Motivation is such an interesting thing. I find that the worst part about any task is actually just beginning it. However, regardless of whether or not I continually remind myself of this fact, I still struggle with motivation at times. Usually, it happens when I have a large chunk of time to devote to something. I just waste time! The busier I am, the more I get done - which I know is true for many people but it seems so annoying to me. I have to learn more self discipline. "Yes, I have a lot of free time today, so I need to finish what I have to get done before I am allowed to waste time." I just have to do it. Really, it's as simple as that. I just have to start. When I still watched Heroes, I was struck by something that Hiro's mother said in a flashback once "If you fix it today, you don't have to worry about it tomorrow."
She is right.
2.14.2010
2.11.2010
Scanner
I have to say that these things always confuse me a bit when I start them. The interface is easy enough but there are so many different profile names/bio updates/about me sections/etc that it's annoying to figure out what to include about yourself and where to include it!
That said, the topic of the day is scanners. Why don't I have one? I am a graphic design and costume design major. I have a website with an online portfolio. I have teachers who love to see sketches via email. Why, then, do I have absolutely no way of transferring my work to the computer? Ridiculous, I know. They're not even expensive! I checked Walmart.com yesterday, haha. Now, if only I had a paycheck with which to purchase such a scanner, I'd be set. I am currently poor. Which is not to say that I have no money - I just havent been paid! It's driving me nuts. If I didn't work, it would be one thing - I'd deserve my poverty. However, I know quite well how much money is sitting around in an office somewhere with my name on it; and that is what bothers me the most. I'm looking to get a big flatbed scanner. I've used my family's scanner at home but it's too small to fit my renderings, which are 11x14. Once I get a scanner, I'll start posting work. Yes, that is what I'll do.
On another unrelated note, I've been having a thought recently. I find it interesting that I chose to go to school for art because I liked making art - and yet I am so busy with class assignments that I don't have time to actually make the art I like. Of course I should be appreciating the art that goes along with class work - and sometimes I do. But sometimes I don't. Really. At all. Sometimes, I miss the days of sitting around a still life listening to Mr. Wangberg say "go darker." Or sitting in my room drawing a picture of Johnny Depp because I felt like it. I have a list of inspirational artistic... things... I guess. I don't know what I'd call them - just "inspirations" maybe, that I have acquired over the past year or so. It is on a "sticky note" on the dashboard of my laptop. My plan is to make some kind of art that reflects each of those things someday. As you can see, it's going well... The only non-class-related art I make anymore is for gifts. So I'll draw something, say "Oh how nice!" and then give it away. Sad, really. That's the curse of a double major I guess.
Now that school is practically over though, it scares me. I always thought I was doing so much better than most other people for keeping so busy throughout school - but I'm now coming to realize that drowning myself in college curriculum and clubs didn't help me prepare as much as I should have for "real life." I didn't have time for an internship - and I feel like that is going to seriously bite me in the ass. Hopefully I can make up for my lack of professional experience with my obvious overinvolvement in other areas. Time will tell, I guess.
That said, the topic of the day is scanners. Why don't I have one? I am a graphic design and costume design major. I have a website with an online portfolio. I have teachers who love to see sketches via email. Why, then, do I have absolutely no way of transferring my work to the computer? Ridiculous, I know. They're not even expensive! I checked Walmart.com yesterday, haha. Now, if only I had a paycheck with which to purchase such a scanner, I'd be set. I am currently poor. Which is not to say that I have no money - I just havent been paid! It's driving me nuts. If I didn't work, it would be one thing - I'd deserve my poverty. However, I know quite well how much money is sitting around in an office somewhere with my name on it; and that is what bothers me the most. I'm looking to get a big flatbed scanner. I've used my family's scanner at home but it's too small to fit my renderings, which are 11x14. Once I get a scanner, I'll start posting work. Yes, that is what I'll do.
On another unrelated note, I've been having a thought recently. I find it interesting that I chose to go to school for art because I liked making art - and yet I am so busy with class assignments that I don't have time to actually make the art I like. Of course I should be appreciating the art that goes along with class work - and sometimes I do. But sometimes I don't. Really. At all. Sometimes, I miss the days of sitting around a still life listening to Mr. Wangberg say "go darker." Or sitting in my room drawing a picture of Johnny Depp because I felt like it. I have a list of inspirational artistic... things... I guess. I don't know what I'd call them - just "inspirations" maybe, that I have acquired over the past year or so. It is on a "sticky note" on the dashboard of my laptop. My plan is to make some kind of art that reflects each of those things someday. As you can see, it's going well... The only non-class-related art I make anymore is for gifts. So I'll draw something, say "Oh how nice!" and then give it away. Sad, really. That's the curse of a double major I guess.
Now that school is practically over though, it scares me. I always thought I was doing so much better than most other people for keeping so busy throughout school - but I'm now coming to realize that drowning myself in college curriculum and clubs didn't help me prepare as much as I should have for "real life." I didn't have time for an internship - and I feel like that is going to seriously bite me in the ass. Hopefully I can make up for my lack of professional experience with my obvious overinvolvement in other areas. Time will tell, I guess.
Here We Go Again
The concept of a blog fascinates me. The name itself is ridiculous - blog - sounds ominous - in 1972, a blog would have been something you'd see in a b-rated horror film. Have we become so egotistical that we now have to display our view of the world publicly on the internet? Or is it more for reassurance? Do private diaries no longer satisfy? I guess not; because here I am beginning my third reincarnation of some form of "blog" stemming from my freshman year of high school - when having a Xanga was the cool thing to do.
My goal with this blog, however, is to comment on art as I see it, the world as I see it, and life as I see it. I appreciate blogs when they belong to artists. It is one thing to view an artist's work. It is yet another thing to hear them speak about their work. You feel more connected to the art - or at the very least, to the inspiration behind it.
As my college career comes to a close, I hope to define myself as an artist. I can't promote myself to an employer until I know for sure who I am. My hope is that this blog will be an avenue for that discovery.
My goal with this blog, however, is to comment on art as I see it, the world as I see it, and life as I see it. I appreciate blogs when they belong to artists. It is one thing to view an artist's work. It is yet another thing to hear them speak about their work. You feel more connected to the art - or at the very least, to the inspiration behind it.
As my college career comes to a close, I hope to define myself as an artist. I can't promote myself to an employer until I know for sure who I am. My hope is that this blog will be an avenue for that discovery.
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