The last few days, I was working on the larger gouache painting of my brother—the one with all the eyes. Part of me thinks it’s done, but another part focuses on the areas I don’t like. My intention was to make it look a bit like a paint-by-numbers, but that didn’t exactly happen. Hannah says that the parts that scream out won’t feel the same to anyone else but me. Maybe that’s true, but I don’t know.
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I’ll Rest in February
This is the last week of my show, On the Mend. It ends on Sunday. Whew! In many ways, it seems like it went on forever. It was a long show with lots of programming. This past Sunday, I led a multimedia workshop that turned out pretty well. I anticipated the worst, of course, but everyone seemed to really like it. I should learn to be optimistic already.
Continue readingMedicine Dan – Today
I’m now convinced I can’t do anything without making a mountain of mistakes. I’m coming to accept it. Maybe I should just let go of trying to be perfect and see that there’s a kind of charm to all the little fuck-ups, and do the best I can. I mean, that’s all I can do.
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Workin’ like crazy on Medicine Dan, my newest Artist’s book. I feel like I’m gaining momentum, finally.
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Hurray! I did it in record time! I think. I always wanted to make art fast (like I seem to think everybody else does), so I completed all the artwork for my upcoming zine.
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