Really, I've Been Busy

Okay, many of you know of my situation right now (which I won't mention or go into detail) and I'm sure the first thought that may come into your mind is that I don't have to get up early in the morning (which is true, but I also admit that I've become a night owl). BUT, really, I have been busy (I like to think that I'm planning for my future and setting myself to head in the right path).

Anyhow, aside from digging back into my thesis (which I often find so hard to get into the right mood to write in an academic tone), I've been researching and honing my artistic skills again. Before I became an adult, I really wanted to be an artist, but along the way to adulthood I've somehow managed to persuade myselft from entering that profession. But lately, I've just wanted to be happy and so I've decided that creating art (even if it is abstract or consists of doodles) makes me happy. Seriously, there's so much inspiration much around me and the possibilites are endless.

I'm retraining my eyes and brain to conceptualize things in many different ways. I've also been learning A LOT about vector art. Also, I found out there's a free software program on the internet called Inkscape, which is similar to Adobe Illustrator, but with less features. I've just been teaching myself and using tutorials on the internet to do cool things with these programs. There have been days where I feel like I'm just ramming my head into a brick wall (especially when the tutorials are not clear or I have no idea what the terms mean), and days where I really wonder if I will actually ever learn a simple trick in Inkscape, BUT it's all well worth the effort when I finally accomplish a tiny task.

The one last thing I will mention, but won't go into much detail, is that I'm also learning to silkscreen. This definately requires a lot of planning and an eye to see images and objects in tonal qualities. I don't know if that makes sense, but I'll post pictures of a finished project once I actually create something noteworthy.