I’ve been wanted to make more prints lately, but I haven’t managed to bring myself to. Sad isn’t it? How come I always get great big plans but when it comes time to implement them, I can’t do it? Horrible.

Well this time I’ve forced a deadline to be creative onto myself by signing up to participate in Printmakers.info Print Exchange Six. The theme is homage and the the deadline is July 5th. So I’ve given myself a goal. Now to just… come up with an idea!! Hopefully I won’t have a creative block. I’m very excited about this because one of the prints I actually come up with will be put on display [somewhere that i can't remember.] I’ve even added a counter over there –> so I can time myself. Oh, and by the way, I linked myself on Printmakers.info, yay!! Do you make prints? Go there!

On another note, yesterday I scored some pre-stretched cheap-o canvas-paper canvases that my work was gonna throw away. Woo hoo! I’m gonna gesso the crap out of the cheap print on the front and create somethin’ pretty. I scored 3 square ones that and 1 long one. I dont know the exact sizes but they’re pretty good in size. I can’t wait. I’m gonna dig out what sampler paintstiks I have and go to town. Plus I’m gonna order a new set and maybe some extra ones too. This way I can actually oil paint without having to “paint”. I can draw my paintings… (which I’m better at anyway.)

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Well I just spent my lunch break drawing out another design for print. It’s a jellyfish and I think it will be about…. 2 or 3 plates. We’ll see. I have to sit and plan the carving just a little better, but here’s a sneakpeek.

Today the participants of the Periodic Table Printmaking Project got notice that our prints will likely be put on display at the Chemical Heritage Foundation’s new exhibit space in Philly. (45min away for me. yay!)

Dates are pending, but I’m so excited! I’ll have to encourage my friends to go see it because I’m so proud. (and i’m crazy)

So the other day I brought in a small scrap of linoleum to draw a design on while I had some free time at work.

Well that took all of 5 minutes and I came up with some sort of swirly-snail design that’s only going to be one layer. I dunno. I guess I should figure out more plates to layer with. I should have brought more linoleum.

So today I realized that a lot of my day is spend perusing through etsy’s stores and forums. I don’t always chat (I’ve been trying to more recently). I also spend time looking at facebook and myspace and myartplot and repeatedly checking my emails where I get not much more than junk.

But it’s like when you’re looking for something to eat and you check the fridge there’s nothing there that you want… Then 5 minutes later you check it again because maybe something appetizing magically appeared just for you.

Did I get something now? How about now? Now? Now? Maybe this time… Okay…. i’ll check again in 10 minutes… Now??

So I figured I’ve gotta do something to spend my free time during the day. But how? I’m not really in a place where I can do my usual craft. I must do something else. Something very portable and something that I can put down and away quickly without much hassle if I need to. But what??

I was thinking about taking blank aceo’s with me to doodle, but is there anything else I’m not thinking of?? I bet there is.

well.. more like purse free.

Today I received my hip pack from etsian utilitywear. It is FABULOUS!

I tried it on immediately and love it! I’ve always disliked purses, but this is such a stylish alternative. If you’re looking for something like this… Go check out that shop!

My monitor’s colors are acting funny again. It used to be all aqua, but now magenta is showing up. My monitor hates me! How can I make sure all of my photos and work looks right if it’s all tinted magenta??