Done and done...

Tuesday afternoon, I felt like I was in college, putting the finishing touches on my sketchbook and running to the post office 5 minutes before it closed. The final product? I think of it as a real sketchbook, some pages more developed and cleaner than others, with changing styles and mediums page to page. I'm excited to see the book digitalized and hope to catch the tour either in NYC or SF.

The explosion all over my workspace for days....

probably my favorite page

more pages, but down to the wire

Ok, so just as I am fretting that I will never finish my sketchbook in time, I get an email from Art House Coop saying they've extended the deadline! Thank you global warming for terrible weather conditions! Anyway, I've been treating this like a school project, i.e. working down to the wire, and have completed a few more pages. Bedtime stories is quickly unraveling to expose my schizophrenic state of mind. On the upside, so nice to finally unpack the old typewriter...

SLPS

Happy New Year! Perhaps a little behind schedule, this morning I decided to distract myself from drawing to look on Craigslist. As we all know, looking for a new job, internship, opportunity on CL can leave one feeling depleted--like you are alone in this world sending out cover letters to a vast abyss. My advice: simply dwell on the possible opportunities and organizations that exist. Today, while I may not have found work, I did find an incredible organization that combines my favorite things: art, food, new friends. Slideluck Potshow is a NYC non-profit art org, that sets up smorgaborgs (sp?) of culture. In various cities around the world, gatherings are held where artists slideshows are presented, various home-cooked delicacies are shared, and people enjoy the splendors. Afterward, recipes and artwork is showcased on the website, creating an international art network.

I love everything about this! Check out Jonah Samson's work (from Berlin). So delightfully kitsch.