The person you love is not the same as they were when you first started loving them and they are not the same as they will be when you die. Love must be adaptive. Love must be smart enough and strong enough to survive constant change. Love must not be rigid.
Month: January 2016
[the sky is grey and it’s cold outside]
me: yesssss
[the wind picks up and it starts to rain]
me: Y ESSSSSSS
Forget “Style”
THE GRASS IS GREENER WHERE IT’S WATERED
A lot of illustrators suffer from the “grass is always greener” syndrome. We spend more time appreciating the work of others, and less time appreciating our own work. This is a common issue among most creatives. Why even bother writing a story or painting a picture when I can think of dozens of people who would do it better? My answer to that is simple, and something I only recently (and finally) accepted with my own work: just like our handwriting, no one can create exactly like we can. Our inherent individuality—coupled with years of training and growth—is what buoys our creative lives.
Forget “Style”
THE GRASS IS GREENER WHERE IT’S WATERED
A lot of illustrators suffer from the “grass is always greener” syndrome. We spend more time appreciating the work of others, and less time appreciating our own work. This is a common issue among most creatives. Why even bother writing a story or painting a picture when I can think of dozens of people who would do it better? My answer to that is simple, and something I only recently (and finally) accepted with my own work: just like our handwriting, no one can create exactly like we can. Our inherent individuality—coupled with years of training and growth—is what buoys our creative lives.
The novelty of a talking cat wears off quick when the cat is a huge jerk.
Salmon Coal
The novelty of a talking cat wears off quick when the cat is a huge jerk.
Salmon Coal
When I took a picture book writing class in university from the amazing Rick Walton, one of my projects was a story about a cat who wanted to be a writer and did everything BUT write. It was cute. The class liked it and had some really great criticism for it. PBs are deceptively difficult to get right!
I think it would be a fun project to come back to some day. So I drew the cat on the train ride home.
ALSO I FINALLY SIGNED UP FOR SCBWI TODAY– since it was pay day. Oo la la~!
When I took a picture book writing class in university from the amazing Rick Walton, one of my projects was a story about a cat who wanted to be a writer and did everything BUT write. It was cute. The class liked it and had some really great criticism for it. PBs are deceptively difficult to get right!
I think it would be a fun project to come back to some day. So I drew the cat on the train ride home.
ALSO I FINALLY SIGNED UP FOR SCBWI TODAY– since it was pay day. Oo la la~!
Aaron is helping me come up with snappy things to say if anyone comments on the wraps. I’m kind of worried that it will be obvious that I’m wearing bandages from foot to hip under my clothes.
So far we have “I’m sorry that my cancer remission is so inconvenient to you” and “hey jerk I had cancer leave me alone.”
It’s helping. Mostly. I just hope no one notices or stares or anything. .-.;
“If you think this is impressive, you should see how my pyramid’s coming along.”
“’Tis but a scratch!”
“Thermal underwear is for babbies. This is how a real woman keeps snug!”
Amazing. Yes. Good.
You guys are the best. THANK YOU.
Aaron is helping me come up with snappy things to say if anyone comments on the wraps. I’m kind of worried that it will be obvious that I’m wearing bandages from foot to hip under my clothes.
So far we have “I’m sorry that my cancer remission is so inconvenient to you” and “hey jerk I had cancer leave me alone.”
It’s helping. Mostly. I just hope no one notices or stares or anything. .-.;
“If you think this is impressive, you should see how my pyramid’s coming along.”
“’Tis but a scratch!”
“Thermal underwear is for babbies. This is how a real woman keeps snug!”
Amazing. Yes. Good.
You guys are the best. THANK YOU.