here's the front and back cover and label designs for the Christmas 7" i designed coming out soon on endless latino records. check out the label page on myspace, and buy it when it comes out!




i'm really hyped on how this turned out! more artwork soon!

you will definitely be seeing this guy a lot more. and/or variations of him. he's like my new pet.

more exquisite corpse action w/ jessica ray. i did the top half on both. check it:






im actively working on a number of things now. im super hyped about working on jeremy and dave's album artwork for their project in chicago, human to human. 50 one of a kind album covers, and 50 editioned screenprinted covers possibly. itll be really rad if all this pans out. i think i may stop sleeping to make artwork, design stuff, and work on my zine to get the hell out of knoxville. more posts soon, i promise.

exquisite corpse!

Jessica and i made an exquisite corpse at work today. I did the top half, she did the bottom. Enjoy!

we ran nine miles today. it was pretty rough after seven. but not too bad. leslie felt sick and it was worrying me. i think we need to change our diet a bit before the marathon to make sure we are getting enough of everything...we've been working on it, but i think we need to be eating more or something. i love my new job. the people are really awesome, and the job itself is pretty fun. i got really comfortable on the phone pretty quickly. here are two drawings ive done recently, theyll go in the book im sure. i was given this really sweet calendar, and im drawing on each page as its torn off. i have some catching up to do, but it shouldnt take me long. i feel a lot more creative and driven since i quit target. the hours and all the working was stressing me out and burning out any drive i had.



uhh i left this little doodle on a desk at work, and jessica added the snot blower...so i took it to the next level with the puke monster. its 8.5x11 on copy paper and is all ballpoint pen and has crazy detail. i kinda fucked up saving it when i scanned it.



i think i might start painting again soon. i have really loved doing mostly pen and ink work though. i dunno. nathan and i are meeting this week...he wants me to come up with some designs for his band...so thats exciting!
jessica and andy are taking me to see watchmen since im broke, im really excited about seeing it and being a nerd. leslie doesn't like that sort of thing so shes not going. thppppbth. ill keep posting these little drawings and pages of my book if you guys care. i keep getting the feeling like no one really does since these arent "super arty" or anything...like big "finished" pieces or whatever. i think i worry too much. i just pretty much draw all day and its what inspires/moves me. i just love creating and sharing... i want to start working on more works of art, not just these drawings. . sometimes i think its a problem that i dont have any finished product to be working towards (other than the book or whatnot..which is paced by myself)...like i need something to work towards or something. thats why i get so excited when people ask me to design things...its like i have a purpose for a little while because doing everything else doesnt get me anywhere. maybe setting up another show in knoxville will help me. knoxville still feels like a really dead end for me artistically though....hmm. we'll see. with this new drive i have maybe i can make things happen for myself.

run run run

i'm sure most of you, but maybe some don't, know that leslie and i are running in the atlanta half marathon. its very exciting, and a pretty big hurdle for me. before a number of months ago, i wasnt a runner at all. i pretty much refused to use a treadmill, and the only sport i ever played was soccer when i was really young. i was always happier on a bike.

today is our weekly "long day" in our training. we're up to seven miles...and im rather proud of us for sticking to our training regimen so well so far. we've both been sick and training through it. i think its actually helped us get better. i ran the seven miles today in 62 min 25 sec. 2.5 mi @ 6.5 mph, 3.5 miles@6.8 mph, .5 mi @ 7.1mph, and .5 mi @ 7.4. i think after the marathon at the end of march i want to work on my speed a bit. but im pretty happy with it as it is.

i did a sketch for the green magnolia project prof. duren asked me to work on. i want to do more, and to finish the one i have i need to scan it in and add some stuff to it. i want to do a few more simple things too and see what else i can do. now that i have CS4 i really need to go ahead and install my scanner onto this machine. so hopefully ill scan the sketch. its actually pretty reminescent of the tree parts of the 15 pc tree mural i did for my senior show back in the day.

im really liking my new job and i hope after a month or so i can quit target. it'll give me more time and energy to work on artwork and things, and ill be so used to waking up early that ill keep doing it (not at 330 mind you) to maximize my productivity. i'm really hellbent on making more artwork and learning these programs. i always feel like there's not enough time in the day and i need to stop trying to work in front of the t.v. it's so weird how its so hard to not center yourself around the television sometimes. i really fucking hate it when i think about it. i guess its the way i was raised, and with working weird hours and doing so much lately its like all i ever wanted/want was downtime. i just need to push myself.

i also need to finish the roll of film in my camera and keep trying to shoot.