in the weeks leading up to the new year, I toyed with the idea of actually using this blog. or making a new one. I even signed up for a tumblr and then became immediately annoyed and distressed by the error messages and bullshit that came up every 5 minutes.
and I really don't feel like I have anything I need or want to share.
so I'm not going to. whoops. I'm useless. smell ya later.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Monday, May 10, 2010
senior show.
this is what my senior show looked like.
here's my mappymap explaining what everything was.
it went alright.
I was in a room with my favorite kids: Kelly, Elizabeth, Michael, and Mary. so that helped a lot.
Kelly took this picture at the show. I was very excited.
then I graduated and my sister took a lot of awesome pictures...like this one
and now its overrrrrr!
here's my mappymap explaining what everything was.
it went alright.
I was in a room with my favorite kids: Kelly, Elizabeth, Michael, and Mary. so that helped a lot.
Kelly took this picture at the show. I was very excited.
then I graduated and my sister took a lot of awesome pictures...like this one
and now its overrrrrr!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
KAH-SHINK!
that's the sound my logo makes.
finished up my business cards yesterday (just in time for career day portfolio reviews tomorrow). I'm pretty happy with them.
they're 4.25" x 1", white and black screen print on red cardstock. I had to venture to the paper and scrapbooking section at hobby lobby and it was terrifying.
on the topic of my logo. I made that obnoxious banner thing for this blog a long time ago and I was only sort of serious about the "Victoria Machete" thing. but when it came time to design my logo and my boyfriend suggested I draw "a sweet dagger or something" I remembered the machete. it sounds like my last name, and its sharp. sharp wit, sharp tongue, sharp mind. sharp sharp sharp... doesn't even sound like a word anymore.
I need to get better at explaining this shit... anyway, I'm pretty attached to it, but any feedback would be appreciated.
finished up my business cards yesterday (just in time for career day portfolio reviews tomorrow). I'm pretty happy with them.
they're 4.25" x 1", white and black screen print on red cardstock. I had to venture to the paper and scrapbooking section at hobby lobby and it was terrifying.
on the topic of my logo. I made that obnoxious banner thing for this blog a long time ago and I was only sort of serious about the "Victoria Machete" thing. but when it came time to design my logo and my boyfriend suggested I draw "a sweet dagger or something" I remembered the machete. it sounds like my last name, and its sharp. sharp wit, sharp tongue, sharp mind. sharp sharp sharp... doesn't even sound like a word anymore.
I need to get better at explaining this shit... anyway, I'm pretty attached to it, but any feedback would be appreciated.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
nouns
okay well. this took a while to post, but here's the layout I did for the Victor boys. the vinyl is maroon and it was also pressed on translucent amber.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
stop crying just start dying
second day back at school and I already feel extremely overwhelmed.
spent an hour with Joan to go over my work and decide what I'll be working on in my portfolio class. she has promised there will be many more of these discussions.
I have a little bit of a lead for my thesis.
I have a picture in my head for my first print III assignment.
and I have ideas swimming all over the place for advanced print. hopefully looking into this engraving business today. we'll see.
in the mean time, here are my current pride and joy:
this is an 8" x 10" woodcut of my parents' wedding photo. I made it for them for christmas. awwwwww
this is a series of 2.5" x 4.5" woodcuts that are based on a group of Catholic saints who are referred to as "incorruptibles." there is a large number of saints who bodies supposedly never decomposed entirely. they remain soft and flexible and emit a flower like aroma. so these are supposed to resemble prayer cards. one image is the "saintly" image, and it is juxtaposed with a non traditional representation of part of their legacy. on the back of the saint image is a prayer that is associated with them, on the back of the other image is a brief history and explanation of the image.
I am extremely happy with how these turned out.
spent an hour with Joan to go over my work and decide what I'll be working on in my portfolio class. she has promised there will be many more of these discussions.
I have a little bit of a lead for my thesis.
I have a picture in my head for my first print III assignment.
and I have ideas swimming all over the place for advanced print. hopefully looking into this engraving business today. we'll see.
in the mean time, here are my current pride and joy:
this is an 8" x 10" woodcut of my parents' wedding photo. I made it for them for christmas. awwwwww
this is a series of 2.5" x 4.5" woodcuts that are based on a group of Catholic saints who are referred to as "incorruptibles." there is a large number of saints who bodies supposedly never decomposed entirely. they remain soft and flexible and emit a flower like aroma. so these are supposed to resemble prayer cards. one image is the "saintly" image, and it is juxtaposed with a non traditional representation of part of their legacy. on the back of the saint image is a prayer that is associated with them, on the back of the other image is a brief history and explanation of the image.
I am extremely happy with how these turned out.
Monday, December 21, 2009
the dust will never settle.
things have been wacky and there is no end in sight.
I guess a couple rad things have come of this semester, but I'm still feeling pretty bitter and downtrodden. and thus, I have not been sharing.
I don't feel like figuring out everything that I should post, but here is one project that is finally wrapping up.
Gary's band Good Teeth Gold Teeth is putting out a 7". Gary had me do the artwork, and we screen printed it on arigato packs on friday.
I printed 200 of these. and every inch of my body hurt afterward.
the type is all handwritten. the "good teeth gold teeth" on the front is Gary's writing, and the rest is mine.
the vinyls themselves are going to be hand stamped and hand numbered.
DIY OR DIE.
I guess a couple rad things have come of this semester, but I'm still feeling pretty bitter and downtrodden. and thus, I have not been sharing.
I don't feel like figuring out everything that I should post, but here is one project that is finally wrapping up.
Gary's band Good Teeth Gold Teeth is putting out a 7". Gary had me do the artwork, and we screen printed it on arigato packs on friday.
I printed 200 of these. and every inch of my body hurt afterward.
the type is all handwritten. the "good teeth gold teeth" on the front is Gary's writing, and the rest is mine.
the vinyls themselves are going to be hand stamped and hand numbered.
DIY OR DIE.
Friday, September 4, 2009
knife goes in, guts come out.
today at approximately 1125am I lost the very last shred of faith I had in my school.
it's really a golden moment when you realize that the administrations does not care in the least about the success of students, just so long as they get their money.
here's whats going on.
I currently have 108 completed credits, meaning I only have 4 classes left to take to complete my major in graphic design. theoretically, that's only one semester. but because of the nature of these 4 classes, I can't take them all at once. but to keep my financial aid (and insurance) I have to be enrolled in 4 classes a semester, so I decided to pursue a minor in printmaking, adding another 4 classes to my to-be-completed list, and keeping me a full time student for my remaining two semesters.
I was really excited because I absolutely love printmaking and I'm really looking forward to the opportunity to spend more time exploring things. I'm currently taking Printmaking II and an independent study course in screen printing.
so the only issue is where to work on my projects. the open lab hours this semester are severely lacking (9pm until midnight monday through thursday?) and storing projects and supplies in the printroom is like asking people to steal it. and walking a mile and a half each way with large screens and paper and supplies is impossible.
solution? Stacy and I decided to share a studio at the school where we could work whenever we want and store all of our supplies and projects. so two weeks ago when the notice went up to sign up for studio space, I noticed that it was addressed to "Fine Arts Students". I became a little concerned since I have yet to declare my minor so I emailed the woman in charge, let's refer to her as Useless from now on, to find out if this was required before signing up. she effectively snubbed me and told me that I could not get space because I'm not MAJORing in fine arts and it didn't matter if I was sharing with an Illustration major.
so I spoke with my printmaking professor and she said she would speak with Useless on my behalf.
this morning I woke up early and trudged over to the school especially for the studio space allocation meeting. when I got there I went to Useless and asked her if she had spoken with my professor and if it would be possible for Stacy and I to share a space. I was then informed that there was "absolutely no way possible" for me to have a studio and its "just too bad" that this means that I have no way to work on my minor.
I became increasingly enraged the longer I thought about it so I went to the school counselor who watched me cry for 10 minutes and stared at me like an alien. she offered no advice, but said she would speak to someone and get back to me. she just called me and told me she had spoken to some people who told her that printmakers don't need studio space anyway because ALL the work is done in the printroom. you know, no preparation or storage needed.
so.
I'm fucked.
I have absolutely no idea how I am going to complete my work.
and I want to throw up when I think about how much time and money I've wasted on this fucking school where no one cares in the least about giving students the opportunity and the resources to learn what they want to learn.
it's really a golden moment when you realize that the administrations does not care in the least about the success of students, just so long as they get their money.
here's whats going on.
I currently have 108 completed credits, meaning I only have 4 classes left to take to complete my major in graphic design. theoretically, that's only one semester. but because of the nature of these 4 classes, I can't take them all at once. but to keep my financial aid (and insurance) I have to be enrolled in 4 classes a semester, so I decided to pursue a minor in printmaking, adding another 4 classes to my to-be-completed list, and keeping me a full time student for my remaining two semesters.
I was really excited because I absolutely love printmaking and I'm really looking forward to the opportunity to spend more time exploring things. I'm currently taking Printmaking II and an independent study course in screen printing.
so the only issue is where to work on my projects. the open lab hours this semester are severely lacking (9pm until midnight monday through thursday?) and storing projects and supplies in the printroom is like asking people to steal it. and walking a mile and a half each way with large screens and paper and supplies is impossible.
solution? Stacy and I decided to share a studio at the school where we could work whenever we want and store all of our supplies and projects. so two weeks ago when the notice went up to sign up for studio space, I noticed that it was addressed to "Fine Arts Students". I became a little concerned since I have yet to declare my minor so I emailed the woman in charge, let's refer to her as Useless from now on, to find out if this was required before signing up. she effectively snubbed me and told me that I could not get space because I'm not MAJORing in fine arts and it didn't matter if I was sharing with an Illustration major.
so I spoke with my printmaking professor and she said she would speak with Useless on my behalf.
this morning I woke up early and trudged over to the school especially for the studio space allocation meeting. when I got there I went to Useless and asked her if she had spoken with my professor and if it would be possible for Stacy and I to share a space. I was then informed that there was "absolutely no way possible" for me to have a studio and its "just too bad" that this means that I have no way to work on my minor.
I became increasingly enraged the longer I thought about it so I went to the school counselor who watched me cry for 10 minutes and stared at me like an alien. she offered no advice, but said she would speak to someone and get back to me. she just called me and told me she had spoken to some people who told her that printmakers don't need studio space anyway because ALL the work is done in the printroom. you know, no preparation or storage needed.
so.
I'm fucked.
I have absolutely no idea how I am going to complete my work.
and I want to throw up when I think about how much time and money I've wasted on this fucking school where no one cares in the least about giving students the opportunity and the resources to learn what they want to learn.
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