Happy Almost Weekend, blogosphere!
My day went awesomely once I got into the grind (the coffee grind, that is) – closed with my favorite people and plenty of madness and hilarity was had. I left with a smile in my face (and a quad iced USA in my hands), and that, my friends, is golden. Having a job period is something to be grateful for; having a job that you love, priceless. Got home about half an hour ago, and have since put the laundry on and had a cigarette – this evening (following blogging, natch), I’ll be getting a headstart on the Brothers Grim piece and chilling with Visa and Vega. Nice and relaxed, just the way I like it.
Anywhore, this post is all about art – my art, the other creative outlets (besides writing profusely) that keep me sane. My favorite media being sharpie and ink pens, I’ve undertaken the task of (finally) getting some pieces I’ve been promising for ages done and mailed.
Of the 14 in my queue, I have 2 completed. First off, I did a piece for my friend Cizz that’s a bridge between trad style sugar skulls (a feminine one embellished with flowers and lacy patterns & a masculine one with diamonds for eyes and a ganj nose), and my crazy line work style. Here’s a time lapse progress pictorial for your viewing pleasure:
This was an exceptionally time consuming piece with all of the fine line work and stippling I chose to use; however, it turned out pretty rockin’. Cizz is super happy with it – and to be honest, I am too.
Yesterday, I got a piece finished for my good friend Spinnaker – he requested that I work the phrase, “we the people, on boulevards and blacktops…,” as well as our names, into the piece somewhere – and the rest was up to me. I hemmed and hawed over it for a while and had initially thought about doing a skyline and some graffiti style lettering; however, Vega truly encapsulated what the piece became when he mentioned Anonymous – Guy Fawkes mask? PERFECT.
Anyways, I have laundry to fold and another piece to get started on; however, expect more from me in the next couple days for sure.
For now,
Wallace, out.