Confidence Boost

I have an interview for an internship today. Trygve was nice enough to send me a couple emails:




I'm nervous, but I'm ready.

My Hands are Tied

Working on some typography. Can I even call it that? I guess illustrated type is more specific. There may be some legibility issues?



Last week went by super fast. This week already feels like it will go by even faster. I have an interview for an internship on Thursday. Holy cow, I really want it. I also feel like I'm juggling a lot of different projects right now, and none of them have anything to do with making an income. It's fun, but at the same time a lot of pressure because I do need a job, as previously stated.

However, I have some extremely amazing and spectacular news, but I'm waiting for something to happen before I tell everyone.

Happy Birth(yester)day!

Katie and Scott had their birthday party yesterday at Nye's Polonaise. Happy Birthday to them!

BLU

I really don't know how I haven't seen this artist's work before. I stumbled upon a clip of MUTO on Break, and immediately had to find the entire film.

It's unbelievable. Mind boggling. Indeed one of the most impressive and awe-inspiring animations I have ever seen. The amount of time and work put into this piece is mind blowing. Not only are these enormous paintings, but the artist displays a true talent for form, movement, and depth.

It's incredibly grotesque, but humorous and witty without feeling too immature. This film is particularly amazing:


walking from blu on Vimeo.

This makes me want to be an animator. The illustration work is really nice too. Giant 30 foot illustrations on walls.

Unfortunately, I can't find much about the artist on the internet besides a great deal of work. The wikipedia page was removed/deleted (bizarre), and I can't find any pictures of him/her/them. If anyone has any good info, let me know.

Support Intergalactic Travel

It's done! Well, it might not be, but I'm pretty tired of working on it for now. I'll let it sit for a while and revisit it later and see how it looks. I also probably spelled quite a few things wrong, now that I'm reading it over...



I had to ask quite a few people for input to get this in a good direction, so thank you to those who offered feedback! I'll probably show it to a few more people and do another round of readjustments. The first block of text is straight from Wikipedia with a minor change. I wrote the info for the second block, which is entirely fictional as far as I know.

Friends in Space (progress)

A bit ago I took pictures of Ben, Chance, and Emma jumping. I think Ben took the picture of me. I knew I had to do something with the pictures! They were perfect for some sort of anti-gravity scene, so today I got to work.



It's going to be a 16x20 digital print, and I'm VERY excited. I think I'm going to frame it and hang it in the living room. I think I'm done with Chance, Emma, and myself, but Ben needs some work and so do the kittens. Tadgh streaming across over Emma is my favorite part so far. Also, my shoes look SO COOL.

I'll post the final image soon.

A TRIP TO THE GROCER

We desperately needed groceries. The fridge, practically empty. The cupboards, packed with empty boxes of cereal, half used pouches of flour, and other random unused foods, including several 25 cent Slim Jim sticks sent from my mom months ago that I didn't have the heart to throw away. All of it's gone now. We took a trip to the Rainbow Foods in Uptown.

Thanks to our handy Venn Diagram Grocery List...


The venture was very easy, and surprisingly helpful. We could see which items could be used more than once, and how we could get the best deal with our money. Of course once you get to the store you end up buying more than what is on the list (and we bought much more than what was on the list). $156.00 later we were home. Now our cupboards and fridge are packed with goodies.

///EDIT: I just realized I listed bacon twice. However, bacon is pretty good and it's worth listing more than once.

Thanks, Birdie

Unfortunately this post doesn't reflect the same attitude as one of my previous entries, nor the image above. I've been pretty down in the dumps lately. A shade of blue, one might say. I'm having such a difficult time trying to find a job and it's hurting not only my bank account but my body as well. It's not just art related jobs either. Even businesses around Minneapolis aren't looking to hire anyone. I picked up an application for Barnes and Noble, and for a Kowalski's Market. Everyone is prefacing handing the application to me with "you know, we're not really looking to hire anyone...". To which I have to reply, "That's okay I'll just fill one out anyway." I'm probably going to develop a bleeding ulcer soon. If anyone hears about any job openings, anywhere, let me know/fill me in.

I REFUSE TO GIVE UP.

I've been trying to find work too. Emails, postcards, letters, more emails. It's a tough time. A while back I put together some really nice promo packets. I decided to wait until after the holidays to mail them out. Here's a few pictures (check out my two tech-decks courtesy of Joel):





I mailed out 17, but I have a few extra just in case I came across anything. They were sent out on... Tuesday. I heard back from one place already, which was really nice actually. They weren't looking to hire anyone, but I was really appreciative of the response.

So, back to the Birdie above. I received Christmas presents from Ben's parents and grandparents this year. So I made them thank you cards. They are Christmas/New Years cards that double as thank you cards. Birds with scarves- always endearing. I painted it with gouache.

CLOCKS!

Monster Clock from billbill on Vimeo.

Trygve and I started a small little project called Second Hand Clocks! Mostly his idea, we're working together to recycle old clocks and clock parts and using them to make designer art pieces! I've painted two already, Trygve has one in the works, and Emma will be starting one soon. We're going to get in touch with local artists and designers to make their own, then sell them online (with the artists getting the profit).

HNY!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2009!

I've decided to start using blogger. Check out Shambot for previous postings. More posting is in the future. I think that will be a new years resolution. Speaking of which, I've decided to try to cut soda out of my diet. I didn't realize how much it was part of my daily routine. It wouldn't be unusual to have one or two cans of soda a day. As of midnight on January 1, 2009 the delicious, carbonated, caramel of coca-cola has not touched my lips. I've been drinking sparkling water instead. H2OH! brand. It's been working out so far, except I'm definitely going through caffeine withdrawal.