by ruralpearl | Apr 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’ve been really careful to be really mindful about the seeds that I planted last month.. and these two sunflowers were growing beautifully, so I decided that I would put them out in the direct sun and fresh air (rather than in my kitchen window) for the afternoon in a place where my squirrel friends do not frequent (I did it yesterday too, without incident). Well… I went to check on them and found them chewed off at the base of the sprout but uneaten. I suppose the remaining stalks will likely grow again. Alas, I can’t be mad at the squirrels — I’m sure it was done with no ill will. I will not deny that they’d eat me out of house and home if I’d let them. They’ve completely eaten my hibiscus tree and have just about devoured my hanging bird seed bell, and several times I’ve witnessed them falling about 7 feet off of my roof onto my deck trying to get to it, yet they get up and start plotting again unharmed.
by ruralpearl | Mar 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
I supported my local economy this afternoon… In other news (as referenced in the blog title): Saturday, the book “The Ghost of the Wooden Squid: Random Acts of Poetry” by Ryan Buynak will hit shelves. I did the cover design back in 2010 – it’s a little different from my normal work (and being that it’s based around a wooden squid, it kind of had to be..). I’ll post it here on Saturday. I met Ryan back in ’09 at Rockwood Music Hall in NYC at a show that mutual friends of ours were playing. It was the last show I saw in NYC in fact before I moved back to my homeland. Anyway, Ryan contacted me about a year and a half later to do the cover. He has two books previously published and has work in several poetry compilations.
I also met with the singer of a local band today to talk about doing some animation work for a video for their forthcoming album due out next year. Vague info, I know.. I don’t really like to talk about things until they are actual things.. But it’s kind of cool — trying to think of new and different effects and ways to animate with cut paper.
Til next time.
by ruralpearl | Feb 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
by ruralpearl | Feb 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
by ruralpearl | Feb 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
I was approached by the local elementary school to do some birds & butterflies for the set of their musical coming up this week.. So, hopefully these aren’t too colorful or outlandish. It’s been awhile since I’ve colored with crayons and markers.. I’m having fun with it. I’ve got about 6 more to go.
by ruralpearl | Feb 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
..at my work table.
by ruralpearl | Feb 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
I spent a little too long today re-discovering the synthesized sounding goodness of my electronic keyboard. One of my favorite projects in my grad program was creating soundscapes (musical / sound compositions that create a sensation of being in a different environment).. I’d like to get to know the keyboard functions better to use it to make my own sound for my animations, even though I didn’t really get anywhere today. I got stuck on the Star Dust effect.
In other non-news, besides slugging around and thinking about animations, I’m trying to respond to lots of emails, clean up the aftermath of last week’s art fair prep, and getting a few orders together to ship out. I’m also re-stocking Dundee Gallery in Omaha with cards and prints and Holly Candle Shop in Holly, Michigan with cards… and when it gets darker out (so that light isn’t seeping in my windows), I may hook up my light table and camera for a little motion work for an idea I’ve got in my head.. til next time.
by ruralpearl | Feb 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
(Taking a break from work and shuffling through old photos again…)
by ruralpearl | Feb 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
The week before a show gets me a little crazy. It’s like.. mellow, mellow, mellow, and then INSANITY. And then I crash after it’s all over. There’s probably a medical term for this. (Kansas City folks– come out Friday, Saturday or Sunday to Ward Parkway Center for the MWAF – I’ll be there for many hours).
