I am so tremendously sorry about my long absence from updating the State Of The Artist, and social media in general. Without getting into too much detail or delving too much into personal issues, it has been a difficult time recently, both in terms of health scares and issues and personal/family issues.
Many of you kindly reached out while I was "hibernating" recently, and it was much appreciated and a welcome respite from events of the recent past. I thank you all very much.
That said, on with the post!
Weekly Words
Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as high as it will.
- Aiden Wilson Tozer, 1897 - 1963
Again, many thanks to everyone who reached out over the last month or so, it really did make a difference and it is much appreciated. I am grateful for the online community I have been welcomed into, it is an amazing thing to realize just how many connections are made that otherwise would never have come to pass otherwise.
Current Project
A pending commission worked up during my hibernation, for a dear friend. She asked for 2 characters, ink, playing out the idea of the "Spider and the Fly," with just a few specifics for either character.
I had fun with this, it was open, leaving me a lot of room to play around, which I like.
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I'm sorry there isn't more to upload and share, but it has been a pretty rough month or so. With luck, I'll be able to get through the pending commissions I have relatively quickly and get back to work on more personal projects, or open up another queue and take on new commissions soon.
From the Archive
Thera
Completed: 7.2004
A lot of random pieces start out as costuming ideas for attending conventions or even just "hey, I feel like putting together some random outfit-type thing." So, a lot of pieces are preliminary sketches for things I plan to/attempt to sew or construct.
"Thera" is one of those pieces. In fact, "Thera" is the first of those pieces.
The idea behind this costume was a red vinyl, shortened kimono with "maiden" sleeves, a black leather obi, red and white striped stocking/boot-things, and a bun cover, complete with highly stylized Kabuki-esque makeup.
So, once the design was finalized, I did, in fact sew this entire costume... and let me tell you, vinyl... a colossal PAIN to work with. Not to mention HOT in the Florida summer heat and humidity. Needless to say, while this costume was a success, it was retired after one appearance.
Original (A4, mixed media): SOLD
Prints (8x10" giclee): $12
*Please note if interested*
Near Future
As mentioned above, most of the near future consists of getting pending commissions completed.
There may or may not be a progress post for the current commission on my plate. I'm currently working (on a deadline) on a commission for a friend of his good friend who committed suicide earlier this year. We all worked on the same project together 2 years ago, and the final piece is for the young woman's mother to be given on her deceased daughter's birthday.
I'm honored to be working on such a personal piece, and I only hope I can do Nakeisha justice.
Again, thank you all for joining me for another State of the Artist update, and with luck, they'll be back to being far more regular from now on!
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