December 2010 Archives

I finally have my sketches done. These are actually going to be two separate images in separate frames that will hang a few inches apart. I haven’t nailed down the style yet. I think I need to just start working on the high res versions and see where they go. On the left is a very trusting girl who’s allowed herself to love someone that she’s not even sure she’s seen clearly yet, which is apparent by the avatar she carries in her locket (which matches the one in the image on the right). It’s all the object of her affection has revealed to her so far — only what he wants her to see. She knows it’s not everything, ... more

“Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it.” ~ Bill CosbyThat’s the attitude that got me to California. It wasn’t easy to do; in fact, it took about seven years to work up the courage and clear my life of all that was not working and holding me back. But I did it. It happened. I’m here, and it’s the best, bravest thing I ever did.The fact is, while you can go the rest of your life being content, contentment without joy is a cop-out. Real happiness takes courage. If you wait until you are not afraid to make a change, you will never make the change. Too many people see fear as a sign that ... more

Having now thoroughly read through the submission guidelines for next year’s SIGGRAPH art gallery, I’m taking a much less ambitious track now. A video sculpture would be great, but not only would I have to have it done and photographed in a month, I would also have to be available a couple of weeks before SIGGRAPH to help install it in the exhibit (should it get in). I don’t see myself being able to take enough vacation to do that, not to mention just shipping the thing to Vancouver could get complicated and expensive very quickly. So I set off on a walk around the office complex yesterday in the hopes that a simpler idea would hit me.I went out ... more

It’s been a very long time since this has been a work in progress blog. The last time was when I was working on my reel and trying to get a job out here over two years ago. That was a project of necessity and documenting it helped me stay on track. I’m finally ready to start another project and while it’s purely for the sake of creativity itself — and maybe to work through a personal issue or two — I find this to also be a project of necessity. I can’t live without my creative life anymore, and now that I’ve finally cleared that last obstacle to having one (the second job), it’s way past time to get ... more