journal

Like Bruce from Finding Nemo, they intended on having fish tonight...they succeeded.

hi hello this was my outfit on the date written

two conflicting self portraits of the same person (me) substance is tricky

it is me, dressed for the summer breezes

Been aching to draw one of these for a while now! Can’t knock goblin sharks, that’s for sure.

I keep seeing the word 'binary' crop up a lot in various discourses I’ve caught a glance at recently, whether it pertains to discussions around things like cancel culture or countless other things too numerous to mention. Funny what the lack of a middle ground these days does to certain people, irrespective of their political/ethical viewpoints...

Pencil sketch in journal.

I think I've used this festive hangover as an excuse for (what seems) a little too long now, hahahaha! Back to business...

I haven't posted for awhile. The only thing I seem to be able to do right now, besides boring traditional student work (does anyone really want to see endless figure studies? I think not) is this weird graphic Journal. It may be the only thing I do for awhile here.

Starring Lesley Gore: You don't own me (1963). Let me tell you a story about women struggling to build careers in "man areas" as if building a house of cards. About a 17-year old girl singing a feminist anthem written by men in the 60s music industry dominated by men. About a young female journalist called Gloria who was supposed to write in "Womens' pages" only. About the same woman shouting out to the pink hats in 2017 as she already did to women in the 70s. Tricolor linoprint using one lino plate. December, 2020.

Seals and clocks = an intriguing combo I’d say.

"There's no angry way to say bubbles." Art process video is up at : https://youtu.be/19GhrxR3rYQ

‘All you need is tea and warms socks’ Art process video is up at : https://youtu.be/s1-9DhKpFbI

Whenever I’m channel surfing, I often find myself stumbling into a film midway through it’s running time, and tend to stick around if there’s elements that pique my curiosity and just catch my eye etc. My Girl 2, of all films, was one of them this time around. A line about “barbaric customs” or roundabouts prompted me to pick up my drawing kit...and here we are!

Reflecting on the current pandemic, only to realise things this time last year gave plenty of us something to gripe about too... How times seemed simpler then.

Keeping things together and setting records straight.

Another journal page. Focus on what I saw during a hike up and down a local mountain. Summer then.

Sketchbook Pages~

Narwhals, washi tape, patterns galore...or as I like to call it, a standard Friday night.

"Hold your head up, you silly girl. Look what you've done. When you find yourself in the thick of it, help yourself to a bit of what is all around you, silly girl." Frustration, frustration, and the anxiety that goes hand-in-hand with it. It's hard to let these things go.

Another journal page. Sketches of people getting out and about around town and at hiking areas.

When you find a mondegreen in one of your favourite Magnetic Fields songs and it sets off your creativity... Can’t be only one mishearing things here? Stephin Merritt sure knew how to mumble back in the ‘90s, that’s for certain: https://youtu.be/UGNKhVJbDM8

Another page from my drawing journal. I sketch based on photos taken of people, places, things, doings--often same day.

Activity at the river. Day in the life...sketching journal