Something lighthearted and stupid.

I’m suggesting this to daddy as his next restaurant. Fry like a G6. Everything is so fry like a G6. “Runch special all $6!! Do you want fry chicken or fry pork?!” “G6.. Y NOT A1??”

Please don’t take this as a serious representation of my design capabilities. ;)

A belated post on a project I did last year @ Vast.

(No trade secrets here, so go away competitors.)

I had the opportunity to work on a then secret project to put everyone's mug on a mug. Now the SF team has their name on a mug, but better. (Though I guess nothing stops you from using someone else's.. but that's awkward.)

so I don't single someone else out.. here's mine! yes, that is a totoro on my desk.

All-in-all: a nice swag project to kick-off as a (then) new hire. Putting those double-tipped sharpie sketch skills to use. Also, it was a month of illustrating lots of facial hair. I don't think I've drawn that many beards before in my life.

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If you prefer tumblr, I blog the same there too.

Let's get this straight: VERY FEW forces on earth can wake me up early.

One of them is lovesickness.
And I suppose this makes the second: 6 hours of straight crying from a baby something. In this case, a 2 month old puppy.

A few things.

1. Don't get a puppy for Christmas. And especially don't give YOURSELF a puppy for Christmas.
2. The bloody thing is cute, but you need to train it. Don't spoil the puppy and expect to be able to train it, without serious effort, later.
3. Don't get caught red-handed by your landlord with the puppy you weren't suppose to keep in your apartment.
4. Finally, don't burden someone you know into adopting the puppy you spoiled to hell because YOU WERE IRRESPONSIBLE. 

Okay? Got it? This is in the book of human decency. You just don't do this. If you do, you're a bitch. And if you disagree with these four heuristics, we can't be friends.

...

Also, I hear dog is tasty.

Just kidding.

:(

Less of...
Hacker News. Only consume digest and links recommended.
Twitter. Only consume via mobile. It is distracting otherwise.
Pinterest(?). Pin, do not visit site unless looking at a board for a specific task.
Reddit.
Facebook.

Use that time instead to...
1. Read books, actual books.
2. Make things.

More concretely...
Mobile sites, games, apps, sandboxes.
Paintings.

Finally...
Make a point to unplug for 7 days / every season. Refresh the fact that the world goes on without you.

Dear internet -

I'll be spending the last few days of 2011 on the road along the west coast. In the meantine, please enjoy your holidays and a few work-in-progress shots started yesterday shortly after finishing Birds of a Feather.

(download)

Click here to download:

paintings-in-progress-last-post-of-2011-wDtqxaneuGBtcdzcxqpD.zip (5.62 MB)

<3,
Susan

A study / piece very much inspired by Marumiyan's work.

A few minutes in and waiting for things to dry shot.

My new babies: Marie's Goauche. Imported from motherfucking Shanghai.

I've literally haven't painted in gouache since 2006. This is the best gift I can give myself really. Expect more now that I finally have time, space, and money to do these things! ;)

One thing I've never paid much attention to while in school were milestones in school. They are neatly cut-off by semesters, tucked into smaller deliverables determined by weeks.

It was fairly easy to know when to pump it up and when to slack a little. For example, the strain of powering through finals is met with a period of complete relaxation at the end, without that, it'd be hard to sustain that level of intensity.

My first 3 months out of this, I realize how it is really up to you, yourself, to scale life. Whether it's about work, side projects, outings, budget, whatever, it's up to you to manage that metric.

It's a freedom and a curse, and something I will aim to master consciously now and throughout 2012.

Just a quick thought and realization today while having instant ramen.

Found a few sketches on the bedside while cleaning up. These extreme on-surface shots look pretty good, will post full on shots when I get a chance to reshoot in daylight.

Also, while I will not have my nyancat facebook hack anymore, I can now selfishly put my art up in the top box like so. ;) Originally painted "Ode to Watercolors" two years ago. Wow, how time flies (like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana).