bah.

I went to a temp agency today. Just another reason to be discouraged with my art. I'm a good artist goddammit. I just need to market myself better...or something. I need someone to tell me what to do. I can't live on hopes and dreams forever. So perhaps a temporary job can help keep me floating. I don't want to stay in Delaware forever after all.
I finished a few more Lil Dumplins. I'll probably photograph them all together soon. They look so cute all in a group. I think I might need a shot to show their size better also. The tallest one I've made is less than 2 inches, but you can't really tell from the photos.

My inspiration for this one...christmas. See the little mints on top of her head?

Unemployed - Day 3

I came to a realization today. I was busily gathering information to send away samples of my work to piles of companies in hopes that one of them would notice me. I picked up a book I had sitting around about careers in commercial and graphic art. After flipping through it, I remembered these books are all the same. First I should ask myself do I want to go into fine art or commercial art, I should make a portfolio, I should send samples, I should send follow-up samples, then I should wish for a miracle. That's when I noticed the yellow star graphic on the front of the book.. "More than 2 million books sold!"

That's where the money is!! Not in making the art, but in selling bullshit books about getting careers in art. Man, it was right in front of my face all this time!

Eh, who am I kidding...back to the drawing board (no, really).

I'm starting to freak, a bit.

This upcoming week is my last week at the temp job I've been at for the last three months. I'm really sad to be leaving, but they don't really need me after the holidays. I'm really thankful for having experienced it though. I didn't even know what a typesetter was, or that it was even a job before this. But it's great to have that for my resume. It's very discouraging trying to find a job in my field when I have next to no experience aside from my Etsy shop and personal artwork and every job I see requires 3 to 5 years experience. Bite me.

So for that, I'm trying to push myself to build my portfolio.



Say hello to "Ice Cream Woes". The title is a work in progress. But I'm really happy with the way it came out...including the colors. Which is rare for me. Next in line is most likely my "Chocolate Love" piece. I think it might be perfect for Valentine's Day. We'll see....