It’s been over a month since my arrival in a Northern California autumn wonderland. What have I been doing besides taking pictures? Only a few things, and I intend to keep it that way.
- Alien Botany. Finished two more specimens for my drawings series, documenting details here as I went. So many more of them to capture.
- Building a three-dimensional model of Specimen 1. My first sculpting experience since way back in the day, when I carved human organs and faces out of Sculpy for an SFX studio I moonlighted at. So far, my creation looks like an extraterrestrial shlong and I can’t promise that will change.
- Reading 1Q84. The latest from Haruki Muarakami.
- Working on releasing the first finished video-bites from Beijing for The Secret Guide. Oh my god, when will we release this stuff already? (Soon.)
- Walking. A lot.
- Collaborating with my brother on his album cover and release. Remember this gelfling? He and his friend, Grey, spent two (!) years working on an album which is just about ready for your ears and is due to drop on 12-21-12. The intro track was released here yesterday – check it out and sneak peek the cover art, too – drawing by brother, the rest by me. Add alterGeist on Facefuck and Bulat on Twitter for more.
I’ve had a few visitors and went out into the world a few times, but for the moment, it’s art hermit mode uber alles. I’m calling this The New Ascetic. How are you winding down your year and preparing for the next?
I am actually glad to read some news from you, even kind of relieved.
I am celebrating the end of the year by being a busy unemployee: embroidering, editing pictures, trying to make Christmas ornaments that don’t look like I read women magazines. Next will be designing new year cards with my ink and quills set.
That doesn’t let much time to work on the short animated film I started writing, an adaptation of a scene from LF Céline “Mort à Crédit”. This should be my priority, and I should really consider the “art hermit mode uber alles” you have been living.
Joyeux bout d’an, Zoe! (pretty certain you read french perfectly)
Good to hear you’re keeping busy and embracing your new landscapes.
Interestingly enough instead of winding down the year, I seem to have picked up. The muse came knocking and I have been trying to let her take me where she wills. So busy making art, loving up on friends and family… ready for next year and Spring. It’s cold here :)
Track sounds like it’s gonna be awesome…. looking forward to a whole release.
Very similar to the lifestyle I adapted more than a year ago, and I don’t want to change it for anything else. Especially regular walking is a blessing. Take the best out of it, good luck xx
I’m winding down for the holidays by gearing up for my art assault on next year.
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Nice to hear from you, still so many projects you have! Wish I could visit too. Started volunteer work in nature…BIG SQUASHY HUGS
Your alien botany drawings are so delicate and beautiful, I can’t wait to see more. And those Autumn photographs you took the other day were wonderful too. I’m so glad that you’re still updating.
I always wind down the year by writing myself a list of what I want to achieve in the next year and then only managing half of that because I find/day dream even more new things I’d like to accomplish throughout.
Happy Solstice!
I tend to cut off all my hair and dye it at the end of the year. Nye I stay in and eat really indulgent foods with my partner while whittling out lists and schedules for the new year….this coming year I shall be pretty macrobiotic,yogic and fight classy while putting together my application for grad schools. It sounds a little boring, but I’m having more adventures than ever really…