back at it again after an incredibly long delay. its funny reading my last entry before i get into this one. the times i do check insta, a lot of my friends are talking about leaving the platform and perhaps reviving old blogs. I was browsing through older forgotten sites back then- looking for a difference in the flavor of “online community”.
I worked with cardboard sculptures over the interim of posts. sometimes the spark hits right and i feel like getting the glue gun out to start making shapes. the latest one i’ve yet to finish is some sort of cobbled homage to the crushed beer can. here’s an image of my approach to softening it up to crush.
strangely enough i work at an art store- sometimes i get to meet some really nice people. this woman had a very old pen that she couldn’t get to write. i was able to handle it, take it apart and get a really good look how it worked. it was an old pelikan souveran. pretty cool but crazy fucking expensive.
lastly- and half of the reason for this post- i was able to get a simple but very satisfying project done. i made a very simple zine from a segment of one of my sketchbooks. it was a one day project and it had the added benefit of going to the library to get it printed. i dont know where my stapler is, but when i find it we will start making more of these. We, meaning me. Me, meaning my motivated self.
the paper is kind of thin, but we’re out here yknow.
calling it for now, here’s hoping my move this year will be supported with more frequent creative sessions
Albums worth checking out in the meantime:
Ugetsu- Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers. 1963
Black Classical Music- Yussef Dayes. 2023
Guitar On The Go- Wes Montgomery Trio. 1966