Monday, July 20, 2009

Send the lost promises to the stars, my memories won't fade away...

Whew, another spell of busyness and life got in the way of me updating again! ^^;

Last week, I went down to San Diego for a job interview for a graphics internship at a t-shirt company. I was nervous, but I was excited because I've never been down to San Diego before and I really enjoyed myself there. The offices I had the interview at were really nice and a fun environment (every workspace has a ton of action figures and posters, haha). The staff were also really friendly and laid back, so I felt a little more at ease when they talked to me. I think it went well, and I just recently (actually about two hours ago XD;) I got an e-mail back from them asking me about if I would be able to relocate down there and how long it would take me. I'll be e-mailing them back later, so here's hoping this is a good sign!

Remember my Threadless entry? Well... I lost. ;_; Oh well, it happens. You can't strike gold on the first try I guess, so I'll have to try again. I do appreciate everyone who has voted and left comments for my first design entry! You guys are awesome!

Why the weird journal title? Well, they're actually the opening lyrics for YUKI's "Dramatic", the opening theme song for the Honey and Clover anime series. I'm really in love with this song, especially since the lead singer, Yuki Isoya, used to be the lead singer for Judy and Mary, a group my sister and I absolutely loved when I first got into Japanese culture over ten years ago (good lord, I feel old...)! If you want to hear the whole song, check out the embedded video below:



Thank you again readers for putting up with my late posts and my whining. I promise I'll try to post some more art and more worthwhile entries in the future!

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Vote for 'Owl Be Lovin' You Always'!

Hey kids! My design for Threadless is finally up for voting! You can check it out at the bottom of the blog. Let me know what you guys think of it. ^_^

What's new with me? A place I applied a while back finally contacted me! I know that I should still look around just in case, but I honestly hope this will be the job for me. It's pretty far away from where I'm living right now, but where it is I'm not complaining about. I need to move anyway, before I turn into one of those old ladies on a porch with a ton of cats and likes to loiter at Wal-Mart trying to return stuff for kicks. Let's hope this will be my big break! =)

Owl Be Lovin' You Always - Threadless T-shirts, Nude No More

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Back Again (with some art, too!)


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Originally uploaded by ringobunny
Haha, this has mostly been a blog about me whining about my life more than my artwork hasn't it? I'm sorry you guys. XD;

Still looking for work, and I sadly still have to wait until I get my certificate. I've been jumping hurdles and playing phone tag with my community college, but it looks like it's going to take me longer to get it. Sigh.

A while back my sister introduced me to a pretty awesome site called Threadless, where artists submit shirt designs and the winning design gets printed and sold through their shop. I've had an account since 2006, but I've finally decided to just sit down and do a design instead of browsing the site thinking "gee... I should make a shirt, too!"! I decided to do an owl motif, inspired by a really cute picture I found on Livejournal of two really cute owls snugglin'. http://community.livejournal.com/splodefromcute/1049560.html

The design was drawn in Adobe Illustrator 10 and tweaked in Photoshop 7. They're still approving the design, so once that's finished I'll leave the vote and critique link up here. Wish me luck guys!