So I basically took 2019 off. I needed a break from doing school and stressing out for the last like 20 years of my life. I rested hard, which was so refreshing. And the time was made sweeter because I got to spend most of it with someone I love very much, a man I met near the end of my last semester at ASU. During my break I was focused on growing this new relationship, and becoming closer to this, frankly astonishing, human being. I came out of 2019 ready to get back into the grind of being creative.
I didn't do much art last year, except for my attempts at the Inktober challenge. I started, but never finished a few animation sketches, and some art for unfinished videogame projects with my boyfriend. I stoked the fire under my liking for knitting, and I learned how to crochet as well. I've spent a ridiculous amount of time working with yarn this year, making several hats, some socks, some baby booties and a scarf as gifts to various friends and family members. I also expanded my knowledge of gardening, and learned more about medicinal plants. While I may have been dormant from working, I found myself very inspired by the time off. I've learned new skills, and grown old ones. I've lived new experiences and found love. I've solidified who I am as an artist, and what I want to do with my passion. I understand better what I want to make art about, and how I want to do it. This is a hard year for selling art, but a great year for making it. I'm intimidated by the idea of looking for a job in the pandemic, but I have so much time, I can work on my portfolio. Soon, I'm hoping to set up an online shop, and begin pushing my name out there. Wish me luck 'cuz I'm gonna need it. I have a lot of anxiety towards getting to work as an artist. But I know if I work hard , I can succeed. And that's what I'm getting back in the habit of: hard work.
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Kato is another Japanese Artist, creator of the manga series Blue Exorcist. In her series she explores religious themes and questions about what defines good and evil. Her characters are lovable and pure-hearted, despite the hardships thrown at them in the plot. Like you even care. But I'm gonna tell you anyway. After a brief hiatus, spanning most of the summer months, I'm back! As I am no longer required to maintain this blog, my posts might be few and far between, buuut I like this blog, so I guess I'll keep at it.
During my summer I did a lot less swimming than I would have liked. I got a job at Claire's, an accessories retail store in the mall. Working at Claire's is nice. It's not exactly creatively satisfying, but at least it's enjoyable and the pay is decent. I hung out with friends, played lots of Skyrim, and got a head start on knitting scarves for my family's Christmas presents. I did a lot less art than i would have liked, too. IDK, I've been pretty burnt out lately. It's my final year of college before I'm forced out into the wide world... but that's a post for another time. Welcome to the early 2000's.
But not the cool kind where you can spend six months in 1800's France and still be home in time for brunch. No this kind of time travel only goes one way. You hack off hours, days, sometimes years of your life, for the sake of one short-lived project. But it's the most satisfying thing.
Time bends around you, stretching and dragging on, and then all of a sudden you find yourself in the future, and all of your past several hours are condensed neatly within the confines of a 10-second video. Animating sucks up time like a black hole, crunches it down, and deposits it into small artistic nuggets. And then the animation eats away even more time, as viewers forgo precious moments of their lives to experience it. Animated video must be incredibly valuable, for people to devote so much life to it. I think has some sort of hyper-concentrated mental or emotional benefit. Why else would we have let so many hours slip away, if we weren't receiving something worthwhile? This has been my philosophical blurb on the nature of time travel and animation. I really like airports. And airplanes. I had never been on an airplane before last summer, and since then, I've been waiting to board another one. Airports are stressful. They're chaotic and busy, but there's something exciting about them. It's like a ride at Disneyland.
I definitely want to travel more. There are so many places I want to go, Europe and Japan being on the top of the list. I want to tour Europe and see the old buildings, towering Gothic Cathedrals, and historical art museums. Most of the development around Phoenix is fairly new, so I'm drawn to the history that a lot of other places have. Japan is interesting to me as well. It also has lots of art and history. I think it would be fun to experience a culture so different from what I'm used to. Architecture used to be so artsy and aesthetic. Modern buildings are too square. Aside from seeing the sights, I would love to try all the different foods. Hey all~ It's Saint Patrick's Day. Typically when we think of Saint Patrick's Day, images of green, four-leaved clovers, and heavy drinking come to mind. But this holiday has some deeper and more interesting history behind it. Its origins are far from what time has turned it into. So here are some fun facts about St. Patty's day!
1. It's a religious holiday. Saint Patrick, as his title suggests, is a catholic saint- patron saint of Ireland, in fact. 2. Saint Patrick was a missionary from Roman Britain who introduced Christianity to Ireland. 3. According to tradition, he used a three-leaved shamrock to explain the holy trinity to the pagan locals. 4. People usually went to mass on Saint Patrick's day. 5. March 17 is supposedly the date Saint Patrick died. 6. Since March 17 usually falls during the Christian season of Lent, the Lenten restrictions on alcohol consumption are lifted to allow for celebration. And that's where we get the heavy drinking! (cuz give us a cheat day, and everyone goes crazy) 7. One Irish tradition on this holiday is to put a shamrock in the bottom of your drink, and either swallow it with the drink, or toss it over your shoulder for good luck. 8. Saint Patrick's day is a bigger deal globally than it is in Ireland. (it's a really big deal here in America) 9. It has transformed into a celebration of Irish culture as a whole. 10. There are often festivals and parades held for the holiday, and some notable landmarks are lit up green. |
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