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| Busy Busy |
March 11 at 7:48 AM |
If you're a casual visitor to my site it may look like nothing has been going on around here in the past few days. Besides the macro overview that was very poorly written due to sleep deprivation, it's pretty much true. Not because I'm just sitting around being lazy, but because I'm actually busy. Not too often you'll hear me say that until I get a job somewhere.
Anyway, what I've been working on lately is building my Zazzle gallery of things to buy. The latest I added was "Stainless" poster/card. Earlier I added "Springs", which I've put up as a desktop as well.
UPDATE: Garrett brought up the point that in the case of "Stainless", if he was a potential buyer he would like to see a larger version. I'm assuming most people would because Zazzle doesn't do it much justice. So here is a larger, better quality version.
You might have noticed I'm slowing down on my 3D work and starting to focus on photography more now. I tend to go in cycles like these, where I feel more creative doing something different. So instead of sitting here and trying to force out something 3D, I'm just going to go with the flow and focus on photography right now. I'm not saying that if all of a sudden I get a good 3D idea I won't do it, but my mind is racing thinking about taking pictures. If you really want more 3D you'll probably have to wait a couple weeks.
"Stainless" has been my biggest project yet, and something I'll never attempt again. Silverware is notoriously hard to light, and to add the triptych effect was too much, even though I like how it turned out. But it was 4 hours of shooting followed by 4 hours of scratch removal. If you want to start shooting silverware I would recommend buying new. Those were my everyday spoons and forks, and once again macro makes stuff like that stick out like a zit on a forehead.
The biggest anxiety right now is my sister's wedding in Seattle this coming weekend. I'm dreading the flight, but I'm excited for my sister. I won't be able to calm down though until the plane lands in Sea-Tac. I don't know how it's going to effect the updating of this site, but I'm predicting very little. Even though I'm preparing myself to be busy, there will probably be times I'm so bored I'll write a new entry every five minutes. |
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| Shawn |
Mar 11, 2003 8:52 PM |
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While I think your piece 'Stainless' looks very cool, I can't help but wonder 'Who the hell would send this card?' Precisely what occasion would justify this picture? A love card perhaps? "Our love is stainless, like silverware." A get well card? "After you vomited on my floor, it was no longer stainless." As for the poster, I have to question that too. While, again, I'm impressed, it doesn't quite leave the realm of advertisement and enter artistic expression. A fantastic portfolio piece, yes. A card? If anyone ever buys the card, please, somehow, find them and ask them who the hell they are sending it to. |
| Steve |
Mar 12, 2003 7:02 PM |
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True about the card, there is no occasion that warrants it, but take it from my perspective. If you do not customize it as a card, what you really are getting is a small print for an absolutely reasonable price. When you get it, you can cut the back off and frame it in a 5 x 7 frame you can buy at Target.
As to insinuate that it belongs as professional work and is not artistic, it all depends how you look at it. Just because it looks "professional" doesn't mean I wasn't artistic in the way I aligned each fork, knife and spoon.
I know I'm catering to a specific audience in the piece. It is definitely something for someone who is designing/decorating a nice place to live. I could see it in a dining room or kitchen. But no, I could not see it on the wall next to a Matrix poster and Sports Illustrated calendar. |
| Garrett |
Mar 13, 2003 9:56 AM |
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The only thing is, I don't know that I could even see it in a kitchen or dining room. I don't think (maybe this is just me) that I would hang up a picture of silverware. Don't get me wrong--it looks fantastic--it's just not something I would ever put on the wall (or desktop). That's the unfortunate thing. |
| Ellie |
Mar 13, 2003 1:37 PM |
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That silverware piece is something I could see up on the wall in a nice dining room. In a black or silver frame, it would really look good. I don't think that of every one of Steve's pieces, though I think they're all very nice looking. I can't think of where I'd put the particle blast series, but I like the Abstract.Flow and the Stainless posters.
So, what I'm saying is, statements about whether a piece is 'wall worthy' are really subjective, as is all creative work. Like Garrett said, "maybe this is just me".
I don't think blanket conclusions can be made about these kinds of things. |
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