Thursday, April 16, 2009
Cave Paintings and the Human Spirit - KCRW
J sent me a link to listen to a KCRW Politics of Culture radio show that interviews David Whitley. It was informative and inspiring. In our discussions about art we always come back to Cave Paintings as a basis of art that is successful and timeless. John Berger, my favorite art critic, has an essay about cave paintings that broaches some of the same concepts. I was finally able to fill in the gaps that I did not understand in John Berger's essay. A portion of Berger's essay talks about the artist emerging - merging with the wall, I did not realize it had more of a significance than being his personal interpretation. In the talk they discuss the same idea, emerging from the wall, as an anthropological interpretation of the shamanistic capacities of Cave Painting. They discuss other topics including a theory regarding the origins of creativity. If you have a half an hour or so, take a moment to listen in.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
Happy Monday - now design and make
This weekend I tried something a bit different. I tried (key word here is tried) not to design or make stuff, pretty tough when it is what you do. I have been, still am, busy with freelance projects and they quickly become consuming. Since my "office" is just me and my laptop normal hours of operation do not apply.
So Friday evening we went out for sushi and watched a movie, I really like the warm colors in Darjeeling Limited.
Saturday morning I walked to the bakery and returned with chocolate croissants, not as yummy as in Paris, but still good. I blew glass on Saturday morning and made a nice cup, made something. Then I did my taxes, taxes are definitely not designing or making. I was a homebody that evening and indulged in reading a good book.
Sunday began with coffee and reading until.. I started playing with the colors I may paint the Loveswell set.
After that a few family Easter obligations. Since it was still windy we stopped at Seaside to draw, making again. J worked on his landscape composition and I made sketches for a commission, they turned out well.
The weekend came to a perfect end because we went surfing with our friends L and G. For awhile it was just us at the peak, the water is getting warmer, the wind backed off. We were all smiles, laughing and perhaps too much talking, the mantra "more surfing, less talking" did come up a few times. We even watched the sunset.
My experiment to not design or make this weekend, in a strict sense, did not work. I still made stuff and did a little color design. However, I was also not stuck in front of my laptop all day during the weekend. I was able to relax, surf and be with friends.
So Friday evening we went out for sushi and watched a movie, I really like the warm colors in Darjeeling Limited.
Saturday morning I walked to the bakery and returned with chocolate croissants, not as yummy as in Paris, but still good. I blew glass on Saturday morning and made a nice cup, made something. Then I did my taxes, taxes are definitely not designing or making. I was a homebody that evening and indulged in reading a good book.
Sunday began with coffee and reading until.. I started playing with the colors I may paint the Loveswell set.
After that a few family Easter obligations. Since it was still windy we stopped at Seaside to draw, making again. J worked on his landscape composition and I made sketches for a commission, they turned out well.
The weekend came to a perfect end because we went surfing with our friends L and G. For awhile it was just us at the peak, the water is getting warmer, the wind backed off. We were all smiles, laughing and perhaps too much talking, the mantra "more surfing, less talking" did come up a few times. We even watched the sunset.
My experiment to not design or make this weekend, in a strict sense, did not work. I still made stuff and did a little color design. However, I was also not stuck in front of my laptop all day during the weekend. I was able to relax, surf and be with friends.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
COACHELLA
J and I get to go to COACHELLA, amazing I have wanted to go forever. The great people at Global Inheritance contacted me yesterday and my painted recycle bin warranted two 3 day passes to COACHELLA. Still a little shocked, it was something they mentioned as a possibility.
Above is one side of the recycle bin I painted. Be on the look out for it at COACHELLA
Above is one side of the recycle bin I painted. Be on the look out for it at COACHELLA
Friday, April 3, 2009
Kindest rejection letter yet
In seeking a full time position, versus being freelance, applying for meaningful part time positions to compliment my art and design business and appeasing my desire for an adventure I have received a few rejection letters. All of which epitomized their purpose, rejection, except this one from Steelgrass Farm in Kauai:
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Aloha Meegan, and thanks for your inquiry about the summer internships. Currently all positions for 2009 have been filled. We received a large number of applications, including many from people like yourself who are well qualified. We regret that we don't have enough places to accommodate all the people whom we would have enjoyed working with.
Best of luck in your endeavors, and please visit our Farm if your travels bring you to Kauai.
Aloha,
Steelgrass Farm
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So this morning while reading my email and drinking a coffee I was able to smile instead of frown. To remember that you never know until you take the risk and try.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Global Inheritance:: Photos - COACHELLA SNEEK PEAK
I painted a recycle bin to be displayed at this year's Coachella. Since M over at Global Inheritance has only shared "a sneak peek" of the bins, I will do the same..
This is the teaser M posted of my bin:
I can also add recycle bin to my list of strange items I have painted.
Surfboards, San Pellegrino bottles, and clothing.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
More than just posting artwork:
I would like this blog to become more than a posting of my artwork. I continue to find amazing blogs that I do like to look at, read and visit, www.shakasandsinglefins.blogspot.com/, http://swallowfield.typepad.com/, www.kjsdesign.blogspot.com/, http://lizcockrum.blogspot.com/ and the latest, http://creativehollycolor.blogspot.com/.
Which leads me to what this should become, I am really not sure.
There are some blogs I have found that post an illustration a day or where the author takes photos of themselves in crazy outfits. I think those concepts work because there is always new information. I think this should be my first goal: to post more regularly.
With all that said...
Below is an ink drawing I did while visiting a girlfriend when she was in Anglet, France last spring. She was very busy being a model, brand representative and surfer. While she collapsed for an afternoon nap, to prepare for the crazy evening ahead, I made this:
I sat outside on the picnic table working in pencil and then in ink. It could be my friend sleeping, it could be me. I do still feel like I am sleeping at times, waiting and wanting someone to wake me up.
There are always more layers to my paintings. It is difficult to peel them back to share the whole story. I think I prefer that people are able to make their own story or connection within my work, to keep parts of the story to myself. Which is strange because I do want to share. I think that is part of my impasse with a blog, how much to share.
(While looking for an image of this piece I realized I already posted it back in July 2008. Which made me want to erase the whole post. I decided not to, I re-read the old post and this one is more interesting. Also perhaps it is better to begin again with something old.)
Which leads me to what this should become, I am really not sure.
There are some blogs I have found that post an illustration a day or where the author takes photos of themselves in crazy outfits. I think those concepts work because there is always new information. I think this should be my first goal: to post more regularly.
With all that said...
Below is an ink drawing I did while visiting a girlfriend when she was in Anglet, France last spring. She was very busy being a model, brand representative and surfer. While she collapsed for an afternoon nap, to prepare for the crazy evening ahead, I made this:
I sat outside on the picnic table working in pencil and then in ink. It could be my friend sleeping, it could be me. I do still feel like I am sleeping at times, waiting and wanting someone to wake me up.There are always more layers to my paintings. It is difficult to peel them back to share the whole story. I think I prefer that people are able to make their own story or connection within my work, to keep parts of the story to myself. Which is strange because I do want to share. I think that is part of my impasse with a blog, how much to share.
(While looking for an image of this piece I realized I already posted it back in July 2008. Which made me want to erase the whole post. I decided not to, I re-read the old post and this one is more interesting. Also perhaps it is better to begin again with something old.)
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