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| FUN FUN combo - Romance was Born leggings and Gorman shoes - resting on some amazing fabric that I bought |
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| Working on some more illustrations for the Rookie Yearbook. Can't wait to see it all together! |
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| A detail of my friends Cheralyn and Gonzalo's exhibition |
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| This has been sitting on the top of my desk pile for a week or so |
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| Found this nice orange pair at Savers today |
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| Knit detail on a jumper at Savers |
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| Pattern detail on a skirt |
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| An illustration for Rookie, for a piece about '70s funk singer Betty Davis, by Britney. |
This past week I've been doing a whole bunch of logistical, boring activities that are necessary but never incredibly exciting. It's times when I have to do these tasks that I wish I had someone to just make all the calls I have to make, and present me with all my materials and surfaces to paint on and I could just sit back swirling a glass of wine (or in my case it's more likely to be orange juice or another similarly childish drink) and thinking of things to paint. Alas, this will most likely never be a reality, and if it were there would be some hidden clause that made the whole situation nowhere near as good in reality and I'd be wishing back to the days of begging for lifts with my massive canvases and ringing people I don't care to be speaking to.
Other than those few tasks, I've been at work, doing a bit of socialising after work, and
working on my own stuff - illustrations, emails, etc etc. Nothing particularly out of the ordinary. Yesterday I did get a cool email, from the effervescent Kate Nash, who's work I happen to have admired since those long ago teen years. Not only is she a brilliant musician, but she has provided us with the most motivational quote in existence:
"I am a bad ass bitch from hell and no-one can fuck with me" damn right. But, as it so happens, apparently Kate is a fan of *MY* work, and, blushing ensued - she's interested in purchasing some! So flattering and exciting. So that was a fun lift for the week.
I was really looking forward to today because I had the whole day to myself to do stuff. As usual, when I do have a whole day to myself, I end up sleeping in and dawdling around and doing things like washing clothes or stacking things into aesthetically piles. That was the case today, although I did get to go to Savers. Truly, in my opinion, going to Savers is the most relaxing activity in the world. I love methodically going through the racks, sussing things out - focusing only on the hunt and nothing more. I love not wearing makeup, being anonymous and slinking through the isles. Then, I love going home and browsing my purchases and stacking them on the top of my aesthetically pleasing piles... plus, what can I say, the elated feeling of a good find stays with you for days.
This week will be relatively busy - from what I can see now, anyway - Pamela is playing a gig at the
Westspace Fundraiser on Tuesday night, I've got a couple of social-ish plans and of course, work. I get stressed when I can't fit in time for my art with everything else, so I'm truly going to make *sacrifices* when it comes to my own stuff. I have a new thing where I keep reiterating in my head "My work is THE most important thing" and I have to remember that. When I let it slip from 1st place to 3rd, or 4th, I feel off kilter. Number one will always be my art. Everything else must come second.
