reinspired

wow.

http://www.dannyroberts.com

love love love love//////

not drawing right now, as i am in boston and away from my sketchbook. (i know, if i was REALLY an artist i would have it with me where ever i go) but anyway this guy is amazing.

"I began drawing as a young child, but it wasn't until a few years ago when I decided to practice everyday, that I started getting better. I would draw some days for 15 hours straight till my hands were swollen shut. "

not only do i love him because hes such a talented artist, but because he admits to practicing constantly, dispelling the belief that artistic ability is somehow innate, as i discuss in my first post. If this doesn't make me want to practice more, i don't know what will.

furthermore, i am at a crossroads in deciding between: a semi fulfilling job/career in the fashion industry where i basically have to eat a lot of shit and do really boring stuff for years and years for someone else's benefit, or do i want to just be an artist type and get a day job while pursuing fashion as a creative endeavor of which i could have complete control?

the jury's still out.

abre los ojos

Its been a full week since I last posted, which is exactly what I didn't want to happen. I actually did some sketching a few days ago, but it came out completely uninspired. Its one thing to draw bad (technically incorrect with off proportions, etc) but its another to draw uninspired. I'm trying to not to post anything that's uninspired, because whats the point? The problem is that I AM uninspired these days. It's not that I'm even busy...in fact I think I draw more/better when I'm busy. I finished my internship, and my boss at my other job is not giving me work, so I've essentially had the whole week off. When left to my own devices, I am completely unproductive. SOME structure would help. But I'm also incredibly frustrated because I'm sick of working for FREE and all I can seem to find are unpaid internships (see 2 posts below). (btw, my proportions DO suck, altho I'm learning that they are sometimes even more skewed depending on my camera angle--I swear! Either way, my boyfriend bought me this book and I promise to use it one of these days).

for what its worth

No drawing today (or yesterday for that matter) but I have a good excuse; I was researching Savile Row tailoring schools and apprenticeships. I feel like I need to be somewhere that the art of clothesmaking is actually appreciated. In New York its all about "design". Anyone can design or call themselves a designer in my opinion. What? You can draw pretty pictures? Maybe you follow trends? Schmooze at parties? Can you fucking turn a flat piece of fabric into an evening gown? Spend 40 hours making a bespoke suit? I can. Well. Thats the path I'm taking at least. But no one here seems to appreciate it. I may just have to move to Europe. In lieu of a drawing....I made this origami dress....so there.

work in progress

I'm a slave to fashion. No, literally. I've done 3 unpaid fashion design internships now. And I still can't get a fucking job. I know, bad economy, blah blah...but I don't buy it. These companies have money. Its a matter of priorities. And us newly grads are just disposable and interchangeable. I'm dirt poor, living in the most expensive city in America. Hence the ramen. So I've decided to become self employed. So I can afford organic vegetables again. But more on that later.

Secondly, wtf?! Erin Wasson is now a J.Crew model? Have you seen the new catalog? Its AMAZING! I went through a major J.Crew phase before I knew nothing about fashion (which was about age 0-20), then I wholeheartedly rejected it, because I moved on to designers like Ann Demeulemeester and Rick Owens. But now I love it again. Perhaps I've gone soft? They must have new stylists.

Third, I know, I don't draw for 3 days, and now I've got a "work in progress". Pretty lame. My excuse for this weekend is that I had a dark cloud following me (literally). As for the half-done pic tonight, I've been working on other things. I promise.