought I'd try and keep my word and update this thing continuously or at least once in a while.
I guess when still searching for that first couple of ideas, I have to remember: Childhood is infinite in its wisdom.
I hope everyone's summer is going great and everyone else is more productive than I.
Therefore, I aim to start my experimentations today. I shall hope to accomplish a poorly colored and roughly sketched animation to help reassure myself that this could be a project or idea worth pursuing. And if I could have enough time throughout the year to finish it. I figured I better start and no longer procrastinate before it transforms from a little kitten to a tiger coming after me. Maybe a few walks.
I shall update this journal with a youtube link to how my experiments end up, no matter how horrid or beautiful.
A little encouragement once again coming from the world of Dillard. I think I need to start out with something small. I think I'm finally at a place where I can start experimenting. I shall try to create one full short with one thing in mind: finishing it, pushing through it. Maybe even try to participate in the 11 second club. I think I shall. And remember, you are the only one that can do it.
Oh Eli, where are you?
Also I went to the zoo yesterday. I felt like a little girl gawking at all of the animals. Also the wallaby had a joey named Damien. Sketches to be posted soon. :)
Also, I have to record briefly a small quote again from Dillard. Such an inspirational and thought provoking book in so many ways.
"The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or perchance a palace or temple on the earth, and at length the middle-aged man concludes to build a wood shed with them." Thoreau
Dillard continues to say "The writer [artist] returns to these materials these passionate subjects as to unfinished business, for they are his life's work."
I hope to continue to keep these things in mind, and like the youth still tries to build a bridge to the moon. I hope for you to do the same!
I also hope to muster up the energy to scan in this interesting band of owl sketches I have done while at camp. It seems to be when I'm at camp all I want to do is draw owls. I guess the woods screams owls at me in the middle of a peaceful day. haha!
The past few days have been uneventfully cold and with it being so cold outside, I've been staying inside slowly going through my room and donating and trading in things like crazy! I have a box of books waiting to be sent out and a stack I'm waiting to see if Amazon will accept and give me store credit for. I've finished my first commission yay! and have a little bit of money in my paypal. As far as "artmaking" that has been zip to null lately. I want to go outside and draw! Sometimes I think I should brave the cold and wind and suck it up and go to the park or even my front lawn. Next week the news says it's going to get really nice so I was thinking of heading to the zoo. I haven't been there in 4 years at least and would love to visit again! Armed with a sketchbook and a camera of course! I also want to head to the dog park and the mall again. I love to draw people as they go by, it provides such a great challenge. I can't wait for camp this weekend. No more snow and cold according to the weather. Still can't believe it snowed in MAY!!! Well, this is my sad little post for now, it's just soooo cold in here! brrr!
Unfortunatley exploring was left to a minimum today and after much debate with each of the weather stations, we fell back on the good ole' weather channel which might I add was much more accurate. Rain started as soon as we rolled into town this morning to pick up a few things such as dinner and other various food items as well as some beautiful flowers of two varities. The first, a bunch of dwarf snapdragons as well as a packet of sunflower seeds and the latter a half dozen of cut yellow roses with the most beautiful tinge of red along the edges. With the snapdragons, my Mom wanted what she called "instant gratification" and I wanted to plant some sunflowers. So I guess we'll see if instant gratification is better than my hardwork.
I guess I should get back on topic here and say that when the weather channel mentions a warning about high wind gusts up to 50mph, you should take that to heart. Another warning was added and can you believe it? A snow shower warning! In the middle of May! Oh Rochester, New York, when will you relent your strange weather and act normal for once?! I now sit here in the camper and three movies later, have decided to type this up. Although I have to say, when watching Wall-E, I couldn't help think of you, Eli. Especially when Eve held up her hand and looked at Wall-E and said that one word that tugged at our hearts, "directive." You were absolutely correct my dear, the most touching part of the whole movie.
I have yet to get into my very strange yet oddly meaningful dream. I have it written all down in my artist journal as soon as I woke up, but I have yet to forget every detail of it. I think this is due to my constant thinking of it today. The really odd thing about it was that it felt as real as this world does, I rarely ever have a dream this weird in that amount of clarity. The only other time that happened was when I went outside and jumped into the wind and I actually could fly as I high as I wanted, and then got chased around by what I assumed were bad guys and all they wanted was my toothbrush in my coat pocket. I lie, the other time was when I was scared to be a lifeguard and had the whole lifejacket tree house on deck thing and then saw this little girl in the bottom of the deep end of the pool. These dreams were really weird and in such clarity and yet that's only the brief summary of them. I'm starting to remember a lot of these dreams that I made sure to make myself remember by repeating them throughout the day and wonder if I should write any of these down. Maybe make a new journal entry or something.
But yes, in short, if you want to really remember a dream, keep repeating the key details or the whole thing to yourself throughout the day. That's what i do and I can still remember dreams from when i was seven. I appologize for the length of this entry, so without further ado, I shall end it with a good night and stay warm in these freezing temperatures.
For Mother's Day, I have a surprise for her. French toast made from her favorite: sourdough bread! She hasn't had it homemade before in a long time, so I'd think she'd enjoy this. :)
In other news, we found a duck's nest last night right by our pool shed! Unfortunately, we scared away momma duck and the eggs were eaten by what we suspect to be a crow. I'll post pictures and sketches later, it sounds like everyone's home and I've yet to pack...
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