the answer is in the cards
A little post about using tarot to help move through a creative block.
beaming
To the wandering mind, the narrow downcast beam works against it.
Stars and Flowers
My brother’s birthday was recent and I made a pastel drawing for him. I really enjoyed mixing Sharpies and oil pastels and think I may end up doing a few more of these. It’s nice to get lost with physical media until you land somewhere you like.
Build Up
I have been working on my on and off website Hmmburger for the past year and change. It’s let me focus on doing a thing, and recently the thing was finishing another zine.
Sike!
I thought I was gonna change things up and get back on the wagon, but naw.
Back at It
Got motivated and did some stamps. Reflected a little on the theme.
Is it supposed to do that?
“You gotta see this,” he said to his coworker, “it came out of nowhere.” He led him to the back of the kitchen, pushed and held the heavy metal door open for the both of them. The fan above the door blasted a mix of the cool air from inside and the lukewarm air from … Is it supposed to do that?
What’s it like being a bot from Singapore?
This site can’t be that interesting! It is flattering pretending it’s real traffic that is like, “this website is nice.” But probably it’s a bot aiming to clone my existence, so when I’m gone and the my domain expires, it will continue posting on this domain based on its data points on me. Or maybe … What’s it like being a bot from Singapore?
100 Days of Making Something
Yesterday, I posted a few prints from this year’s 100 Day Project. This concluded the first week of the project and I wanted to write about my experience doing this challenge. It’s a challenge that has helped me through creative droughts and introduced me to many other artists. The 100 Day Project is a creative … 100 Days of Making Something
Temporada
It’s not entirely nice out, but I am enjoying being in my yard on this borderline hot day.
Wheel Me Out
When you brought me in it was great. Do you remember opening the box and being blasted with that delightfully, questionably toxic air? So oddly refreshing and tantalizing!
The Lunch Rush
The sun cooks me from above and the sidewalk cooks me from below as I walk to get my lunch. The vehicles scream past me in the opposite direction at an arms length. Warm gusts in between the stale warmth of today.
Hola Mundo
I want to keep this simple. The state of the internet isn’t great. We have a handful of companies controlling a handful of websites. Every company is building their modern day imagining of AOL. Walled gardens powered by greed, algorithms, and misery. Reflecting much of modern America. We are allowing machines to fill our context … Hola Mundo
The Backlog
I work at a studio as a developer and one thing I have been trying to do for the past few months is work through a personal and professional backlog. Currently, I am making sense of what has been done and what should be done by now. In this process, I realize how much I’ve … The Backlog
Back On The Grid
I spent a week offline and it was lovely. I spent the weekend recovering and reverting back to my on-grid ways. The workweek is here and it’s painting a picture of a future I am not interested in. At the same time, the few things I left stewing look more appetizing than ever. I am … Back On The Grid
A Garden Jalapeño
This is the first year I was able to harvest a lot of jalapeños from my garden. ON this last stream, I chose to draw one of the more unique looking jalapeño.
Not Feeling It
After a delightful dinner, I saw that it was about the time to do my drawing stream. I had zero desire to stream or draw and had the “Why are you even doing this?” voice at a very loud volume. It’s hard to counter the “Why” when there is no real reason other than this … Not Feeling It
V I D E O
This time last year I was on my third #100dayproject and I’ve missed the challenge it gave me. Finding a thing to do 100 times without getting bored or demotivated forces you to reach corners of your brain you’d never think you’d go. It also creates new pathways to these areas to get there faster. … V I D E O
Backdrops
I’ve used my floor or dining table as a backdrop for my drawings. The flooring in my house is a mix of oak and douglas fir depending on the room and I love it. The dining table is a second hand table with a bunch of stains from years of use. I mostly draw at … Backdrops