Hi there readers. It's been a couple weeks and I still haven't been able to bring myself to finish my meat themed art project. I only received one other submission, which I deemed just a little over the line for the blog here. I appreciate the humor, but I want to keep this blog R rated at a maximum. Needless to say I've been a little bummed about my lack of motivation. Hence, this plethora of updates. Let's get started shall we?
Update 1: I will continue posting a new theme every two weeks starting today....Wednesday, for some reason. I will no longer post a deadline with the theme, nor will I have a separate post with the results. Any submissions I receive for the project will be posted under the word reveal post. I'm doing this because I'm tired of needless structure in my life. I get enough of that outside of this blog. I'm not going to lie to you either. I'm a pretty unorganized guy. Not in the, "I can't remember where I left the dog," kind of way, but more in the, "wasn't I supposed to do something today," way. So, yeah. There's that. This gives people a chance to go back and do other word projects as well. No pressure, no rush.
Update 2: I've decided to turn this into my collaborative art blog and a personal art blog as well. On occasion I make things that don't necessarily go along with the theme, and would like a place to post them outside of facebook. At this point, I don't think I produce enough to need a separate art blog for myself, so I will be posting here. You may also see pics of art that I've purchased, reviews (personal thoughts, really) of galleries or shows that I've attended, or random writing that I feel would work well on this blog. Hopefully it will make me get out and do more of the gallery hopping and museum visiting that have been lacking in my life. It's going to start getting a lot more random around here.
Update 3: I would like to start an actual collaborative project with someone via the mail. Even if you are a friend that I see on a regular basis, I only want to send our project to each other via the mail. I did this to a certain extent when I was in college with a friend that lived three miles away. It was fun, and the postal system working the picture over and cramming it into mail boxes gave it a certain charm. Of course the project will have to be a mailbox friendly size, so no crazy murals or anything. If you're interested in participating, send me an email. artwithstrangers at gmail dot com.
Update 4: I am going to start doing frequent quick study self portraits, and will post them here whether they are successful or not. I have started focusing on being technical in my art. I have been doing a lot of planning, practice sketching, picture referencing and all of the other things that drive me crazy. For certain works of art, this is important. However, I want my artwork right now to be freeing, not exhausting. I thought about doing one every day, but I don't want to be disappointed if I fail to meet my goal. The artwork will be loose, experimental, and hopefully satisfying. If not, I'll post it anyway. No more frustration if the end product isn't exactly what I had in mind. Personal failures are my gateway drug to being inactive.
Also, if anyone else is interested in doing self portraits, I'd be more than happy to post them here. The same deal as always: if you want your name, media, size, blog link, website, etc. posted, just include that info in your email.
So there it is. A lot of new stuff is on the horizon. I hope my modest page hit counter at least stays the same. If not, I'll keep doing it anyway. That's just how I roll.
Thanks for reading and being patient,
Raygun
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