Friends

Late nights at the Kogi Truck.

Kingly Charles 

&

Nekkid Friends

(in art form only, thank heavens)

good times

Moving

Ballistics in motion. Packages in motion. moving trucks... weighed down, but still in motion. I think this drawing is appropriate for a day of hauling stuff back and forth, although, she's far too energetic.

Bombs Away

I always wonder what it would be like to be a soldier, how it must feel to fly a plane, have enemies... shoot someone. I think about what would happen to me if I were flying over Japan, if I were the one who dropped the bomb. Such power. Such action. What emotions would I feel as I put the last fuse in place and watch it fall, as it explodes in the air and instantly kills thousands of people. Did it work? was it enough to stop a war? Was it all in vain? Or, did I become so accustomed to dropping different kinds of weapons that this is just another oddly shaped football, a play in a game.

I like bombs though. The idea of them... big powerful weapons capable of mass displacement. Simple, yet strong, dynamic shapes.

The Bomer

I love it when things flow. When you are at that peek of performance and understanding. When all of your influences have internalized and reformed to take the shapes that you create. That is when all the hard work pays off. And I usually call it a fluke because I don't feel like that often. Most of the time I feel like I am struggling to keep my head above water with all the things I want to do verses the time I need to take to warm up not only my arm but also my thinking. Understanding what you are do in art is just as important to dexterously executing it.

Note to self: make this a t-shirt

UglyMugs

I was looking through mugshots of random people, some celebrities, some criminals. This one is Ted Kaczynski. The unabomber. I never thought much about him before accept when I heard about him when I was younger. I just figured he was crazy and had issues. But after reading about him, he seems like any soldier in any war. Trying to make something happen.

"Never lose hope, be persistent and stubborn and never give up. There are many instances in history where apparent losers suddenly turn out to be winners unexpectedly, so you should never conclude all hope is lost."

He is a revolutionary in his own mind, a revolutionary for nature. He was tortured by the sight of big machines tearing up nature and wanted to put a stop to it. I do agree, however, that how he went about it was horrible and taking someone's life should not be put in man's hands. Also he could have gone about it in a completely diplomatic way. He could have gotten a job in the government and worked to create new policies or started an organization that works to raise awareness and protection for nature. I guess it does take someone who is a little crazy to use such violent methods.