Been a While

Hey there, it's been some time, huh? My last post was this past summer when I was getting into physical activity. It almost killed me! Well, I'm still running on and off. I did make it to 3 consecutive miles, but gosh is it a struggle every time. I still feel slower than a turtle sometimes!

I can't say much has been going on in the art world for me. I'd been very busy making pysanky for the past couple months. I had a new year's resolution to make a doodle a day, but it only lasted til the beginning of March! So much for that! Here are a couple scans -

You know, I really thought I had more scanned, but I guess they're still sitting in the ol sketchbook! I found that as the year went on, I also had less free time. Work piled on the hours, and I promised way too many people free pysanky. Way too many. But people see them and ask for them, and how can I say no? Perhaps I'm just a glutton for punishment.

Hopefully as we move past the Easter season I can find some inspiration to put to good use!

Run Run Run

So I recently started running. Something I've always hated, loathed, and detested. I never really saw the fun in running, and I was never very good at it. But, I said I'd try, so most mornings I'm out at the local track trying. I can't say it's all bad, there are a few regulars and they're pretty nice.

Sunlight

I've been trying to work with the tablet more. Not sure if I'm a fan of this song or not, but I can't get it out of my head. Perhaps because it is repetitive? Modestep - "Sunlight"

Take it how you will.

A Cat Story

So now I'm back home, which is great and terrible all at the same time. I have more time to work on projects I want to do. The thought is frightening. But hey, now I have time to update my blog, and post things. 

Unfortunately I don't really have anything to post that is finished or interesting, so have a story about my cat. There are thousands, perhaps millions of cat stories out there on the internet, and all of them have their own charm. Even the ones that are basically repeats of the last 60 you read. So why not one more right? This one has *drawn* pictures.

My cat, Rani, was a real sweetheart. She was always starved for attention and would sit on anything taking up your time.

When she couldn't find anyone to give her attention, she would meow. Quite a bit. Even though somewhere in the back of my mind I knew she was doing this to satisfy her own selfish purposes, I always gave her the benefit of the doubt.

Thesis Sketches

Here are some of the preliminary sketches I made for my thesis. This is kind of self-explanatory, I think.

I really do enjoy the sketching process.

Pieces of Thesis

I feel like, normally, the correct way to do this is to wait until after the show. Honestly, I can't imagine many people going to my Senior Show stumbling randomly upon this blog, so I feel I have nothing to fear. Now for a rather large image dump of my senior thesis. It includes 16 spot illustrations and a little extra I threw in for a joker card that I never got the chance to make. I was able to create an animation to go along with my work, which I might post later. The concept is that each suit is a different gang type, and the Hearts are the 'good guys.' Spades are the typical Italian mobsters, Diamonds are the rich types, Clubs are a mish mash, low-brow petty crimes type. Hearts are the police.

So, here are the illustrations. I've posted a few before, but they've been updated since.

How to Make Ukrainian Eggs (Pysanky)

Today, I dedicate this post to my favorite craft.