fifi’s graffiti

Wanna be normal? Take a pill. More collage thoughts in the sketchbook. I like how the pages take the glue stick, but if I come back later to do a wash on the back side of the page the glue starts dissolving.

Putting the new sketchbook through its paces has stimulated some experimenting. Yay!

Here’s the inside cover of my new art journal/sketchbook. I tested some of the pens I’m using to see how they would react and how they would look on the new paper. A most happy surprise has been an old Bic Brite blue highlighter I found in a drawer. It makes the nicest color, not […]

I’ve noticed I really enjoy looking at other people’s drawings of monsters. I love old monster movies, too. Here are a couple of balloon monsters. This was an excellent playtime for me. After spending 9 or 10 hours in exacting Photoshop projects at work I need to do something goofy. I just wish my […]

Cheat your landlord if you can and must, but do not try to shortchange the Muse.
– William S. Burroughs
I don’t like to make New Year’s resolutions, because I seem to break them within a few weeks. This is one of the busiest times at work and after a few ten-hour workdays my schedule becomes […]

Most of us have heard stories about the tormented artist suffering for art. I don’t want to be one of those wretches. I decided if I’m feeling frustrated or disgusted I’m walking away for a little while. If it’s not fun, it’s not art.

Recycled bits.

I messed up my web template over the weekend, and now I’ve decided I was tired of it, anyway, so I’ve reverted to my old style.

This little box held some electronic purchase, I think. I liked the way the two top pieces framed the whole thing, so I started layering each piece with a different kind of paper. The bottom layer is watercolor-stained rice paper, the middle is scraps from a dress pattern, and the top is plain newspaper. The […]