Noun:
1) The state of being full of life or vigor; liveliness.
2) The state of being alive.
I've never looked up the definition until now and I never realized how many levels it can take! I really just wanted to post something so that I get in the habit of posting once a week and thought of these shorts that are moving and entertaining.
These three shorts (click the links below!) I have stumbled upon and just love! I hope you do to. And that they help you to find the animation in your life.
Serenade to Miette (Toniko Pantoja)
Crayon Dragon (Toniko Pantoja)
Thought of You (Ryan Woodward)
Monday, July 23, 2012
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
A long time coming...
Almost six months in fact. Yikes! And I am ashamed to admit that I haven't really done much in my writing pursuits though some of my artistic side has popped up more (but I'll get to that in a bit).
Just going to do a little run down on my life as a way to explain my lack of updating as well as, in all honesty, giving a bit of an excuse to those of you who have kept up with my imaginative ramblings. I have just finished my college education, I can even see the mail envelope that my diploma came in sitting upright in a bag of writing and artistic ideas against the couch in my living room. So I guess up until May I was too busy with school, nor was I taking a creative writing class, and just didn't have time to be worried about writing while I was worried if I would graduate or not.
The following month was spent for frivolous adventure...FINALLY! My days were filled with YA novels and Chick-Lit books and my brain took a break from studying and classic readings. I watched some shows and movies that I had been meaning to get around to and came to realize that I enjoyed most of what I had read or viewed. I welcomed two new additions as well into my family. A cousin married and I became an Aunt to a (hopefully ginger because she would be as cute as a button) little girl! I also planned on moving though that has been pushed back now...hopefully I'll be in a new home, with new ideas, by the end of the month.
But I haven't totally abandoned my artistic side while on this hiatus. I've made things, gifting them to people for Mother's/Father's day (Dad, you'll get it, Tiff and I promise!) or for birthdays. Being broke and without a job can force a creative streak when it comes to gifts for the people in your life who you want to give to. And through this process I've come to see that I have a knack for one of the ways I've been making images for people. Collaging. And even though it takes a little time, a lot of glue and scissor cutting, as well as the continuous pushing of my glasses back up onto my nose, it really is worth it when the image is done and my friends can enjoy it.
(Here's just one example. It's the best phone photo that I have right now to share with you. And for the people who don't know what this image is, it is a referenced interpretation of two of the main leads for the current cast of BBC's Doctor Who.)
And with that little reveal I guess I have some more information to tell. My blog will be changing a bit. I don't plan on using it just for writing anymore but for whatever art I make that I'm proud of and want to share. Or whatever happens to inspire me. This blog is here for me to grow and to even keep track of that growth and development. Hopefully I, and you all, will see improvement even if the posts are few or bulked together. I might also re-blog other artists that I have found that have inspired me to began my art again. Here are just a few...click their name to go to their blog/art shop if you want a look, each is unique and amazing. (Gingerhaze, Junyi Wu, Burdge, Kevin Wada, Jessica Durrant, Brittney Lee, and Alice X. Zhang.) They all have inspired me because of their amazing technique and individual styles that are so lovely or simplistic or complex (depends on who's work you're looking at) that I don't think I could even fully describe my love for their artistry! I might also re-blog some of my sister's work (Tiffany Dyer Photography) because she inspires me as well, her photography continues to grow better and her body of work stronger with each new idea and assignment.
But for now, I think I'm going to wrap it up here because it's late (two in the morning...kind of wanted to go to bed at midnight at the latest!) and I've also lost my train of thought. Haha. Maybe I'll come back later today or sometime this week and continue this...until then...
(man...kind of want a "slogan" to sign off with...I should start thinking of one...)
Just going to do a little run down on my life as a way to explain my lack of updating as well as, in all honesty, giving a bit of an excuse to those of you who have kept up with my imaginative ramblings. I have just finished my college education, I can even see the mail envelope that my diploma came in sitting upright in a bag of writing and artistic ideas against the couch in my living room. So I guess up until May I was too busy with school, nor was I taking a creative writing class, and just didn't have time to be worried about writing while I was worried if I would graduate or not.
The following month was spent for frivolous adventure...FINALLY! My days were filled with YA novels and Chick-Lit books and my brain took a break from studying and classic readings. I watched some shows and movies that I had been meaning to get around to and came to realize that I enjoyed most of what I had read or viewed. I welcomed two new additions as well into my family. A cousin married and I became an Aunt to a (hopefully ginger because she would be as cute as a button) little girl! I also planned on moving though that has been pushed back now...hopefully I'll be in a new home, with new ideas, by the end of the month.
But I haven't totally abandoned my artistic side while on this hiatus. I've made things, gifting them to people for Mother's/Father's day (Dad, you'll get it, Tiff and I promise!) or for birthdays. Being broke and without a job can force a creative streak when it comes to gifts for the people in your life who you want to give to. And through this process I've come to see that I have a knack for one of the ways I've been making images for people. Collaging. And even though it takes a little time, a lot of glue and scissor cutting, as well as the continuous pushing of my glasses back up onto my nose, it really is worth it when the image is done and my friends can enjoy it.
And with that little reveal I guess I have some more information to tell. My blog will be changing a bit. I don't plan on using it just for writing anymore but for whatever art I make that I'm proud of and want to share. Or whatever happens to inspire me. This blog is here for me to grow and to even keep track of that growth and development. Hopefully I, and you all, will see improvement even if the posts are few or bulked together. I might also re-blog other artists that I have found that have inspired me to began my art again. Here are just a few...click their name to go to their blog/art shop if you want a look, each is unique and amazing. (Gingerhaze, Junyi Wu, Burdge, Kevin Wada, Jessica Durrant, Brittney Lee, and Alice X. Zhang.) They all have inspired me because of their amazing technique and individual styles that are so lovely or simplistic or complex (depends on who's work you're looking at) that I don't think I could even fully describe my love for their artistry! I might also re-blog some of my sister's work (Tiffany Dyer Photography) because she inspires me as well, her photography continues to grow better and her body of work stronger with each new idea and assignment.
But for now, I think I'm going to wrap it up here because it's late (two in the morning...kind of wanted to go to bed at midnight at the latest!) and I've also lost my train of thought. Haha. Maybe I'll come back later today or sometime this week and continue this...until then...
(man...kind of want a "slogan" to sign off with...I should start thinking of one...)
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