Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Personal Artist Pages Design
Woot woot!
After a long day of Quirklusting labor, I've completed a multitude of pages for the site. The most exciting one, I think, is a design for the personal artists' pages that will be like the 'business' card of the web. Each artist will get a page that allows for a 'snapshot' of work examples, contact information, and sights into their personality. I really like the idea of collecting this information from the artists, designing it into the 'community' layout, and allowing each artist to express his/herself while maintaining a consistency that is the essence behind the Quirklust community. More development soon!
Lust on!
After a long day of Quirklusting labor, I've completed a multitude of pages for the site. The most exciting one, I think, is a design for the personal artists' pages that will be like the 'business' card of the web. Each artist will get a page that allows for a 'snapshot' of work examples, contact information, and sights into their personality. I really like the idea of collecting this information from the artists, designing it into the 'community' layout, and allowing each artist to express his/herself while maintaining a consistency that is the essence behind the Quirklust community. More development soon!
Lust on!
Thursday, April 21, 2011
A Piece For The Uninspired
"I had spent three and a half years in a relationship that sucked up all my energy and gave me nothing in return--isolated and lonely and faking a happiness that no one could see through. Honestly, I had spent my whole life there, so afraid of how I felt that I couldn't even admit it to myself. I was so envious of the women I saw every day who were living their lives the way that they wanted to. I was so fascinated by the women who could never "pass," the way I did, as straight. After I left my boyfriend, it took me months and months to forgive myself. Forgive myself for suffocation by my own hand, forgive myself for holding myself hostage with an idea of perfection (straightness) that was my own creation. Looking back, I still have a hard time understanding why I was so driven to make myself fit into the lifestyle that I thought was expected of me. Despite my youth, my progressive education, my liberal upbringing, I still wanted to turn away from the truth: I liked women".
..."Not to say there wasn't doubt, worry, anxiety, reality impinging on our blissed-out state. Those things were there in the background, bringing up questions about my intentions, my past. More than once, she asked if I was sure I wanted to be with women. What if I didn't like it? I could only tell her that I was certain. It had been a very long, careful decision to leave my previous relationship, and I had had several months of being single and considering my choice. I knew where my attraction lay, I knew I would always be unhappy and faking it if I were in a straight relationship. I was more certain of my decision than I was of anything else. I knew what I was giving up. I knew that despite the little bubble of Northampton there would be (and always will be) the possibility of disapproval, or hate, or silent condemnation. I knew I was giving up my right to always hold someone's hand in public, because in Northampton it is okay, but it isn't okay in Boca Raton, or Houston, or Peoria. I knew I would have to use my intuition and keep my mouth shut in places where being a lesbian might make me unsafe. I knew that I might meet people who judged me and my lifestyle, people who would think there was something wrong with me. I knew not everyone would accept my life and love with the grace and equanimity that my friends and family do. I knew I was giving up the heterosexual privilege I had enjoyed my whole life. I also knew, and still know, I made the right choice."
From the book Dear John, I love Jane...such an incredible read. Check it out.
..."Not to say there wasn't doubt, worry, anxiety, reality impinging on our blissed-out state. Those things were there in the background, bringing up questions about my intentions, my past. More than once, she asked if I was sure I wanted to be with women. What if I didn't like it? I could only tell her that I was certain. It had been a very long, careful decision to leave my previous relationship, and I had had several months of being single and considering my choice. I knew where my attraction lay, I knew I would always be unhappy and faking it if I were in a straight relationship. I was more certain of my decision than I was of anything else. I knew what I was giving up. I knew that despite the little bubble of Northampton there would be (and always will be) the possibility of disapproval, or hate, or silent condemnation. I knew I was giving up my right to always hold someone's hand in public, because in Northampton it is okay, but it isn't okay in Boca Raton, or Houston, or Peoria. I knew I would have to use my intuition and keep my mouth shut in places where being a lesbian might make me unsafe. I knew that I might meet people who judged me and my lifestyle, people who would think there was something wrong with me. I knew not everyone would accept my life and love with the grace and equanimity that my friends and family do. I knew I was giving up the heterosexual privilege I had enjoyed my whole life. I also knew, and still know, I made the right choice."
From the book Dear John, I love Jane...such an incredible read. Check it out.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Quirklust Collaborative, Coming Right Up
Hello Hello everyone!
So...the project I have been obsessing over for the past few weeks...Quirklust!
I have been devotedly working away on developing a new website that I think will be a lot of fun when it's live. I had already started Quirklust as a creative outlet through which I've been selling things like my art shoes, IPhone cases, etc. However, I was overwhelmed with the need to pursue this new idea of developing an Artists' collaborative. A place where artists can come together to share work, give one another feedback, and most importantly, promote one another.
The way I see it, it's really one of our best options in this shit economy, right? I mean, if we can develop an entire 'artpool' (as I have affectionately dubbed it), of creative minds who do amazing work, then we have the potential to create an extensive database of artistic resources. For one another and for the public.
What's more, we can share networks with one another, creating important ties and connections between all of us.
Of course, I'm juggling a million things at once and haven't quite ironed out all of the kinks in my thinking on this, but I'm real excited. The website is fun, cool, easy to use. I'm working on developing a shoppe where artists can sell their work--artists who join get their own art page to showcase examples of their work and provide contact information...good stuff! I'll be sure to post when everything goes live, but in the meantime, here are some screen shots of my development in progress. Always love your feedback. Lust on!
So...the project I have been obsessing over for the past few weeks...Quirklust!
I have been devotedly working away on developing a new website that I think will be a lot of fun when it's live. I had already started Quirklust as a creative outlet through which I've been selling things like my art shoes, IPhone cases, etc. However, I was overwhelmed with the need to pursue this new idea of developing an Artists' collaborative. A place where artists can come together to share work, give one another feedback, and most importantly, promote one another.
The way I see it, it's really one of our best options in this shit economy, right? I mean, if we can develop an entire 'artpool' (as I have affectionately dubbed it), of creative minds who do amazing work, then we have the potential to create an extensive database of artistic resources. For one another and for the public.
What's more, we can share networks with one another, creating important ties and connections between all of us.
Of course, I'm juggling a million things at once and haven't quite ironed out all of the kinks in my thinking on this, but I'm real excited. The website is fun, cool, easy to use. I'm working on developing a shoppe where artists can sell their work--artists who join get their own art page to showcase examples of their work and provide contact information...good stuff! I'll be sure to post when everything goes live, but in the meantime, here are some screen shots of my development in progress. Always love your feedback. Lust on!
Storm Drains and Missing You
Storm Drains and Missing You
I woke up feeling a little less animated today
Something inside me keeping the gears from moving at full speed
My heart a bit heavy
With an untried woefulness new to all of my being.
I felt a little less admired today
Walking empty streets with clouded skies
Shop doors turned away
And cars moving opposite of me.
Even families of birds flew apart to find different paths
And I thought…
Today just hasn’t been the same without you.
I felt a little less proud today
Without you by my side as I walked into our favorite places
My smile feeling only half as warm
As when it’s paired with yours.
My mind danced around all the to-do list’s bullets
Knowing I could complete them so graciously
If you were here to tell me that I’m great
At what I do.
That I’m cute
When I’m focused.
That I’m the brightest firefly in your jar.
Even the storm clouds split
To move their own ways.
And I thought…
Today just hasn’t been the same without you.
I felt a little less complete today
As I poured my lunchtime cereal
Into a bowl that never looked so deep
Even when I picked your favorite.
I turned the heat on
I know you would have liked that
On a day like today
When the city seems right on the verge
Of a beautiful rainstorm.
It’s like the gutters are waiting
Right along with me
For our companions to come down to us
To make this day complete.
And I think…
No day will ever be the same without you.
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