Art From the Future

The institution at which I am a graduate student happens to be home to a
Super Spizzy Neutromatic Space-Age Machine From the Future!




Aka a LASER cutter!
(Link here for a video example!)




Basically, you draw something out on the computer, and then the machine cuts or scores your drawing onto all kinds of stuff; paper, plastic, wood ...

For us school kids, it's meant for making architectural models.

But I'm obsessed with it, and I sneak in and cut allllll kinds of wondrous things ...
(I've even got a mini Etsy page to prove it!)


But recently I was feeling more artsy.

I decided to draw a Chinese painting inspired design and just burn it onto some lovely bass wood I had lying around:

Then I gave 'er a bit of color ...

I really like the way it's looking, and I've already got zillions of ideas for other designs I'd like to do.

Unfortunately, I haven't figured out how to hang/frame it yet!

Infected!

My poor computer has caught a virus ...

Wish me luck ...

Oh, and wish Tech Support luck, too.

I'm feeling pretty Take No Prisoners.

(Modern-style pinup courtesy of Fuchsiart at Deviantart.com)

Getting Graphic

Just as I was getting over my Photoshop contest obsession (see Worth1000.com to drink the KoolAid yourself), I stumbled upon Threadless.com.

It's a brilliant little site that allows the community to vote on each other's art work, and for the lucky winners, it prints the stuff on Tshirts and pays the artist - $2000 per accepted design!





I immediately became wildly optimistic and inspired. I sketched for days, I made myself chuckle with my own brilliance, I photoshopped like a fiend, and finally sent off a couple ideas ...
Both designs tanked.

Because it's a stupid, stupid popularity contest. Which I would feel fine about if I were popular. Or more talented.

But I still love the site and am impressed/tickled by the other kids' work ...

Graphics by people who are not me, and who are therefore more popular and talented:



Sigh ... I will press boldly on!



Sketch for possible future submission, as soon as I finish up the battle-wound licking: