Introducing Moon Sky!

Hey! I hope you're having a great day.
If not, that's ok. It happens.
But, my special friend, Moon Sky might be able to offer you some karmic boost.
Moon Sky  is an awesome spiritual creature who wants to connect and share some positive vibes with everyone in the world. Especially with you!
Well, why don't I let you take this moment to connect with Moon Sky yourself!
Right here, right now!

Ladies and germs, I present to you Moon Sky...who also has a blog
of spiritual happenings and visual guides you can experience here:
http://mynameismoonsky.blogspot.com

Cabbage Innards

Domestic bliss on Friday night. In the kitchen, preparing my meal.
Unexpected surprises after the first unsuspecting slice of red cabbage, the pleasures of Mother Nature's genius patterns revealed.
Take a look for yourself:  below, the cross sections of the cabbage. Here, they are about to be boiled in borscht soup.

And now, as I write this, they are processing in my intestines...on its way out as a form far from its beautiful origins. But I don't need to paint you a picture of what that looks like, do I?

Watercolor Drawing inspired by the above mentioned Cabbage Cross Sections.  The corners are close-up details of those lush layers of skin. Reminds me of brains and intestines. Innards!

Belated Birthday Comic!

Finally done it! Burfday bash comic, 2 months behind. But hey, better late than never.

"Day Job" Exhibition @ the Drawing Center

Pasquale Cortese, "Untitled" 2009

This past weekend, I visited the Drawing Center in Manhattan to check out their show "Day Jobs" which closes on Feb.3rd. I had the refreshing pleasure of seeing art done by working folk who do all sorts of jobs, some related to the art world, others not. My favorite artist (self-taught) of the exhibition is Pasquale Cortese who is also the oldest artist of the show (he's about 60). The ink drawings of patterns are so gorgeous; I just want to reach out and touch those lush textures!

See more of his work here.

It was great to see that the curator included works from a diversity of working people like an air pilot and an electrician (the occupation of the guy I just mentioned) among other types of jobs. And it was also interesting to read about how people consciously or unconsciously connected their personal art with the process, products, people and materials are related to their day jobs. There was definitely a pattern of repetition, meditation, discipline, skepticism, escapism, wonderment, exploration, collection as themes/processes in a lot of the work. I wonder if these were conscious themes on the part of the curator.

It made me realize how I don't refer to my job in my own work, mostly on a conscious level. Though I have been seriously thinking about doing a longer-length narrative comic about it in the near future...but that's another story.

Mostly, I draw during and after work hours as a way to meditate and deal with all the waiting (for meetings to end, for phone calls to finish, or for phone calls to come). Yet drawing is also a way of keeping mental notes as I'm listening to other people. Or I'm just super fidgety and need to keep my pen moving on paper.

This drawing was not done during a day job. However, it was completed over a period of time when I was on the phone with various potential employers  when I was looking for a full-time job five years ago. Funnily enough, it was drawn on the back of an acceptance envelope to the teaching job I'm still doing today. On another note, one benefit of doodling during meetings at work was getting a sketchbook as a gift from an observant 'secret Santa' at my job! Sweet! I totally needed one at the time.