tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13645258118400890352024-03-13T09:44:21.158-04:00diaries of a bourgeois dharma buma probably unnecessary chronicle of the life of a very distracted student and artist who doesn't know what she's doing with herself.erin nutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499784361361459688noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364525811840089035.post-45601410514700471682011-03-16T04:27:00.002-04:002011-10-04T13:53:59.922-04:00tumblr...oops.So I'm dipping out on Blogger I think.<br />
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See what happened waaas I got a Tumblr. And I gotta be honest, it pushed my Blogger to the side. Blogger makes me feel like I need to write long, clever posts. There's just so much SPACE. But Tumblr is such a happy medium because it's sorta halfway between here and Twitter...more than 140 characters, but I don't feel pressured to write novellas. PERF. So for the moment I'm all about the Tumblr. I won't delete this but I probably won't touch it for like, ever. (Until of course I feel the NEED to write a novella, which creates the downside to Tumblr because when you're in the mood you <i>can't</i> really write that much so it's awkward. In which case I will probably come crawling humbly back to Blogger.) And I can't even lie, I'm way better at Tumblr. I'm actually kinda funny sometimes in that form.<br />
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SO, in light of that whole situation, if you are one of the couple people who follow this blog or if you happen to see this entry, I would very much appreciate you following my <a href="http://hatsbyerin.blogspot.com/">other blog just for my hat art</a>.<br />
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Yay! Thanks! Until next time, Bloggerites :)erin nutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499784361361459688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364525811840089035.post-16175125661048232522011-02-21T11:06:00.000-05:002011-02-21T11:06:57.568-05:00name...for realOkay so now I ACTUALLY picked a name for my new hat blog. It is called <a href="http://hatsbyerin.blogspot.com/">Threebies</a>. Why, you ask? Well, even if you didn't, I'm going to tell you. But, because I'm too lazy to write it all cute again, I'm just going to copy-paste from the new blog. Ha. So:<br />
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<div>Well, a while back my friend was talking about starting a t-shirt line and I was just throwing around some ideas for girls' shirts that I wanted to make for it. I had a couple good ones, but the one that's stuck with me is just a simple tank top with three checked boxes on it, like a checklist. Next to the three boxes it will say: Booty, Beauty, Brains. (Actually it was originally Boobies Booty Brains, but I like this better.) I still really want to make the shirt, but the more I thought about it the more I liked the phrase itself as a slogan. So I decided to use it as the title of my company. </div><div><div><br />
</div><div>Thus, Booty Beauty Brains = BBB = Three B's = Threebies.</div></div><div><br />
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</div><div>BAM. Enjoy and visit the new <a href="http://hatsbyerin.blogspot.com/">blog</a> yayyy :)</div>erin nutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499784361361459688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364525811840089035.post-90431901224625979142011-02-08T23:45:00.000-05:002011-02-08T23:46:05.116-05:00HAS IT BEEN FOUND??I think I may have a title for my new <a href="http://hatsbyerin.blogspot.com/">blog</a> (the one about just my hats). My sister Eden has this weird obsession with erudite words, as she likes to ironically refer to them, and today she sent me her current favorite -- NELIPOT. Which means a person who walks without shoes. THAT'S ME! It really has nothing whatsoever to do with my hats or anything that a hat company would stand for, but it's a great word and I think it represents me. Hmmmmschhmmm. Considering considering.erin nutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499784361361459688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364525811840089035.post-9410231377000172432011-02-07T02:55:00.000-05:002011-02-08T23:46:05.116-05:00okay one more.So in light of what time it is right now, I'm adding another New Year's Resolution in the <b>BODY</b> category:<br />
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- If I am done with everything I have to do for the night, and it is after 11 PM, just go to bed. Don't question it.<br />
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And on that note, goodfuckingnight.erin nutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499784361361459688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364525811840089035.post-88352090060761384452011-02-05T06:09:00.000-05:002011-02-08T23:46:05.116-05:00nice to meet you, 2011<div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Hokay so. I have made my resolutions, in three categories, as I said I would. They are as follows...</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />BODY</b></div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">- Do something that's good for my body at least three days a week. The chiropractor counts as one, and the others can be yoga and working out, or at the very least Wii Fit. And try and squeeze in some Wii Fit or stretching on the off days too.</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">- Cook a real, complete, healthy dinner at least once a week.</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</b></div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>SOUL</b></div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">- Read at least one of the (many) spiritual books my mom has given me. The most recent, for my birthday, is just called <i>Grace</i>, and it actually looks pretty good.</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">- Go over what I'm thankful for every single day, either when I wake up or before I go to sleep or both.</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I think those are better than last year. The only one that I'll really have to keep track of is the physical activity bullshit, but fortunately I'm already off to a good start on that. Gotta buy a yoga pass this week! I also consciously decided to leave off making any specific goals about my academics. Now that I'm in a major I actually enjoy, getting good grades is really just a matter of being engaged and absorbing what I'm learning. It worked last semester; even though my classes were fucking hard I was interested enough to do my work and ended up with good grades. Provost's Honor Roll twice in a row? Yes please.</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div>...so, in honor of that milestone, let's recap how successful I was in 2010:</div><div><div><br />
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</div><div>1. <b>Eat on a more regular schedule.</b> Failed. Last semester was potentially the most unhealthy three months of my life. My mom thought I was anorexic for a while.</div><div><br />
</div><div>2. <b>Stretch every day.</b> Lasted about a month.</div><div><br />
</div><div>3. <b>Meditate every day.</b> This went hand-in-hand with #2...this one might have lasted a little longer. Or at least I tried to make it last a little longer.</div><div><br />
</div><div>4. <b>Stay on top of my shit in school.</b> Well, halfway successful. Spring semester last year was my worst yet academically, but then I got straight A's this fall. Ya win some, ya lose some.</div><div><br />
</div><div>5. <b>Have the balls to get my hats out there</b> [Sometimes I hate quoting myself. I sound like such a tool]<b>.</b> Not so much a question of balls as motivation. Thus, failed.</div><div><br />
</div><div>6. <b>Be positive about the semester.</b> Let me amend my statement in #4: spring semester last year was actually my worst yet BY FAR IN VIRTUALLY EVERY WAY SHAPE AND FORM and I hated almost every second of it. So I failed that one too.</div><div><br />
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</div><div>......wow. Miserable. So, although I am sticking to the plan I created last year of waiting to make my resolutions until after my birthday (clearly I'm running a little behind), we are trying a new format for 2011. I will now be making specific goals in three categories: body, mind, and soul. [Incidentally -- did you know that the Modern Language Association has officially made it proper to put a comma after the second to last item in a list like I just did, unlike you were taught all through your lower education? Who the fuck gets to decide these things?] They take some preparation, however. So I'll be back with those.</div></div>erin nutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499784361361459688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364525811840089035.post-77274133862368720342011-01-31T11:46:00.002-05:002011-02-08T23:46:05.117-05:00new blog!So I created a new blog this weekend. I decided that between the random journalistic ramblings, the occasional random photos, and the original purpose of sharing my hat art, the goal of this one was becoming a bit muddled. Thus, I will keep this one so I can continue with my ramblings etc, and now also have an entirely new (although currently titleless) <a href="http://hatsbyerin.blogspot.com/">blog</a> for just my hats. A wise business decision, I believe.<br />
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AND, it already has three followers! Yayy. (Of course, one of them is me and the other two are personal friends. But regardless, that's more than just me.)<br />
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Anyway, if you happen to read this one, please check out the other as well. I'm trying to spend more time on the whole hat business this semester so I'd appreciate your views as well as your feedback. And like I said, I still don't have a title for the hat blog or, as you can probably infer from that, the hat business itself...so any ideas for that are certainly welcome also.<br />
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So for now das ist all -- time to go do homework. Thanks for reading and thanks for clicking <a href="http://hatsbyerin.blogspot.com/">here</a> (assuming you do)!erin nutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499784361361459688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364525811840089035.post-57788580005878111552011-01-19T22:55:00.001-05:002011-02-08T23:46:05.118-05:00totoro hat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And thus, I have completed maybe my favorite hat so far. It's a size 7 3/8 New Era/Marvel Comics "The Hulk" hat, with <a href="http://eriniee.blogspot.com/2010/12/mas-trabajo.html">my design</a> based on the movie <i>My Neighbor Totoro</i> by Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli, and Disney. Anddd I think that is perhaps all I have to say about this one, besides of course that you should check out my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emn122/sets/72157623301093566/">flickr</a> for more pictures and details. Enjoy y'all</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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So I spent a good three hours working on those same two hats today, the <a href="http://eriniee.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-era.html">Totoro and Houston ones</a>...mostly just lots of leeeettle tiny time-consuming background details, like cleaning up edges and making things blend better and shit. </div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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EDIT: it just occurred to me that a lot of people actually don't know what/who Totoro is. I had to introduce him to my poor deprived roommates just this year. Totoro is a creature in the Hayao Miyazaki anime film <i>My Neighbor Totoro</i>...I suppose technically it's a kids' movie, but it's fantastic. Honestly the most comforting, content, zen piece of art I have ever had the pleasure of viewing. So here's Totoro, for those of you who don't know:<br />
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Nowww you understand. Exciting right? Yeahhh just WAIT.erin nutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499784361361459688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364525811840089035.post-10864433914432143352010-11-30T17:03:00.011-05:002011-02-08T23:46:05.118-05:00two important things...that I just wanted you all (all being the, maybe, three people that read this) to know.<br />
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IT'S CHRISTMAS.<br />
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Yeah. Black Friday marks the official beginning of the season. Which means that as soon as I got back to Miami yesterday I put up my fucking adorable Christmas tree, as pictured at left. <br />
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I MET RICK ROSS YESTERDAY.<br />
Yes. The real Ricky Rozay. He was on my flight from ATL to MIA. Travelin' real incognegro like, ya know...no security, no bling, not even any luggage. Hmmm SUSPICIOUS MR TEFLON DON. Anyway, here's me and the big man himself:<br />
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Uh yeah wtf. Awesome. I should have tried to show him my <a href="http://eriniee.blogspot.com/2010/09/piece-de-resistance.html">hats</a>...oh well. I'm still hoping maybe he'll respond to my tweets to him haha. <br />
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So yup, that's all. Just a random update. Hopefully I'll get to work on some more hats before winter break, but first I have to get through two and a half weeks of academic hell. So in the interim...merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!erin nutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499784361361459688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364525811840089035.post-67316243980911554122010-11-06T22:25:00.010-04:002011-02-08T23:46:05.119-05:00major milestoneI have officially crossed the threshold of true (if still not very legit) bloggerdom...I HAVE A FOLLOWER WHOM I DO NOT PERSONALLY KNOW! I'm exhilarated. That's all.<br /><br />......<br />EDIT (five minutes later): Just wanted to make it clear that, as excited as I am about this faraway follower...I could still use more. In case for some reason you thought maybe I was happy with my two followers and didn't want you. That isn't true. So. Ahem. Back to regularly scheduled programming.<br />......<br /><br /><br />In other news, I am going to continue with my lame-ass habit of posting old artwork when I have nothing new and good to show for myself lately. So I guess that isn't really news. Anyway though, here's an old illustration I really like:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8rhbCtu9GiWGBq21ifp-zesYH7kzEjH4rTN9S33uho8Ut9ICKg0T5BRduiOYpSZ9ErfCG1epFKy5Pw2_uJF9WdJzuOS1r0M87s6SFM2FRuLefiFZS9FoiHv1m5h6i6mRLvlSdmltj0g/s1600/DSCI0052.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8rhbCtu9GiWGBq21ifp-zesYH7kzEjH4rTN9S33uho8Ut9ICKg0T5BRduiOYpSZ9ErfCG1epFKy5Pw2_uJF9WdJzuOS1r0M87s6SFM2FRuLefiFZS9FoiHv1m5h6i6mRLvlSdmltj0g/s320/DSCI0052.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536630049353410114" /></a><br /><br />papi naturo (as I originally called it...which I now think is lame but I don't really have a better idea so for the moment "papi naturo" it is)<br />summer 2008?<br />Bic art markers on sketchbook paper<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />ps. For those of you who haven't realized it yet, Halloween week is now over, which means that tomorrow it can offically be considered THANKSGIVING!!! MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY EVER!!! YES!!!!! So HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL, and to all a lovely chilly autumn night!erin nutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499784361361459688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364525811840089035.post-91511964544191499142010-10-26T23:53:00.007-04:002011-02-08T23:46:05.119-05:00a new era...pun entirely intended. (So I hope someone else got it.) I feel like I am kind of starting a new era in my art though; I'm starting to figure out what's really my type or "genre" or whatever.<br /><br />Anyhoo - two new hats are in the works, both of which I'm really excited about. Here's me wearing them as pasties:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWh_KYRoU1IBY0YcUFkphDUoGirYkZ1NpYkZhy10l8jpwvqlB4xNjnOHEjbJr3uRSwnSvy6-MGmFiLlqWMVM-eR10vV_nc72set_paiBKnlMKQE-4bhSQrnfAlmSDZ3mtmOIGWHDGs4A/s1600/Photo+165.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWh_KYRoU1IBY0YcUFkphDUoGirYkZ1NpYkZhy10l8jpwvqlB4xNjnOHEjbJr3uRSwnSvy6-MGmFiLlqWMVM-eR10vV_nc72set_paiBKnlMKQE-4bhSQrnfAlmSDZ3mtmOIGWHDGs4A/s320/Photo+165.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532569674729015506" /></a><br /><br />The red and purple one is for my friend Jackson...I'd explain the symbolism of the whole deal but I don't have the energy. I sleepy. Soo I'll do that when I post pictures of the finished hat. Here's the in-progress:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOU8p7hcEK0rbheR8AnH0-t_4hBYWoV9qF_xwd2zFe6XVElg6J0Y_CC4QKG8s-FAqA9HnwmQ3UEwK9rk4H8devcyjl0G7vrxFGHTZlxJMQE5sRUrQ4u9RvUC5KDuxt5xfsCiwhz9OJYA/s1600/Photo+166.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOU8p7hcEK0rbheR8AnH0-t_4hBYWoV9qF_xwd2zFe6XVElg6J0Y_CC4QKG8s-FAqA9HnwmQ3UEwK9rk4H8devcyjl0G7vrxFGHTZlxJMQE5sRUrQ4u9RvUC5KDuxt5xfsCiwhz9OJYA/s320/Photo+166.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532569675220588418" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LfhiIUQpIEHmig3HEpt5g4aiSvmJY1dUnc5xjkSg8Pu7ghoK2Pv8hxFiJ3paDZE9_TBt_n3SxD2cPg7PWBq8sm4hLc2p8xLqNEIIOVNe9fo_D2kkLYmaBvtEm7pDhCmh5Usr_00olg/s1600/Photo+167.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LfhiIUQpIEHmig3HEpt5g4aiSvmJY1dUnc5xjkSg8Pu7ghoK2Pv8hxFiJ3paDZE9_TBt_n3SxD2cPg7PWBq8sm4hLc2p8xLqNEIIOVNe9fo_D2kkLYmaBvtEm7pDhCmh5Usr_00olg/s320/Photo+167.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532569679852526610" /></a><br /><br />The other is going to be a TOTORO hat! This one was thought of totally on a whim, but I might give it to my sister for Christmas (assuming I finish it by then). Here's its done-in-a-hurry, kind-of-ugly, going-to-be-softened ground painting:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuF_bwEouucvjRvTtMjLKTydzDcb9npxCbtK5jfcw9ow-_9evouNIk86pNiO45qFSYPxfHvmryTaD_u4plpAZKIhVvZFiw03l2s544TFj-D_ph3ViY08SsAYXhhis2WivgzAi6A0hS2Q/s1600/Photo+173.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuF_bwEouucvjRvTtMjLKTydzDcb9npxCbtK5jfcw9ow-_9evouNIk86pNiO45qFSYPxfHvmryTaD_u4plpAZKIhVvZFiw03l2s544TFj-D_ph3ViY08SsAYXhhis2WivgzAi6A0hS2Q/s320/Photo+173.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532570629376658610" /></a><br /><br />So, ja, das ist all. Just wanted to share where I am. I apologize for the shitty quality, btw...I just did a lot of work on the H-Town one and decided to just snap a few Photobooth pics before I went to bed. Hope ya like em anyway doe [Kat Stacks voice], feedback appreciated.<br /><br />goodniiiiighttterin nutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499784361361459688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364525811840089035.post-21056398927042319682010-10-13T22:53:00.005-04:002011-02-08T23:46:05.119-05:00OH. NO.Some extremely disturbing information has just come to my attention.<br /><br />Once you've posted over 200 photos on Flickr, if you do not have a Pro account (i.e., if you're in college and poor and not planning to pay $30 to put pictures online when you and everyone you know has a Facebook), you will only be able to see the most recent 200. <br /><br />WHICH IS INFURIATING! GAHH. I'm so mad. I just uploaded <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emn122/">something</a> and got a little notice that said "We noticed that you have reached 170 photos in your Photostream. Once you get to 200, you'll only be able to view the most recent 200. Nothing will be deleted. Would you like to upgrade now to a 1-year Flickr Pro account for $27.99?"<br /><br />You wanna know what I said?<br />I said,<br />NO BITCH! I'M PO! <br /><br />Yeah. That's right. That's what I said. I really am pissed. That's really NOT a lot of pictures, and the whole reason I have a Flickr is because it's a free, well-organized vehicle to show my art. So clearly, if that's why I'm doing it, I don't want to pay for it! Who do you think I am, Flickr? Why do you think I don't have a Pro account? You wanna know? BECAUSE I'M NOT A PRO! I am, in fact, quite the definition of an amateur! Don't you think I would LIKE to have a Pro account? Obviously. But if I don't, there's most likely a good reason. WHICH THERE IS. Beef. That's what this is. Me and Flickr are beefin'. We're not on good terms right now.<br /><br />In other news, my boyfriend Jake broke his ankle today. Actually, that's euphemistic. He is in New York on a trip sponsored by our school's marketing department and got hit by a car this afternoon and broke his ankle. And obviously, I am in Miami and can't go there because I have to go out of town tomorrow too. So I am stuck here while my baby's all lonely in a NYC pediatric hospital ward (why? I don't know. I assure you he isn't a minor). Fuck. Bad evening.<br /><br /><br /><br />------<br /><br />EDIT [some five minutes later]<br /><br />Some good news! Jake just woke up from his surgery and called me, his ankle isn't actually broken. Yay! That just boosted things a little. And it probably should be sleepytime now so byee.erin nutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499784361361459688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364525811840089035.post-54936028302506389562010-10-10T23:34:00.003-04:002011-02-08T23:46:05.119-05:00travel logI am very belatedly adding to my Flickr the pictures from my trip to Ghana in March. (I was going to put them up in June but ran out of space, and then in August but that was when I had my little <a href="http://eriniee.blogspot.com/2010/08/so-you-wanna-know-something-funny.html">loss-of-Flickr-login-info</a> disaster.) So, thought I'd share a few. Check out my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emn122/sets/72157624199486961/">Flickr</a> to see more.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emn122/4720409021/" title="100_1049 by eriniee, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1380/4720409021_6182f80f24.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="100_1049" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emn122/4720418707/" title="100_1175 by eriniee, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1134/4720418707_7b3c88dc59.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="100_1175" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emn122/4721199168/" title="100_1222 by eriniee, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1150/4721199168_0ee396cd16.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="100_1222" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emn122/5069638679/" title="100_1757 by eriniee, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/5069638679_4f2a001f3f.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="100_1757" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emn122/5070254036/" title="100_1775 by eriniee, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/5070254036_d94878946b.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="100_1775" /></a>erin nutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499784361361459688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364525811840089035.post-85262982571669108172010-09-24T22:44:00.022-04:002011-02-08T23:46:05.120-05:00piece de resistance...it really is. My piece de resistance, I mean (should that phrase have accent marks in it somewhere? Probably). I just wish photos did justice to these hats...that sounds really cocky, I don't mean it like they're that incredible, but you just don't get the full effect. Anyway doe [Kat Stacks voice], for what it's worth:<br /><br /><blockquote><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRs63bibQ7LdHCeVTwx-fw6_Jgz9rpGiiZ_OskVs78BLjDx-BkTmVSRh8gD5QrVPoauUXI6NBksx88AgHGDg_RYQGhyphAg9yGxM9nWVWLGzskLABKhwwO7nBsPQivUUxRCMM8JlBCw/s1600/IMG_4095.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRs63bibQ7LdHCeVTwx-fw6_Jgz9rpGiiZ_OskVs78BLjDx-BkTmVSRh8gD5QrVPoauUXI6NBksx88AgHGDg_RYQGhyphAg9yGxM9nWVWLGzskLABKhwwO7nBsPQivUUxRCMM8JlBCw/s320/IMG_4095.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520679040798414082" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkp1_Ipil5QOzfyCnot6NTvRIR3RWkX7LO6NevgnFufDK4QH1dwOSrVaM8aIJMyYQjeth-3sEIqv3CCi9_GGaCe4HddDnDTiHqW_-kfGfLAGseEQHC6XWaBSCD_Ng7eRnzf3IwJMJXQ/s1600/IMG_4076.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkp1_Ipil5QOzfyCnot6NTvRIR3RWkX7LO6NevgnFufDK4QH1dwOSrVaM8aIJMyYQjeth-3sEIqv3CCi9_GGaCe4HddDnDTiHqW_-kfGfLAGseEQHC6XWaBSCD_Ng7eRnzf3IwJMJXQ/s320/IMG_4076.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520679050969387586" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGw3DJR3SWwXZYqhyphenhyphenIpF3sgZiTKomDsKyM7_Gp0x74-TeGMz2o476m7Q-4jI_r06wPBfmCzD_SLJ_qRx41Jop5qih-IKF6q7-bNlObwsWTbMneXLDQ-lsz03GN0rWmyNbKDIWWb95ZdQ/s1600/IMG_4075.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGw3DJR3SWwXZYqhyphenhyphenIpF3sgZiTKomDsKyM7_Gp0x74-TeGMz2o476m7Q-4jI_r06wPBfmCzD_SLJ_qRx41Jop5qih-IKF6q7-bNlObwsWTbMneXLDQ-lsz03GN0rWmyNbKDIWWb95ZdQ/s320/IMG_4075.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520679047857877810" /></a></blockquote><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />YAY! I'm so proud. Seriously. Check out my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emn122/sets/72157623301093566/">flickaaa</a> for a wider range of pictures and pics of my other hats.<br /><br />Working on the design for the next one...keep ya eyes peeled for updateserin nutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499784361361459688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364525811840089035.post-51718812031939663432010-09-21T00:34:00.002-04:002011-02-08T23:46:05.120-05:00death by schoolI<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">HATE</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />painting still lifes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />honestly, someone tell me how you get good at it. what the HELL is interesting enough about a pitcher and a tea kettle to have even the slightest desire to paint them in detail? this assignment is making me suicidal.erin nutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499784361361459688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364525811840089035.post-39243753802402262662010-08-17T14:29:00.002-04:002011-02-08T23:46:05.121-05:00so you wanna know something funny?I can't remember my flickr login info. <br /><br />I've been automatically logged in for so long that I just haven't had to type it in ages, and thus far it doesn't seem to be one of my standard username/password combos that I rotate around websites. and when I do "forgot yahoo!id" etc, it says it can't find my email address. this is a dilemma. any thoughts?<br /><br />anyway though, the reason I was attempting to get on flickr was to post some pictures of my in-the-works-hat. while I cannot now sign into to the aforementioned website to post the aforementioned pictures, I can at least put a few on here, although temporarily without the usual "click on my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emn122">flickr</a> to see more" plug...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWG7nR5AwSfxo0KHOG00o7Q_HGBE1FyLfLBJQ8VBt_3eZO7LWkyQzJ5WMBYeByu76B6Herrr6Yf3dkubL4iS18w99ksiWCwLW4bqj-IlIpwCKpSs7KtpsDOSany1RK8JOYdjRbTZfi4w/s1600/100_2443.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWG7nR5AwSfxo0KHOG00o7Q_HGBE1FyLfLBJQ8VBt_3eZO7LWkyQzJ5WMBYeByu76B6Herrr6Yf3dkubL4iS18w99ksiWCwLW4bqj-IlIpwCKpSs7KtpsDOSany1RK8JOYdjRbTZfi4w/s320/100_2443.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506450187526445794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpF0JX70mUUk25jBFZasiljr1Lpv8ynyMFUzSK_sbRb7G2fe0UapyGCdTyGTlKQlEUgzDy6b2AwearPK2iRPacgxOeQBKTV6ECZzmydW0Ymamy3d00CKMXggW7BBYapm6djxPi17spw/s1600/100_2440.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpF0JX70mUUk25jBFZasiljr1Lpv8ynyMFUzSK_sbRb7G2fe0UapyGCdTyGTlKQlEUgzDy6b2AwearPK2iRPacgxOeQBKTV6ECZzmydW0Ymamy3d00CKMXggW7BBYapm6djxPi17spw/s320/100_2440.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506450179410434290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ykY28uqa3J7-fanj_njFowgZCmOFN-C-wXCosbRMG4WWgychg7_LmYUP8v5xZJn5Qnw1Pqrj8SoKlKnPLMDuHMVPWlPt6sykjpBW77g9rqK7KS2c8bts76nfmnUPajnVIY8AI2QhOA/s1600/100_2438.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ykY28uqa3J7-fanj_njFowgZCmOFN-C-wXCosbRMG4WWgychg7_LmYUP8v5xZJn5Qnw1Pqrj8SoKlKnPLMDuHMVPWlPt6sykjpBW77g9rqK7KS2c8bts76nfmnUPajnVIY8AI2QhOA/s320/100_2438.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506450169028228098" /></a>erin nutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499784361361459688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364525811840089035.post-20190324707622281262010-06-21T11:35:00.007-04:002011-02-08T23:46:05.121-05:00wishlistAs much as I adore books - mysteries, historical fiction, thrillers, dramas, adventures, poetry, essays, short stories, everything from Edgar Allan Poe to Eoin Colfer - it is rare for me to seek out particular new ones to read, unless they have been recommended by someone in whose literary judgment I have great faith. I generally prefer to stumble upon my favorites. The best books always seem to be the ones tucked in the corners of my parents' bookshelves, piled on the floor in my grandmother's closet, borrowed from a friend, or that just catch my eye at Borders (although that last one doesn't always work out as well as the others, as in the case of <span style="font-style:italic;">The Mermaid Chair</span> by Sue Monk Kidd. Did not live up to <span style="font-style:italic;">The Secret Life of Bees</span>).<br /><br />Occasionally, however, I fall for the promotions and click a book ad and get stuck on it. The most recent example of such is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Taking-Things-Seriously-Unexpected-Significance/dp/1568986904/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277134532&sr=1-1"><span style="font-style:italic;">Taking Things Seriously</span></a>, by Joshua Glenn and Carol Hayes. The book sponsors a fascinating website called <a href="http://significantobjects.com">Significant Objects</a>, which is where I was drawn to the thumbnail of its cover.<br /><br />If you've ever read any of the pieces on Significant Objects (which I recommend if you haven't), you may agree with me that although the project is very clever and interesting, it isn't entirely successful. The stories are usually great, but often the object feels like a jumping-off point that is relatively unimportant to the final piece, rather than injected with a new and vibrant meaning. (This is certainly not true for all of them, however. I really enjoyed <a href="http://significantobjects.com/2010/06/17/tiny-wrecking-ball-scott-snyder-story/#more-7203">this</a> recently posted story.) This book, though, showcases the truly beautiful reality that SignificObs - the site's Twitterized title - attempts to fictionalize. It is a collection of essays from many highly respected authors, artists, etc, about the various strange little objects that for some very specific reason they hold close to their hearts. Whatever their position and history, everyone in the world has the capacity to be inexplicably fond of something material. I myself have this capacity to a pretty high degree - okay, make that a problematically (is that a word?) high degree. That's why this book looks so interesting to me. This personal relationship with the inanimate is something with which I am very familiar and in my mind is, although perhaps not positive, perfectly justifiable, so I am very excited to hear from people who seem to feel the same (albeit maybe not for every single object they own, like myself).<br /><br />Personally, I am a packrat, a trait that I inherited from the women on my mother's side of the family, along with many of their possessions that are now hidden in various places so that I don't ever have to get rid of them. Though this can make for some serious clutter, this attachment to "stuff" is not just because we're too lazy or stubborn to throw anything away. I think, if we are honest with ourselves, it's because we are afraid we'll forget. In fact, I believe the fear of uncertainty is a trait shared by that same line of very strong women, but that would be an entirely different blog entry. As far as these objects however, this fear comes from an "out of sight, out of mind" personality. Objects, places, even people - to that kind of brain, if it isn't visible, it isn't there. (That's why I love photos so much, too, and consequently why my hard drive is consistently telling me that it's about to throw up.) We remain attached to things because we choose to attach ourselves to them in the first place. Though this may be conscious or unconscious, when we come into possession of an item - whether it was bought, given, found, stolen, earned or fought for - the memory of its acquisition and the surrounding circumstances are eternally molded to the item itself, and we are afraid that if we lose that item we will lose the little part of our lives that came with it. For people like us, every joy and sorrow and hope is represented by some material thing. Our emotional baggage carried in our physical baggage, so to speak. <br /><br />This tendency itself isn't exactly a good thing. Though it is natural and admirable that we desire to remember, we have to learn to remember on our own. I know from personal experience that it can take a lot of convincing to make oneself believe that the event will still have happened once the souvenir is gone, but by some magic I always seem to remember even when I do finally dispose of it. However, there is a very beautiful element to this clinging-on - it represents what I think is a highly imaginative ability to intertwine the physical with the mental. I would apply the term "synesthesia," a word my professor used frequently in teaching us Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story "The Yellow Wall-paper," which itself describes a woman becoming so invested in a literal wall that she descends into insanity. Though luckily no one I know has become so attached to an object as to go crazy, the concept of synesthesia - which refers to the overlapping of senses, such as believing one can "hear" or "smell" a color - is well represented in the packrat spirit, which makes inseparable the visual, kinetic, and emotional, and not infrequently the aural and olfactory as well.<br /><br />And so you see, all this thinking has sprung simply from reading the introduction to <span style="font-style:italic;">Taking Things Seriously</span> on Amazon (something else I recommend you do), which is why I feel that it is entirely tenable to add this book to my own collection of things and probably never get rid of it. However, since I am a virtually penniless college student and it is not QUITE so tenable to spend money on anything but food at the moment, this book is now on my lifelong, ever-growing wishlist. If you would like to support that endeavor, feel free to buy it for me. I'm not at all opposed. Or at the very least, buy it for yourself - maybe it will make you feel better about your packrat-ness, or maybe turn you into a packrat. Or maybe it will just be some thoroughly enjoyable reading, even though I saw it in an advertisement.erin nutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499784361361459688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364525811840089035.post-38891321817907856842010-06-11T21:31:00.010-04:002011-02-08T23:46:05.121-05:00FINthe hat is FINALLY done! woohoo I feel like a free woman again. my friend patrick absolutely loved it, so mission accomplished in my mind. here are a few pictures; click <a href="http://www.flickr.com/emn122">here</a> to see more/better views on my flickr.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCu0QZKSJonFy4F9_JFB75qu2A9uXMXOtV-hxxDT37z5ftoJr68Qxx1lTt9boVmKARBUPYC7vFZMI-XWn18oYMQlWJdLO0naBemDzB1MxjOkPqUA668CT2AwRsGoit46qRM-gVkiuYg/s1600/100_2192.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCu0QZKSJonFy4F9_JFB75qu2A9uXMXOtV-hxxDT37z5ftoJr68Qxx1lTt9boVmKARBUPYC7vFZMI-XWn18oYMQlWJdLO0naBemDzB1MxjOkPqUA668CT2AwRsGoit46qRM-gVkiuYg/s200/100_2192.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481698254068065586" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNEYP9IH9n5BV8-a8PQ60YF5hT87QV1LqbWdIwnTkLD1ReavxfHaxmEDtqdBkWSvq0Y5ci96_wL7EaFCEGFhLX52LdgqzXViJcu1joXHc5XHhEjU0rUEdICMxpT3Ta9My3xFqScGLDQ/s1600/100_2199.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNEYP9IH9n5BV8-a8PQ60YF5hT87QV1LqbWdIwnTkLD1ReavxfHaxmEDtqdBkWSvq0Y5ci96_wL7EaFCEGFhLX52LdgqzXViJcu1joXHc5XHhEjU0rUEdICMxpT3Ta9My3xFqScGLDQ/s320/100_2199.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481695275388680242" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvppI2zyR2tya_5UzpKVJSlG3eueqWWTL2EsIHtKrcjA1_LxxqU_ps-pVj2CMjJdYTNSd9JrAwPka5JBRdFcyGX0wfBGbQ4-eHBAoBZP9ZSnhmbknYD_mDxGIdZ0K6D2a-xS9csf8EQ/s1600/100_2195.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvppI2zyR2tya_5UzpKVJSlG3eueqWWTL2EsIHtKrcjA1_LxxqU_ps-pVj2CMjJdYTNSd9JrAwPka5JBRdFcyGX0wfBGbQ4-eHBAoBZP9ZSnhmbknYD_mDxGIdZ0K6D2a-xS9csf8EQ/s320/100_2195.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481695268995505346" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJwvDZEfakjixCBzWy2l-9AzGh4kVKUcH57uEurFL03He53-o9jR9URdoh7kpKHCGGx8-tb4g0HOWtgE3xXi-s2zVQX0yYSuYS9A_0TkwXPnSWxJrVYYIpmyvYt6KXG4fAdQQ7-yDSw/s1600/100_2211.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJwvDZEfakjixCBzWy2l-9AzGh4kVKUcH57uEurFL03He53-o9jR9URdoh7kpKHCGGx8-tb4g0HOWtgE3xXi-s2zVQX0yYSuYS9A_0TkwXPnSWxJrVYYIpmyvYt6KXG4fAdQQ7-yDSw/s320/100_2211.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481695286992057538" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />so there you have it. the fruit borne by the seeds of countless hours sown into the soil of love and watered by my creative juices. damn. awesome. <br /><br />feedback, however, is much appreciated - design/execution tips, composition, whether you like the atlanta hats versus the blank hat, or whatever else. the biggest issue with this one was that it's painted on a cheapo lids-brand fitted made of acrylic, rather than a nice new era one made of wool, cotton, spandex, etc etc. it really changed the texture and color quality...worked out in the end, but I would rather not do it again. I have a few more cheapies on hand to paint but I'm only ordering legit new era 59 fiftys from here on out. GAME OVA.<br /><br />anyway - that's it. I'm gonna go post these pictures on flickr so that that link up there actually takes you to what it says it will. if that makes sense. happy weekend!<blockquote></blockquote>erin nutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499784361361459688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364525811840089035.post-57324311667462949722010-05-31T17:20:00.002-04:002011-02-08T23:46:05.121-05:00oops.so I finished the hat! buuut I am back in atlanta for a couple weeks and just realized I forgot my camera cord. hence, no pictures until I get back to miami in about a week. poop.<br /><br />sidenote: I need followers. besides, obviously, posting more often, how do I make this happen? bahh.erin nutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499784361361459688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364525811840089035.post-68999796310166626002010-05-08T03:35:00.012-04:002011-02-08T23:46:05.123-05:00still gointhis hat is becoming an incredibly interesting endeavor. originally I had a plan, which was to put the lightning scene and the ocean scene side-by-side on the front panel. but then that was really cramped and the back was all empty, so I painted the yellow over it and did the lightning and ocean on the back. but as far as the designs on those two panels, they're pretty according to plan. but then the front panel has just completely evolved itself. I didn't really have a blueprint for it to begin with, but I was definitely planning to paint these river rocks and a crane, and then I was like "oh I'll add a sun," and then it became THIS. woah.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzjOQ7Qw2zK57CI_urw6VQwtwAlX2LCBZBisW-RmmNBVrBRIwQjoEKTKBp8fovBOKfv2MALFpHk6VYUJV2L68MOLmsUfb_4zlYCeyhe7Etk5jorjD9Qbtxw2vgVyqPSo8XLCGqVEwyw/s1600/Photo+128.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzjOQ7Qw2zK57CI_urw6VQwtwAlX2LCBZBisW-RmmNBVrBRIwQjoEKTKBp8fovBOKfv2MALFpHk6VYUJV2L68MOLmsUfb_4zlYCeyhe7Etk5jorjD9Qbtxw2vgVyqPSo8XLCGqVEwyw/s320/Photo+128.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468806192716417586" /></a> ...which I love. but I don't really know what to do with it. so my current two considerations for the front panel are: 1) still add a crane? it would be off-center to the right, just a single crane standing on the rocks. simple and with some sentimental meaning for the wearer, my friend patrick. and 2) should I add the reflection of the sun on the bill? it was supposed to look like water but there wasn't going to be a sun to begin with, so now I'm thinking it looks funky withOUT the reflection. but that sorta changes a lot because then I have to add the sunlight on the rocks too. and I don't know if it's necessary or just too much.<br /><br />so basically, at the moment I'm trying to find the thin line between this hat being intricate and loaded with detail or just being way over the top and too busy. opinions welcome.erin nutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499784361361459688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364525811840089035.post-51630622078218082132010-04-20T23:21:00.014-04:002011-10-04T14:03:03.089-04:00a gift to myselfI FINALLY did a little more on this hat. I'd consider it liiike...2/3 done. those little spots on the front will be rocks and there will be a scene there, and I'm thinking there will be some fish and whatnot in the ocean. hmmm. I'm gonna do a little more tonight but we'll see how long I procrastinate on the next chunk...<br />
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I am currently sitting in my room looking out the window at the warm miami nighttime rain that sounds so pretty outside and just paintin away and it is just perfect for my state of mind right now.erin nutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499784361361459688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364525811840089035.post-58064741549347618702010-04-18T10:34:00.002-04:002011-02-08T23:46:05.123-05:00so...remember that time I made a blog and then forgot about it?erin nutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499784361361459688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364525811840089035.post-5546451691264994782010-03-06T03:20:00.004-05:002011-02-08T23:46:05.124-05:00progress!hahaaaa YES finally got some more work done on this hat. I'm on duty and therefore cooped up in my building all night...what better motivation than an evening with no substances?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjBoH75ffnp8z9kLGDEnUVRdY3f6IbhQbedZGhUVoQWJCPeH_Yk58Nm8egv4Qfb18oe1wBb9pKdCfBWSI14P-6R9L2ZlAVmvAWBmOs07O2MKAEiEqaIOsM_LkJvncBMQ4P3thTXXycA/s1600-h/Photo+119.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjBoH75ffnp8z9kLGDEnUVRdY3f6IbhQbedZGhUVoQWJCPeH_Yk58Nm8egv4Qfb18oe1wBb9pKdCfBWSI14P-6R9L2ZlAVmvAWBmOs07O2MKAEiEqaIOsM_LkJvncBMQ4P3thTXXycA/s320/Photo+119.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445433263929658434" /></a><br /><br />just about done with this side...it's based on the techno song "till the sky falls down" by dash berlin. my friend patrick basically just gave me two songs he loves (that one and "sirens of the sea" by oceanlab) and said listen to them and do what you feel. which was SWEET. so this hat is abouta be sickkk. other side to come...hopefully soon, I'm on duty again tomorrow haha. but until then, goodnight :)<br /><br /><br /><br />EDIT: by the way, this hat is going to take WAYYY longer than anticipated. damnz.erin nutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499784361361459688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364525811840089035.post-25446692768655047112010-03-05T21:56:00.007-05:002010-03-10T13:11:51.208-05:00fuckin aroundone of my occasional forays into non-representational art. I don't generally do totally abstract stuff like this, but it can be thoroughly therapeutic. I think this was the day I locked my door and turned off all my lights except my desk lamp and danced around in my underwear to david bowie.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpl1dCgwsl6B05dK0ODhNlGzylfPN4S8RcrY773OVmZfiEWPoSD3T0DGBVlcXuABuWcMMJx514kvxzW5kMp1v58N7VFX3Dn69scoRnYBRPanzz86W3FMfJldf3LTm1_lliJIJC4gPeUA/s1600-h/DSCI0182.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpl1dCgwsl6B05dK0ODhNlGzylfPN4S8RcrY773OVmZfiEWPoSD3T0DGBVlcXuABuWcMMJx514kvxzW5kMp1v58N7VFX3Dn69scoRnYBRPanzz86W3FMfJldf3LTm1_lliJIJC4gPeUA/s400/DSCI0182.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445350583299220626" /></a><br />untitled<br />inks on sketch paper<br />spring 2009<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />EDIT | there was a blow-dryer involved as well. just in case you were wondering.erin nutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499784361361459688noreply@blogger.com1