Friday Art

Friday, July 20, 2007

So it’s friday. An actual day of FUN work.

No more crazy demanding customers. I don’t think I’ve every said what I do. I work in an art store, it’s nationwide. It’s usually great fun being around art supplies and fellow artist employees. But, I have been doing this for a long time now, it’s been nine years, maybe even ten. Oh god. You would think that most artists would be cool and easy going, well that is NOT true. I don’t know if it’s their age (generally middle aged) or from living in New York. But they are CRAZY, MEAN and DEMANDING. (ok not ALL) Yesterday for example, I won’t mention any names, but this teacher from Parsons, formerly a teacher at Pratt (I heard she got fired, I wonder why?) needed an 18×24 box but I was only able to find a 20×24 box and told her that I would empty it out and she could have it. She looked at me like I was crazy and then she flipped. She yelled at me, “That box is TOO big, how am I suppose to use it? This is rediculous, I came all this way.” I told her that it was not that much bigger. Then she walked away from me. I continued with what I was doing and 15 minutes later I saw her walking out with that same box I showed her. Anyways, you had to be there. I always wonder, how do people go through life like that? It’s so sad.

I thought about my little doodles and what I can do with them. There are just so many possibilities but this time I’ll make little notecards again just to see if anyone will like it. I always get scared when I create something new and put it out there for the world to see. Anyways here is what I did, I created an illustration in ink. I scanned it and added some color. They turned out to be really really clean and cute. The little chinese girl just makes me laugh everytime I look at her. I think I’ll name her Sum Yee, after my little sister, Jenelle (well, her chinese name). She sort of looked like that when she was little. Small, cute and round, no offense Jenelle. These notecards will be up in my etsy shop late in the day tomorrow.

Since I always make little things, I will create something bigger next time, I will make a promise with myself and really really try.