I had a difficult time choosing one of the hilarious pictures Pati sent me. In the end, despite her skill as a cartoonist, I settled on her mini-egg series. Also, all she said when she sent me about ten great pictures of her art was, “The lego pic was sent by accident.”
Today’s something comes from my cousin’s daughter, Siri, from the Michigan UP. I woke up to an email with this picture and had to post it right away, particularly since I am about to go to an award ceremony where my aunt (Siri’s grandma) will be. I would say more but, Aa always, I think …
Kathryn’s Something: a group painting Kathryn: “So, you know that thing you put up on your Facebook about people making you something?” Me: “….yyyeeees.” Kathryn: “Well, I made you something!” Me: “YES!” Kathryn: “And I’m going to send it to you! Well, not really send it to you, but send you pictures. Because I made …
Today the countdown begins! 31 days until Don’t Make Art, Just Make Something is officially launched. Mairead’s Something: A Finished History Thesis I thought I’d start off May Something with something from my lovely sister, Mairead, who has sat through multiple emails, drafts, and phone calls while I worked my way through writing this book. …
the idea: write a song about the same ideas in Don’t Make Art, Just Make Something in order to practice expressing in multiple forms Honestly, this wasn’t the idea when I started. However, whenever I try to make something right now it ends up connecting back to Don’t Make Art, Just Make Something. And I guess …
the idea: put aside pride and get excited over taking pretty flower pictures I’m not sure if it comes from my childhood as a tomboy, my college experience as a “sophisticated artist,” or some weird unconscious cultural thing, but sometimes I get self-conscious when I see a beautiful flower and want to take a picture of …
the idea: animate one of the spoken word poems from Don’t Make Art, Just Make Something As an abstract oil painter, drawing animation is about as far from my artistic comfort zone as you can get. However, I guess that’s the point of school. For my final semester, I’m taking a class called Power of the …
the idea: learn how to make a hand-bound journal with a letterpress cover I am on the last legs of my journey creating my book, Don’t Make Art, Just Make Something, and am coming face to face with decisions about publishing and distribution that for the most part are an equal mixture of daunting and exciting. …
the idea: take the night off Thesis: done. Snacks: bought. Movie: started. Sometimes the best thing you can do for your mind is give it a break.
the idea: stop and take a picture I honestly should not be writing this right now. I should be writing the rationale for my master’s thesis which is definitely pressing the deadline. But instead I am on the phone with my sister and writing a blog post after having spent the evening at an open mic …