week 27: horizion

several years ago i made a decision to go to art school in san francisco.

i was looking to the future, i could see everything so clearly on the horizion.

i was going to get married, adopt a child, get a job in animation...

that never happened, a few things here and there shifted and the landscape of my life changed drastically.

now i work several jobs for not enough money and am afraid to look at the mail box as i know that it will only have more bills for me to pay.

week 26: backwards

i was possibly one of the last of the i pod hold outs, i thought that they ware trendy and lame and the like, i couldnt walk two steps without bumping into some jerk who wasnt paying attention to where he was going, lost in his own little magical world with the white headphone leash planted firmly in his ears...

my hate of the i pod was probably based in some small part of my jealously towards those people who could afford them.

a few weeks ago my boss was kind enough to pass along his old shuffle, and sadly i have become one of those people who are slaves to their mp3 players.

the thing about the i pod is that it is designed to make the music listening experience better.

for me, it made me realize that i hate most of the music i have on my computer.

missed connection comics disappointment

several months ago i answered the call for a project based on illustrating missed connections from craigslist. it looked like an interesting project and i thought i would have a lot of fun with it (and it was and i did) and while i knew that i wouldnt be getting of the profits i figured being a part of something like this would be more than rewarding. i noticed that for once i had fond something like this early on in the process and busted my ass to get a few done in hopes to be included. i recieved a warm response to the work and waited for the project to be published. due to life, the deadline was pushed back and more time passed. last week i received a canned email from the person in charge that my work would not be included in the final run, that the pieces were voted upon and for whatever reason i did not make the cut.

i was told that there might be a volume 2 at some point sometime and people who didnt get in this time would have another chance, which they probably should do in any case because to me says its not going to be as good as the first, or whatever.

it was something of a blow to my self esteem.

i would like to make it clear that i am not bashing anyone here, i understand that the response turned out to be huge and i understand that coices had to be made and not everyone could be included. But still i really really do feel let down.


at anyrate i was going to post these ages ago but i decided not to until they were in book pages on book shelves in book stores across wherever. since that doesnt seem likely now, i have decided to post them for your viewing whatever.

another take

week 25: little things

this illustration ran a few weeks ago in the newspaper i work for. it was really neat to see it in print.
its one of the little victories i have won in my attempt to change things here. it has also led to my use of three dimensional art for some of the weekend sections.

week 24: excess

i had so much i wanted to say here

excess

ill settle on/for/with this

dont borrow to go to college

it will only ruin you

it will only waste years that you have to live on this earth and set you up being qualified for a job that you are, in theory, rated for... but really you sling coffee.


yeah anyway.