So I signed up to receive my moleskin sketchbook today (should arrive within 2 weeks). I’m really excited about the whole thing. I picked the theme of “science project gone wrong”. MUHAHAhahahahaaaa. I also signed up for the digitizing of my book as well. That way years later on down the road I can look it up and see what I created. Thanks to my friend, Aileen, for letting me know about it.
I have been working on some weird 3D portrait stuff recently. I only have two finished as of right now, but plan on making three more. The materials I have been using are wood (for a plaque base/background), paperclay (an air-drying clay that is adhered to the wood), and acrylics. I like how they look like my 2D paintings, but when viewed from angles, the faces pop out. This project is more time consuming than my usual painting style, but I am quite enjoying it. Maybe one day I will go larger with this concept. The ones I am working on right now only measure at 5″ x 7″ in size.
Again, I most thank my friend, Aileen, for this latest project of mine. She is always telling me to get back into making my 3D art dolls that I used to make while I was at art school. I made so many that now live in boxes on my shelves. I only have about two out on display in my apartment. Guess I still don’t like remembering art school. So yeah… at this point in time, I didn’t want to create a whole art doll. So I decided to create whatever you might call these things. Hmm…what should I call them? Heads on plaques? 3D portraiture? Well, for now, I will just call them the names I have given them. Beatrice and Violet.
Here is some early pictures of the making of them.
I got a banjo for my 27th birthday! Now I’m really excited to learn how to start frailing about! Yes!
In other news, I have started two larger portrait paintings than my more recent work. Both are on wood panels. One measures at 18″ x 24″ and the second at 18″ x 18″. One is going to be a portrait of a young lady covered in insects (clothes will be made up of bugs basically) and the other will be of a lone gun-woman (what is the female version of a lone gunman?) waiting for a dual on the street of a western town. I felt like visiting old themes of late with these new works in progress, but with my style twisting them up a bit. So enjoy the early photos of my crazed pencil markings before the work gets too painted up. Wish I had gotten a picture of the lady with the bug problem before I painted her face. Oh well. I try to work fast.
This Friday (June 18) I will be at the Found on Fremont at NE Portland showing with other local artists/crafty vendors! Here is the poster for additional info:
I also just want to add a BIG THANK YOU to Emily who is putting this whole event together! Here is Emily’s blog about the upcoming event this Friday: http://pdx61810dayofcraft.blogspot.com/2010/06/monday-shop-hop-update.html
I met Daniel Clowes at the Powell’s in Portland for the book singing of his new amazing title, Wilson, last Sunday. I was so very excited since he is one of my favorite comic writers/artists. It was great to see and hear him talk about his work and career over the years. I realize now that I should probably have recorded it, oh well. So when I lined up to get him to sign my copy of Wilson I then realized I was rather nervous. And when my time came to go up to his table, I almost had leg lock syndrome (is that what you call it?). Well, I managed to make it to the small table. There he sat comfortably with his pens ready in signing action! Then he asked me about my name, and I literally nervous choked when saying my short name, Holly. At that, my idol, made a slight chuckle at my very apparent nervousness/awkwardness. Yep. So then I went on to tell him how I basically live like a hermit and don’t get out much and how I suffer from social stupidity. Yep. So I handled that well ( insert sarcastic tone).
Well, May is almost over and I feel like I didn’t get much accomplished during this month. (sigh) I have only a few new things up in the shop. You can click on the image link to view in better detail.
Also I will be featured in the Etsy paintings showcase on Sunday (May 23). Least I think that’s right.
So take care everyone and remember to never wear sunscreen, wait…is that right?
~Holly The Terrible
P.S. Mister Clowes did tell me how he spends much of his time being a complete shut-in while working and then has to come out and talk to large crowds of people about his work. So I think if he can do it then I might have a shot at having to put up with people in order to make money. Maybe…
Hello everyone who reads my bloggery,
Just wanted to share with you my first major art interview. Its up on The Madness Of Art site which is filled with more great art stuff that you should take a gander at. Click here to check it out. Big thanks goes out to Darren, for being interested in my story and finding out if I do in fact have OCD or something.
In other Holly The Terrible news, I am trying to decide if I want to eat a bagel sandwich or have a bowl of ice cream…hmm, decisions, decisions…REALLY though, I am trying to decide between working on my horror comic or a commission painting that does have a very near deadline. Geez, this is hard.
Also did I mention I am illustrating a horror tale? Well, I will be once I finish my latest commission.
So I am off for now to work on that so then I can move forward with other things, like said comic tale of horror-ness.
Take care and watch for the stars!
Holly
Hello Curious Readers,
I am going to start this off by stating that I am very bad with updates. I WILL TRY TO BE BETTER, but c’mon, its me, Holly The Terrible. My last dabble into bloggery was a sham for my fans. So I make no promises. That way you, my readership, won’t be disappointed with me hardly ever coming through on my word.
I will, however, with my new blog, try not only to show what new art I am working on, but also show you more of what my daily life or crazy weekends consist of. As the above title suggests, I will be showing my art and my life. I will also be sharing more of my sketchbook, my painting techniques and what hilarious things in life inspire me to paint.
I don’t know if you, the reader of my blog, will enjoy everything I share or even approve of what images or other content I will upload, but I don’t really care. I am Holly The Terrible. And I picked that name for a reason.
Frank press the button now.
