Tag: freedom
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Getting organized
It’s been a very long time but I finally finished the little five by eight blackbook I’ve been working on for a sketchbook. It ended up being about a 2 year engagement with the thing. I don’t know why it took me so long to fill the damn thing up, but it took the time…
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Important / Interesting vs. Boring / Bullshit
Explanation of Above and Below 2026 edition I don’t remember exactly when or why it was brought to my attention but it was. I do know I was still in school at MICA and I also remember who brought it up to me. Eva Wyle, a professor at MCIA, is the individual who first told…
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Prompt
This weeks blog prompt is “What have you been working on?” and it’s really the only one I’ve found relevant to my life. So it’s the first one i’m going to use for an entry. For the past few weeks or so I’ve been working on more bonsai watercolors. There you have it, the shortest…
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Pirolli Digital Sketchbook 