Byproducts of Boredom

Some of the songs & poems I've been working on over the last few years, that hopefully will be in a little collection to be printed by the end of this year. Working on getting copyrights and creative property is annoying, so is finding the time with school and work to finish the illustrations.

It's good work. I especially like the last one, its multifaceted quality thanks to the dual meaning of many of the phrases.

A couple thoughts:

You might find more time to work on the publishing project if you could talk with a professor about making it part of a class project. If you're in a writing course, for example, you might be able to talk the prof into letting this project be your big writing assignment for the semester. And if your curriculum is flexible enough, maybe you could even get separate credit for this instead -- maybe 2 extra credits rather than the full 4 of a standard class. My college used to offer an Independent Study program that was largely self-guided; that's how I completed my art major.

About the illustrations: I know you'd probably like to do some or all of them yourself, but you could also get other artists involved -- say, talk to the artists you know, maybe assign 1 or 2 poems to each artist to work on representing them visually. That way, you could also feature a variety of media. I know some folks who do dramatic line-art work, graphic-novel style; I know of someone on deviantart who does some strong figurative work; I'm not a strong draughtsman but I could complete collages and email some pics of them; you could even get some photo work or pics of sculpture in there.

Not trying to make myself a nuisance; just thoughts off the top of my head.

A very good work overall, but I especially love the last two lines.

So instead of random threads for anything I feel like sharing, this will be the thread I drop them off in for your consideration. We had to do a 30 minute watercolor painting of a model in class last week, I liked the way it came out, so here it is:

Very nice Spooky!!!

Succubus wrote:

Very nice Spooky!!!

Thank you,

This summer break, I'm going to be keeping myself very busy. I normally don't go out much during the summer until it gets dark, so I've already set a group of goals I want to complete before next semester begins.

Finish Collage for my favorite haunt:
The bar I frequent needs a new one, and I'm almost through with it.

Series of Photograph/collages of individual friends:
Starting a series of photos framed in material associated with them.

My book:
Write at least another 150 pages of my story.

Water color:
I'd like to do a series of paintings, at least ten that I'd keep/sell.



That on top of my exercise routine and studying french should keep the brain and body active while I hide in the shade. Anything that turns out really well, I'll be letting all you nice folks get a peak at and hopefully give me some input about them.

Okie-Pokie,

I have a few more silly things to submit, the first being a comical little poem I wrote a few years ago. Hope you like it.

This next poem was inspired by a nightmare I had; I remember waking up a few years ago and everything was very vivid in the dream, so I wrote the poem right then and there.

Wow, that's a beautiful one. It reminds me of some of the college classes I took, and papers I wrote exploring the Victorian compulsion to hate what is most desired.

I also love the fact that it's not just a voice of sympathy, but one of reverence: one that recognizes what she gave (not simply sold or supplied), and the knowledge she no doubt amassed from seeing people in their most vulnerable states. She has fulfilled psychological needs as much as physical ones.

An ode to some of my favorite artists; foam-board, matte-board, and paper:




A Self-Portrait in matte-board, cardboard and wood:

They both look great. Hey, you should use the self-portrait as your avi!

RedAngel wrote:

They both look great. Hey, you should use the self-portrait as your avi!

I was thinking of doing that, but felt like putting the picture up of the friends I've lost, the current avatar is one of the photos Jason's mother used in the collages at the viewing. Some day soon though that paper face will be my avatar, it's eyes following you no matter what sides of the screen your sit on.

^^ Good choice. *nod*

Hey there fellow artists, put together my portfolio to send out to lucky colleges who'll be honored with the opportunity to give me lots of money to attend their hollowed halls.

So here's some of the paintings, pastels and charcoal pieces I chose.

And, here's a couple sculptures:





It's a 20 lbs dragonfly/factory

So, I made a table;



It's technical title would be a fluted, coopered, conical, truncated table... but most people call it the ice cream cone table. It's just over 2'7", and weighs about 40lbs, and has been abducted by my mother. I have also gained an even bigger respect for any person who has ever made a barrel, which is crazy difficult to glue together because of the wacky angles.

Hello hello friends and fiends, that silly little artist Book of Faces page I have now, https://www.facebook.com/SpookyT2i

I'm doing a pay-it-forward artistic little venture, so if anyone is "in" just pop over and state "I'm in", and I'll make something unexpected just for you.