senior show

IT IS COMPLETE! Phew. My favorite painting/antler duo (by far is):

 

All together there are 9 paintings and 5 painted antlers. Overall I am satisfied with it, I am not 100% in love with a few, but as a whole I believe each piece contributes to the whole...GESTALT as my art prof would say!

Latest song addiction Max Bemis and his wifey: Do the Dohnk

self-entertainment list

So this week I am ordered to be dead to the world, I am sick and supposed to take it easy. Well I usually cannot do that so I am making a list of what I can/should do that is more producive than taking pictures of my swollen glands ( and name them Ned ... I may have a slight fever ).

     1. paint antlers: yeah. legit deer antlers, for my senior art show. I also need to think of an artist statement on exactly why I am doing it.
     2. other general homework: overall my professors are understanding so I have primarily reading and short papers to write; should keep me busy enough, I just hope I do not have any really bad days again though.
     3. guitar hero: I have not played in ever so I need to brush up my skills and make sure I can still play 'Heart-Shaped Box' on Expert.  ...maybe I'll play some ATV: Offroad Fury as well
     4. clean: My indecisive-ness in what to wear leads me in destroying what organization I have with my clothes. Plus I mainly am just going to be wearing the same outfit everyday (not exact but about).
     5. read Atwood: I recently bought 'Moral Disorder' and have only read a few short stories, so if I get the down time I hope to dive into it some more.
     6. finish Dexter: With this I have to have the boy come over, so I hope I do not infect him, shouldn't ...he probably already is though ...but still it is our thing.
     7. movie buff it up: In general, just take suggestions from friends and go with it. 'X-Men: First Class' is on the list.

yep ... that is so far what I have come up with. I just hope the roids are good to me and keep the good days coming.

note to self

dear self,
you have an art show coming up next week ... you have a lot to do ... get your shit together

... seriously


to-do list:
buy another white marker (used the last one with too much force)
clean room and do laundry (create a refreshing area to work)
bike (too many thoughts/relax/rid of stress)
with said white marker, finish business cards
finish poster and photocopy the hell out of it; disperse to the masses
frame GWSD (god wouldn't stay dead) series
figure out what/if pattern needs anything else done to it
make a new piece? halcyon.
gesso the water spots on artifact that your intoxicated butt dripped

artifact (partial to tease)

graphite, gesso, acrylic

2011

break//paint drying

first off, i am kinda stir-crazy at the moment. i have been working on a new painting, partial self portrait and other stuff and needed to step away and let the paint dry so this led to me taking photos of my wonderful organization of my (active) wardrobe.

i 'destroyed' some shelving units to fit my needs.

Eigth ed Hawthorne and cowboy boots.

jeans, mauve and sweats

my collection of 87c and Raygun shirts (majority of them)

tanks.



& i need to make a new playlist, longer one, i have reset it once.
(say anything//killers//cher//coheed//boggs//she wants revenge//dropkick murphys//hives//tegan and sara//minus the bear//modest mouse//breathe carolina//rancid//river monks ... )

yeah ... this is what i do to preoccupy myself.

not a soul knows where i go

tacos. tans. trails.

phew.
here is another day in my life.

open the coffee shop today; lately the morning sky has been red...sailors take warning (if there are any sailors in Iowa, ha)

devour two amazing tacos...it is Tuesday, tilapia one is quite delicious

chill on the 'beach' (aka lake shore), get my tan on with a friend

bike to the Tap for Tacopocalypse tacos...and booze; they were decent I was just spent after biking in this 90 some degree weather (14 ish miles today). I wish I had my camera on my ride, I can not fit it with my phone and wallet in my...um...shall I say storage space, but yeah, wish I had it, cause the trails are wonderful and I was less than 10 feet away from a deer!

Superfluous I know (that is me), but that was my day and I must say I quite enjoy this routine. In my down time from not working I have been trying to be more active
... side note, I have a fear of being getting too buff ...

like taking a long bike ride a couple times during the week, canoeing and might add running into the mix on the days I do not bike. I love it. It is my alone time; to vent, to think about my worries or not think about a care in the world...whatever it may be I feel less stressed at the moment and that is something.   

...i just need the pixie dust

It's a rainy day & I am just sitting here at the shop staring out the window            
 ...pondering.
I'm supposed to be studying for linear algebra final but my mind just does not want to retain anything.


Lately my life has been evolving so rapidly I do not know what to make of it.
A few doors have been slammed in my face but for each one of those a new one has opened, greeting me with opportunities that I could not even imagine.

I need to learn to be patient, it is so hard when I have such a blunt personality. I like to lay things out on the table per-say and get straight to the point. I get misjudged by this; that tends to happen too much but oh well, I am starting not to care about that anymore.


The best way to describe how I feel right now, and it is cheesy as hell but, I feel like I am blossoming. "I'm spreading my wings" haha. But it is so true. I am going with the flow and trying to not worry about things too much. I am breaking down a barrier that I have and letting my true self shine through. Maybe it is all the positive thinking I have been doing lately. I have been trying to just roll with the punches and not let one little mishap bring my whole mood/day(week) down & I feel that I am the happiest I have been in a long while. Granted I have my days but overall, I love where my life is going - I do not know exactly where but I like it & each day holds something unexpected.