Gobble Gobble...

Hello faithful few. I take it everyone had a great thanksgiving...Mines was OK. It was my first thanksgiving as a vegetarian, so it was also slightly challenging.

Before I even got to thanksgiving I had people saying "what are you going to eat?" or "how are you going to have thanksgiving dinner if you don't eat meat?" Really??? I mentioned earlier in the week on my Vegetarian Blog that I would not become that person. I would not let or allow myself to get caught up in the whole "vegetarian vs meatatarian discourse." Our mindset has gotten so far into what symbolizes what for "X" holiday or "X" statement that we don't realize that we actually equate certain things with certain events. Alot of people equate Thanksgiving with Turkey, televised football game at Texas Stadium(The Cowboys, Ughhh) and Black Friday. So the idea of not eating Turkey on thanksgiving becomes almost unpatriotic or UN-American, so to speak. But you not only hear it from the left but also from the right. The right would have you defend the reasoning behind why you aren't eating the meat. About what happens to Turkeys or how they are bred for holidays like this.


I feel that in the modern age, Thanksgiving is about giving thanks and being thankful. Not about how much Turkey or what the final score of the game is or even if you are going to go stand in line at midnight for 4 or 5 am sale and almost get trampled to death to save $50 for a TV. That's just my opinion and I stand behind it. I enjoyed my Thanksgiving as I have enjoyed all my Thanksgivings; being thankful.

-Namaste

PS...I had honey barbecued tofu that I made myself;)

Gin and Juice

Hello faithful few, as I sit here typing this to you guys I am hyper-multi-tasking. Let it sinking in:)

I am watching Edge of Darkness, on my computer, texting this blog on my awesome smartphone(Samsung Vibrant running Bionix Fusion 1.2) & partaking in a glass of Seagrams Gin and Everfresh OJ. Good stuff.

Today I went to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. It was pretty good to see the book portrayed on the big screen. It was a lot more darker than the previous 6 movies WB has presented to us. I mean in my opinion book 7 is the darkest so its only fitting the cinema portrays it as such. I highly recommend that you guys go check it out for yourselves.

I have been drawing a little more so I am feeling pretty good about the direction I am heading in when it comes to my art. Now if I can only get the job thing going:)

Namaste

Always looking forward.

Every weekend no matter how bad a week I have had, I always look forward to talking to you guys on Saturday. Whether it be, just to let you guys know what I am working on or just to show you what I am working on. I always get excited about presenting you guys with a weekly recap of a day in the life of an artist or should I say a week in the life of an artist. :)

I am still waiting to here back from this place I sent my portfolio to last month and i am also in the middle of working on a couple of projects. One of my pieces that I am almost finished with just got a title! Its going to be called, Put The Guns Down. I looked at it another way and started to really thing about it. Then today I flashed back to the image of it and the title just popped into my head. So hopefully I finish it in the coming weeks and when I do I be sure to post a pic of it for you guys.

-Namaste

I'm a Scavenger...

So on yesterday I received my sketchbook from Art House Co-Op in Brooklyn, NY. I am taking part in the Sketchbook Project. I did it a couple of years ago but I didn't last year. I wanted to make sure that I got a chance to do it this year.

So the premise of the Sketchbook Project is that they send you out a sketchbook that you in turn have to fill up with glorious works of art based on certain themes. They have a list of themes like; Nightmares, (Your name here), This is not a sketchbook and so on. I let them send me a book with a random theme and my book came back with the theme "I'm a scavenger." They couldn't have sent me a better theme. I totally plan on running away with this theme. I can't wait to deconstruct and reconstruct this books insides.

Back to the project, once you finish the book you send it back to them. The book then goes on a tour around the country. Making stops in at The Brooklyn Art Library started in February of 2011(where the books at the end of the tour will enter the permanent library) with stops in Portland, Maine, Chicago, San Francisco, Florida, Atlanta, Austin, DC and finally ending up back at The Brooklyn Art Library. I am going to def go check out the books when they hit DC if I am still in the area;) Or the Atlanta showing. One way or the other I will check them out. I might even do the Chicago showing. (Man, I love Chicago!!!)

I look forward to sharing excerpts with you guys over the next couple of months.

-Namaste

Pure Genius or Sometimes my mind digresses...

So, I got my artist statement done for the Call for entry and Art Residence that I was applying to. I worked on it right up until the day of the deadline. I got my packet off by the deadline so pretty excited about seeing what comes out of that. I was at work today and I got on the computer and I decided that I would post my blog, which I had planned on sharing with you guys my new statement. I then realized that my statement was at home so there went that plan. I get home and guess what! I didn't save a copy of my statement for myself!!! I realized that I had only printed out two copies. I did it at work but I didn't save a copy for myself. Needless to say, no statement...Yet! These two opportunities I have applied to will return my material to me whether or not I am considered for either opportunity. So fret not, you guys will eventually get a chance to enjoy my awesome statement;)

The last couple of weeks I have been quite busy artistically. I have been working diligently on trying to produce more work. I have felt pretty good about my work lately. It is a wonderful feeling to have your creative juices flowing, you know. I am going to try my best to keep this burst of creative energy I have found flowing and as always I will keep you guys well-informed.

I have been pretty good with keeping my work life out of my blog because I am a true believer of making sure that you don't leave any record of anything that can be used against you later in life. I have been through a lot in my current working environment and in someways its my own fault. So here's to new ventures and breaking free...


-Namaste

Bleh...

I wanted to give you guys a rundown on what I did this week but my mind got put in a crazy place today. So instead I am posting my first YouTube video for you guys this week. A little performance piece if you will. So enjoy;)





-Namaste

More Pics from my DC vacation...

Hey there people, these are just a few more pics from my vacation.


I will post my artistic ones for you guys at a later date. I have more in my Facebook account. Enjoy!














-Namste