So its been an amazing past few weeks. Everything seems to be working out and falling into place. I am finally back home after a year long deployment in Atlanta. Living in a another city, away from things, was a great experience and something I think was something that needed to and was supposed to happen for various reasons. Lance, you made it awesome and and there's no way I would've lasted that long if it wasn't for you. Eric, I'm glad I met you too. You were certainly an experience. Now, I'm back in Memphis and things seem to be flying so fast, I can barely keep up. I released the chains of Pinnacle and the universe seemed to hand me The Gap. I have orientation today, on my birthday! :) The plan is, to paint, have shows and sell lots of stuff up until its time for University of Memphis in the fall. I know people say not to go to a grad school thats in the same city as your undergrad, but I'm done being all over the place and missing people close to me. I'm ready to settle a bit and get a great job in the arts, which I think its going to be teaching on a college level. So that's it guys, that's where I'm at. Bare with me, I'm trying to write in this thing more to let you guys my progress on my career and events related to it. Hopefully, this will stay primarily an art blog, a diary if you will.
Anyways, I want to read you guys something that just kind of flowed out of me when I was looking for inspiration one day.. I think its universal for everyone, so I hope you get something out of it. I did.
Jason, nothing has to be as big as you dream. It can all be right here. This small moment can be as vast and wondrous as you make it. Your life is special. You are special. You know you have gifts already in you, waiting to be opened. They are your wings. Remember Icarus. When you use them for yourself, you fall. They are tools for escape. You will grow and feel accomplished after you get to where you are going. That is when you will be happy. Maybe not during the voyage, because as you know, voyages aren't always so fun. It is an adventure. There are ups and downs, triumphs and disappointments, but mostly long periods of wait.. until you get there. YOU WILL GET THERE. TRUST in your wings, little Icarus. Believe in them. If you do not believe they are there, they won't be. You are one with them. They are you, and you are them. We are here, we are together, and we are one entity guiding you on this special journey. Predetermined visions are rocks to pull yourself towards and rocks tied to you from behind. Pull yourself to your dreams, without expectation of how it should be. You must be flexible and in complete trust. You can't see the entire road while driving at night, only what your headlights allow you to see. And yet, you keep going.
This one was an attempt at making a comic book type sculptural relief telling the story about a little girl getting wrapped up in the magic of playing with all these fireflies on the hill under the moon, only to be abducted into the castle by this firefly king and turned into one herself. I don't really think the flow on this one was very successful, it's kind of all over the place and a little confusing, so, eh.. lol. I'd like to do more like it though for sure. This one was about 3 ft wide and about a foot tall, made out found objects, sculpey, wood and plaster.
This one seems to be a crowd favorite.. Gertrude and Mortimer Ogilvy. The intention, or idea at first was to be just her, lamenting over her past lover. I had this whole set planned out, but there were things about it that didn't work. I like how he is slowly trailing by her anyways. And since, Mortimer has went ahead and taken his timely demise anyways.. he broken in half then fell out the chair :/ But these guys are about 4ft tall ( 6 +the umbrella) made out of sculpey, cast plastic, wood and found items.
Love this guy, hes about a foot tall and fully posable. His head hands and feet are cast plastic and the rest of his body is wood.
This was just something to work on during my time in Atl, I think I will be adding to him soon.. Hes about a foot tall, made out of sculpey, wood and found items with a wood and wire armature.
I have since changed Miguel's feathers on his under belly to a pink and light blue and much happier with him :) but I need to fix his head now.. it melted from being stored in a compartment over the summer. haha eh well.. maybe I can fix it.
