text-tastic

the ocean's electric will you marry it? 

and fill it with the things you'll miss? 

we're waiting and waiting to come. 

i don't necessarily know if anyone will think this pertains to the future but i see it like that. it seems nostalgic yet optimistic in a slightly cynical way. its a collection of lyrics from a trio that cares more about what they say than how they seem to others. i explained it in the underlying layers of my illustrator project, but the ocean, to me, is a passageway to new worlds and new lives (metaphorically speaking of course) . it's as if you're caught in a wave; you forget about breathing and just let the wave take you wherever its going. it's only after you regain your balance that you realize the severity of the situation. but for an instant, the tranquility opens you up and lets you breathe, without the physical action. i don't want a set future. 

i want to go wherever the circumstances may lead me. 

the second line is a reminder that we all come from somewhere and we carry little bits of that along with us even if we aren't aware of it. i want to remember what made me the way i am, for the most part, and bring in new experiences as well. 

learning triptych

so the triptych...the way i did it was really meticulous but besides hours of snow blindness from my computer i'm actually really happy with the end result. i started out with exact rendering of what i wanted to do and then as the piece moves on i took more chances with some of the layers and background. the piece begins with my family and the family values they instilled in me. family is a big part of my life and i choose to illustrate this image because it's a kind of feel good image. they've taught me to love what i was given and to accept their pros and cons. my middle image is my cousin jen and i cruising around. though seemingly insignificant, it again stems to my family values. my cousin is a huge influence and a big support for me and it just symbolizes the time we spend together and how we help each other out when in need. my final image is me sort of dangling over abyss. i'm not sure where i'll end up in life and the tree is what i've learned so far and how its helped me climb higher and higher in my life. 

illustrator still life

i really liked this project, well i mean i didn't love the criteria but i liked illustrator. i had never used it before, i bought the whole CS3, which apparently i'm like the only person on the planet who bought it, and never used it's features. it has so much potential, i see things everyday that i think, i could probably do that with illustrator. even with just basic knowledge i can still produce images, such as this particular piece, that meets requirements without me floundering under the numerous tools and applications. with this project i tried to represent my still life realistically and now, after seeing everyone's, i wish i could have experimented more. i just didn't realize those things were possible and its really exciting, well i mean as exciting as computers can be.