January 27th, 2009

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You can read the text, but basically I feel like my heart has locked itself in a room and refuses to come out. And I don't want to consider that it isn't locked up because that means that this is all the emotion I can muster. I'm hoping it's indeed in there.

But I'm also afraid it's snuck out the window.

Here I wanted to use something technical to try to portray the bouquet of emotions that make up and influence our mood on any given day. (The line at the bottom reads, "How are you doing today?") Each meter is measuring a particular range of emotion such as silly/serious, unsure/confident, fragile/resilient, overwhelmed/underwhelmed, curious/bored and so forth.

Currently Listening: Bon Iver...For Emma, Forever Ago

January 24th, 2009

I've started doing my drawings on a slightly larger scale, so these are the first two from this new batch! (Click on image to see the full artwork)

Oh look, a happy drawing! This is about holding on to a good mood.

This one is about when you are feeling physically worn down, fragile...like you'll tear easily as if you were made of paper.

Currently Listening: Andrew Bird...Noble Beast

January 22nd, 2009

It's been awhile since I've done my self-therapeutic drawings, and I admit I feel rather rusty. So these aren't by best work, but you gotta get back in the swing of things somehow! With all three of these, I applied the ink with a brush...which is something new for me. (Click on image to see full view)

I spent over a month cranking out way too many hours of work on this other project...and when I came to a stopping point it was weird to dust off my life and put it back on again.

This is dry. Like, Sahara dry. But I found it funny...

This is about how some lovely ladies I know hand out their hearts like flyers. "Here, you throw this away..."

Currently Listening: Does It Offend You Yeah?...You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into