23 posts tagged “cubist literature”
Today my Etsy/blog friend Michele Maule stopped by my studio to meet me and hang out.
She's very awesome and very sweet and kind. =)
Here's a photo of us:
I've got some of it hanging above my desk actually. =)
We went out for beers and burgers a little while ago, and soon we're gonna go hang out at Sarah's apartment.
In other news, check out this hat hair I have in this photo:
I gotta run.
But I thought I'd share what's been going on over here today.
Sorry I haven't posted in four days.
I've just been busy.
Got a lotta work to do before June 1st when I unleash my new designs on the world. =)
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SELF PORTRAIT THURSDAY!
5.15.08
One year ago I took a photo of myself that made it clear to me that I, too, can gain weight. I had thought that my lying around all the time, drinking beer for breakfast (sometimes I just needed to), not getting out, etc. wouldn't have an effect on me, that I wouldn't gain weight.
Anyway, this is me today:
And here are a couple other ones I liked:
Okay, okay, enough chit chat.
I gotta get back to work.
bye.
SELF PORTRAIT THURSDAY!
5.8.08
Tomorrow is my mother's birthday.
Her birthday (5/8) is my height (5'8").
P.S.
That shirt is the first ribcageivyLITTLEHEARTS shirt I've ever made for myself.
The hearts are made from My Little Pony fabric.
SELF PORTRAIT THURSDAY!
4.24.08
I almost forgot it was Thursday!
Sheesh.
I think that today I am not going to be able to finish everything that's on my to-do list.
I got started too late in the day (1230PM). (Didn't leave Queens til 930AM. Then I had to go to Goodwill. And then I had to go home, eat, shower, get my laptop and stuff.)
And now I've got such a bad headache.
But I wanted to let you know that I started reading Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence. (I finished reading The Hotel New Hampshire. It was good. It was good because I enjoyed reading it. And I read it quickly.)
There are two parts that were interesting because they reminded me of myself:
1. "I suppose he was a workman who has got on," she said. "You mustn't mind people so much. They're not being disagreeable to you---it's their way. You always think people are meaning things for you. But they don't."
2. Poor Fanny was morbidly sensitive, always imagining insults.
I've been a bit neurotic lately. Too much.
And I haven't really been expressing these feelings to many people because most of the people are too chill/mellow to relate.
But I prefer that because that's better than being around a bunch of OTHER neurotic people.
I'd rather be around people who are going to keep me grounded.
Some of this book's characters are just reminding me of myself a bit, though---in regards to how I can instantly just hate somebody, even though I don't REALLY hate them. (The author writes that a lot in the book---about how they'll hate someone instantly.)
Like... someone can be around me, talking and I'll just want them gone forever.
Or they can look at me a certain way while I'm talking to them...
I don't know what my deal is.
Maybe I'm on my period.
Here, listen to this song:
The Slits are one of my favorite bands.
P.S.
I don't know what happened to my left hand's knuckles.
The hair is all poke-y (pokey? poky? sp?) like I shaved it or something. Maybe I accidentally burned it off or something while lighting something. Who knows.
It DOES sorta feel good.
P.P.S.
I'm excited about this summer because Ben J. is going to work for RuffeoHeartsLil'Snotty and I.
We're going to share him.
Ben's good with patternmaking and things like that. They'll need him for that, I think.
I need him because he's awesome. And he's my very good friend.
SELF PORTRAIT THURSDAY!
4.17.08
Before you print, you should tape your screen...
I'd like to thank Jesus for not giving me a hangover headache this morning.
This horrible crick in my neck, this sudden arrival of acne, and this unflattering self-given haircut is punishment enough.
I slept at my apartment last night. I rarely do that because it's so damn boring there.
The good thing is that I'm more apt to sleep in there because no direct sun comes in.
I am a sleep-deprived person. (I don't like sleeping in---or sleeping, for that matter.) But I guess it's good that I got some extra ZZzzZz's. =)
IN OTHER NEWS, I've gotten some pretty good attention today.
First of all, this shirt made the front page of Etsy:
And usually it's not that big a deal for me. (Not to sound conceited or arrogant or anything, though. It's just that I've been on the front page a lot. OF COURSE it's nice, but it's not anything new.) But today I got a lot of convos and such from random people complimenting me and such. (It even got me a few sales. Holler.)
I'm guessing people like the sewing machine monster.
The same design has also been featured on the Craftzine blog! (LINK)
Of course that's not the photo they used. They used one where I look a bit less ridiculous.
I hope things pick up soon. I'm tired of being poor.
In OTHER news, I'm listening to Mika Miko.
And 2. it feels like a Friday.
AGH!
PRESSURE!
4.10.08
PC comment: I look kinda alternative in this photo.
I think Ben J. is rubbing off on me: I've been making to-do lists this week.
I don't usually work like this, but it's helped keep me on track and on top of my shit.
Whenever I finish a project and start to look around the room confused and lost, I just consult my list and all is well.
(Notice how I haven't crossed "blog" off the list yet? I will once I'm done writing.)
Brie is my favorite cheese that doesn't go in a hamburger.
Do you ever suddenly realize what your name is?
(I mean, like REALLY realize.)
Today I (really) realized that my name is Craig.
And when it dawned on me, I thought it was so odd.
In other news, I guess my body was exhausted from the past while because I slept through my 915AM alarm and didn't wake up until 1230PM.
I didn't get to the studio til almost 3 cuz I needed to eat and shower.
I also wanted to be alone to screenprint (I'm shy when it comes to that) a few prints from this new screen I made the other day.
Would you like to see the patches/appliqués I made?
Of course you would.
The Juki (that sewing machine that almost made me cry yesterday) and I also made up this afternoon.
I realized that I was expecting too much from a machine that really just wants to go/be straight. It's not interested in the many turns involved in sewing an octopus appliqué.
With that said, I used the Juki to sew up this shirt because it's more straight-friendly:
Even IF I slept in disgustingly late.
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I'll be spending the night in Queens again.
It takes a fuckin' hour and a half to get out there.
