MintChocolatePanda

I'm not really doing dA anymore.  I have dial-up, so it all takes forever.  I'm pretty discouraged about art and life anyway.
Things suck lately.
Don't worry.  If you want to contact me: go.panda.go@gmail.com
I don't mind random contacts so long as you want to talk about art or something.

Did someone give me a subscription a while ago? Sorry I didn't use it.

If anyone wants to go into some sort of crafts business with me, maybe screening and/or applique aparrell let me know. Have some ideas, either design or organizational.

Gallery disclaimer: Nothing here claims to be high art. Most of it is sketches or class assignments. But it's what I'm doing, so it's here.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I thought I was going to do a Merchandise Design independent study. I was quite excited.  But I think it won't work out.  The ONLY thing I need to graduate is "Advanced Hours."  Merchandise will only count if I can convince my advisor that it relates to my "concept." And really utilizes my drawing skills, particularly figure drawing, since that's my concentration.

Even the really fun portraits don't seem like they'd make good shirts or bags.  I might take him the few sketches I made before - the cartoony stuff of animals that seems better for that.  See if he'd take it. I doubt it.

NYC from May 24-29.  Theatre, Art Museums, Michael and Aisleen....

I just discovered I can set my desktop image to change every few minutes, hours or days.  I downloaded some of my favorite deviations for it. I hope that's okay. I'm very excited about it.
I have a lot I need to resize and upload, but it takes time.
I have a xanga, which is probably asking for drama, but I have no illusions of anonymity.  My school has a blogring. I didn't join it, but my friends did, so anyone can track me down.  I don't get many notes, but that doesn't really matter. It's weird how our generation uses the internet as a social crutch.  Not entirely in a bad way, crutches are necessary to prop us up.  Just remember to walk sometimes when you are able.  So I post my babblings, which may or may not be read, and if they are, that person will probably not leave a note, so it's a very bizarre one-sided interaction.  But it makes us more connected anyway.
Self-Defense class was cut short tonight. I'm pretty annoyed about it, and the presenters were sad. It's a once-a-year or less deal.  It was very fun.  I'm super glad Natalie was my partner, and that I knew the teachers/presenters. I felt very comfortable.
^___^

I just recently discovered that all the people I send here that don't have dA accounts can't see the majority of my work because it's "mature content" (nudes) and they're not signed in.  So I made an extra account for them to sign in as.  I hope that works out.  I posted it on my xanga, so strangers could use it. Wish me luck!  ((And wish they like what they see)).  One of my models wants to buy my most recent painting (the only one of her) -- I don't want to charge her money, so I'm trying to figure out what we can work out.  She could take a print, she could model more (which she dislikes), she could cut my hair for like a year....  The most basic thing is that I could borrow it back if I got in a show say before I graduate (in a year and a half or so)....  Eh- thought I'd put it out for suggestions.
-----
Sometime a while ago Kent and Jackie (advisor/professors) told me my art can be whatever I want.  No one gets to tell me what to make, or what makes "ART."  They said I should just pick out the things I like best, possibly have Deb (in printshop) print them bigger, or on good paper if they're on newsprint, as some are... and submit to galleries. I've never actually tried.  I HAVE to try.  So I was kinda psyched, put together a rudimentary portfolio, brought it to them, and.... they basically said that what I was doing was well done, but galleries wouldn't want to hang it.  I usually do "Figure Studies.".... They SAY that that's not bad, that it's not less "art" but that galleries won't want it.  He keeps telling me to put people on a beach.  So I'm pretty confused about the future.  I don't want you guys to all tell me how awesome I am (not that I mind), but the point is after showing off my watercolors, especially the ones of Michael and Olivia, everyone's made over me a lot, and most importantly I believe those are good, so I feel good.  I feel good.  It hardly even matters why.

I ate too much because I'm depressed about the election. It looks like Bush will win. The seriously-crazy-scary Republican won state senate too.  I am dissapointed in my nation.  I'm running out of clean dishes, and space to pile the dirty ones.  My mom will be home tomorrow, and chances of my even attempting a change are super low.  My room is unusually clean though. woo... super interesting eh?  That's all I've got for now.