The past couple day I have had a very odd schedule and it has been nice to focus harder on my own projects. I still haven't gotten painting supplies and I'm waiting for the deposit back from the St. Augustine house.
Luis and I met today for lunch and then went to Eyebeam to work on our project. We are still in the construction phase of it, but it looks like we are going to create some sort of typeface and a few other fun things to go along with it! I really would like to expand on typography in my portfolio so I think it will be a nice addition and I know Luis is thinking the same. Tomorrow we are regrouping now that we have a little more solidified plan and making more progress of what will be happening with it! I'm excited to see what happens with it!
I went to Dick Blick and got a calligraphy pen and I really would like to learn that so I am trying to be patient and work on that these next coming weeks :)
I am also working on a project with another friend, Clarizza! She is awesome! We have never met in person but we have spoken numerous times online and in letters. She is a designer in the Philippines. Our project together is really sweet as well. We are making a mixed CD of 12 songs that we have shared back and forth over the time that we have known each other. With those 12 songs we will illustrate each song and screen print them as post cards (in reference to our letters), phone wallpapers (we've been able to communicate through phone apps now for a while), and also potentially desktop wallpapers or posters. Its a personal project, but it seems fun and will showcase some illustration work for the two of us!
I met with an artist who is a printmaker and interested in some of the same type of things that I am. I will be helping him every Thursday, which I am very excited about as well. With him I will be able to have access to screen printing again, and even a letterpress at NYU!
Its been a good couple of days and the practicum starts on Monday! Its going to be exciting to see what the other students have and what the other artists are doing!