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New EcoFi Earth Friendly Handmade Book!

2011-05-02T21:18:00.000-07:00

Jessica's Visit!

2010-09-29T19:01:00.000-07:00

My sister Jessica visited me from Michigan. It was her first time away from home. She really brightened my days. The day before she traveled here, it's too bad I came down with a serious illness.
But we had so much fun! We went to the state fair, and I got to show her around where I live. She wants to come live with me after high school, so it was a good chance for her to see what it would be like. I wanted to steal her so MIchigan couldn't have her back.

2010-01-20T18:44:00.001-08:00

Ok. So I've broken about half the things on my list so far . . .

2010-01-01T11:28:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year!! I have a list made of all the things I want to accomish in 2010! ( it's kinda long, but I'm motivated to get through it).

2009-10-28T15:52:00.000-07:00

Here are more images from a set of booklets I made. It's strange how I studied and love comics, but since I've been working full time all I seem to make are hand made books. I still write comics, and have some new stories I'm excited about, but nothing that is publishable . . .

Some of the materials used are wax seals, stamps, hand made paper with blue leaf fiber, and silver foil that has been embossed with my own design.

Etsy!

2009-10-27T16:17:00.000-07:00

Here is a photo from a photo album I made. All for sale on Etsy, . I'm still new, but I'm very dedicated. Since going to MCAD, I fell in love with hand made paper and bookbinding.

Psalm of Life

2009-10-27T16:16:00.001-07:00

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)
A PSALM OF LIFE

WHAT THE HEART OF THE YOUNG MAN
SAID TO THE PSALMIST

TELL me not, in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream ! —
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
And things are not what they seem.

Life is real ! Life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal ;
Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
Was not spoken of the soul.

Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
Is our destined end or way ;
But to act, that each to-morrow
Find us farther than to-day.

Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And our hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.

In the world's broad field of battle,
In the bivouac of Life,
Be not like dumb, driven cattle !
Be a hero in the strife !

Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant !
Let the dead Past bury its dead !
Act,— act in the living Present !
Heart within, and God o'erhead !

Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time ;

Footprints, that perhaps another,
Sailing o'er life's solemn main,
A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
Seeing, shall take heart again.

Let us, then, be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate ;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait.

2009-10-21T19:07:00.001-07:00

I started sending letters to one of our youth at the St. Paul SDA church in St Paul, MN. He's away in the Marines. I found that poem and sent him some of it (my hand got cramped). Hand written letters are the most meaningful, and I thought he might enjoy it.

2009-10-21T18:43:00.001-07:00

I feel like I should post this, because I haven't been able to say it to the real thing. The phone number isn't working . . but . .

Happy Birthday Kirtap!! This is someone very special to me, I've known them a long time and we're still friends (which is a feat in itself). I wish nothing but happiness, that they can listen to what's in their heart and make it happen. I love you always and think of you often. Happy Bday!

2009-10-21T18:35:00.001-07:00

Ok. So now I've uploaded the software to send pictures, but somehow it never reaches the blog site . . .

2009-10-14T12:02:00.001-07:00

So my computer broke down on me and it will take a minimum of 275 to fix it. And now that I have a phone with capabilities of going on the Internet, I could no longer remember my password for blog OR my gmail!
But, every wrong has been writed. If only I had a commuter to upload the update enabling the phone to send pictures . . .

2009-10-14T11:58:00.001-07:00

Hello Hannah! My faithful reader who reminds me how long it's been since I posted.

2009-10-14T11:57:00.001-07:00

So it's been awhile, hasn't it?

Home for Thanksgiving!

2008-11-24T19:38:00.000-08:00

Yup! I'll be going home to the great Michigan! This thanksgiving is going to be spent with family that I miss!

I have a little brother Zach that I miss so much, and an older sister who I'm trying to lure over here with the arts.

So if anyone needs me I'll be home from tomorrow until the 30th.

Cheers~!

Ben's premonition of my death

2008-11-24T18:28:00.000-08:00

I didn't agree with the use of hello kitty instead of my face, so I refused to give Ben $10 for my portrait in manga style.

So then he drew himself killing me.

2008-10-13T20:18:00.000-07:00

Journal Entries

2008-10-13T19:01:00.000-07:00

These are some of my daily entries for comic publishing. They display my moods through work and school.

lack of sleep

2008-10-02T19:37:00.000-07:00

Sooo, recently I haven't had much time for sleep working on an html website for an online class.

Yup, it's not much at all.

it's been awhile

2008-09-26T05:48:00.000-07:00

But I'm still alive!

I took my first try at using a wacom tablet. I have a scary feeling I could possibly fall in love and never leave my computer, so my first encounter was a little tentative. It shows in the line work, I feel like its too blocky, and yes, I did adjust all the different settings on it. But I just can't get that smooth line that graphite on paper gets.

Me and Hannah!

2008-09-22T15:24:00.001-07:00

Me and my new friend Hannah (for all my friends named Hannah out there, the one I'm talking about is Dan's daughter) were playing around with her new Wacom tablet. I'm showing her the amazing world of photoshop mixed with comics.

This is how YouTube can embarrass you!

2008-09-13T22:41:00.000-07:00

Embarrassing but true . . . I found a video from back at my old school on YouTube that someone else posted there. There was this dancing group named Finesse who decided to have a girl team at Dance Night 2005. I can't believe how thin I was back then . . .

Stolen Hearts, Captured Women

2008-09-13T19:26:00.000-07:00

Stolen Hearts, Captured Women. The title speaks for itself. Look it up. It's one of my favorite movies, although I know its inaccurate. It's quite horrible what really happened . . . I would like to draw a comic about what Anna Brewster must have felt like living like that . . .

And the male lead Tokaleh, I'm sure there are plenty of "Anna"'s ready and willing to be stolen by him.

2008-09-12T16:25:00.000-07:00

For comic three class, we made a 6 page comic based on a specific time period. Mine was 18th century England entitled "the Royal Family". These are the sketches for the siblings in the story.

And this is just some quick doodles of my pets, well I used to have then . . . then I got evicted after no fault of my own, and then I had to live on campus which meant giving up my pets.

More Notebook

2008-09-12T16:22:00.000-07:00

These are different character sketches I did, and a comic I started on. It's only 1 strip, because the rest of it sucked!

Comic Pages

2008-09-11T17:05:00.000-07:00

These pages are a set done as a comic diary for class. It was how I spent my Labor Day with my roommate, with our busted air conditioner . . .

Recent Notebook Activity

2008-09-11T16:33:00.000-07:00

Recently I don't know what happened. I just one day doodled an image in class, and I really liked the theme. So I continued it using characters from my stories. I'm thinking of them as a collection, and I'm planning on making them into a little booklet to sell.

purpose

2008-09-11T15:40:00.000-07:00

This is a new thing for me. I never keep a blog, let alone a journal, consistently. I always get too busy working . . .

But THIS time! I have a goal. I'm trying to unhinder my mind, get rid of some of those road blocks so that I can think in more than one direction. Will you help me?