Balance of Extremes

Greetings, this is a personal blog for me to dump my unfiltered mind. I mostly share my essays, poems and opinions but I'll also share music, art, sports stuff and what ever happens to suit me at the time. Although this isn't meant to be a an nsfw blog, my goal is to be unflitered so some adult orenited material may appear from time to time. Proceed with slight discreetion

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During last night’s 2300, guest artists Robin and Julia Rogers created “Uncle Joe,” an anthropomorphic rabbit holding a blowpipe in the same pose as Little Joe Tower in the city of Corning. Stay tuned for a picture of the final piece when it finishes annealing early next week and watch Robin and Julia at work in the Amphitheater 10am-12pm and 1-4pm through January 21.

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Guest artists Robin and Julia Rogers will be demonstrating in the Amphitheater Hot Shop January 17 through 21 10am-12pm and 1-4pm.

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😀😀😀

[larstheyeti]

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[subtlecatalyst]

Today…

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This pretty much sums up my return to school. ..

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Re-watched this on Tuesday. Such a favorite.

[sarahseeandersen]

[pr1nceshawn]

Some Fountains That Are Pretty Amazing.

Osaka Station Fountain-Clock, Osaka, Japan

Water Boat Fountain, Valencia, Spain

Magic Tap, Cadiz, Spain

Vortex Fountain ‘Charybdis’, Sunderland, UK

Cascades Of Hercules Monument, Kassel, Germany

“Tunnel Of Surprises”, Lima, Peru

Keller Fountain, Portland, Oregon, USA

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Fountain, Ancient City, Thailand

Fountain At The Smithsonian National Museum Of African American History & Culture, Washington, D.C., USA

Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy

‘the Divers Fountain’, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Giant - Entrance To The Swarovski Kristallwelten (Crystal Worlds), Wattens, Austria

Banpo Bridge, Seoul, South Korea

‘The Mustangs Of Las Colinas’, Texas, USA

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Especially today

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Do you fall in love because of who someone is or because of who you are?

Badday

[larstheyeti]

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Every time! Inspiration never slowly comes up and says "hey, i got you something special. I hope you like it" it creeps up and whacks you when your back is turned.

[miss-gardner]

The “If you’re not drawing 24/7 you aren’t working hard enough.” mentality is garbage.

When I was in college there was this ongoing competitive mindset from the teachers /students that: “If you’re not drawing all night / getting 1 - 2 hours of sleep, you’re going to fall behind.” If you’re an artist you’ve probably met this kind of thinking… I’ve heard it from so many pros / tutorials.

One of my professors said that line all the time. I loved this dude. he worked at Disney on many of my favorite movies, and my young self became absorbed in this mindset. About 3 years into my degree that professor had a stroke, and when he went to the doctor they said he actually previously had something like 10+ strokes without even knowing, brought on by stress, and that he needed to slow down. 

Since then I’ve heard tons of other accounts of sickness and divorce brought on from addiction to work.

A few years later I was listening to an Animation podcast interviewing Glen Keane. He brought up that there were other animators who would live and breathe their work, never going home, barely sleeping, etc. 

What shocked me was that Glen Keane said something like “I ignored this idea, and decided to go home every night to spend time with my family, because I could learn just as much from my life experiences with them.” 

Anyway I just wanted to take a second after hearing a statement like this again recently and let any young artists out there know that:

There’s nothing wrong with investing plenty of time studying and drawing, but also be healthy. 

[eleanorspanton]

I can’t agree with this enough! I spent three weeks barely sleeping in order to finish my degree show paintings, and it took me months to feel normal again after the tiredness and stress. Look after your happiness and health first and your art will definitely be better for it!

[jasperbastionhathaway]

I miss having pre-RSI hands.

[midderin-deactivated20200827]

There was this kind of mentality in my animation program in college - at one point I said “eff it” to any more all nighters, because everyone else kept getting sick from lack of sleep. All nighters became bragging rights (had to make the best of it), but I was skeptical. I was not willing to sacrifice my health for a better grade.

Artists and creatives, take care of yourself.  A life of sleep deprivation can lead to illness and early death.  If your body is suffering your creative life will suffer too. 

http://www.dailytargum.com/article/2016/02/abraham-getting-enough-in-sleep-cannot-be-overstated

[april-liu]

There’s a lot of reasons why I dropped out of art school, but this was a big reason. Pressure, anxiety, and sleep deprivation can also lead to mental disorders and situational depression. Don’t follow the advice to work your ass off blindly. Know what you want, what makes you feel good, what your end goals are, etc, and if you are unhappy or unhealthy in a high pressure environment, remove yourself from the situation asap or follow your own plan and do things in a way that make you feel content. 

On the other hand there are people who love working long hours and having tight deadlines and flourish in a high pressure environment. And there are situations where it is worth powering through and fighting your hardest. Just make sure you know your strengths and pick the battles you think are worth getting stressed out for ; ) 

[chuanming-ong]

Wholeheartedly agree. Your health’s all you got. I refuse to pull all-nighters(did it once but never again), I’d rather get a B than compromise my health because IT IS NOT. WORTH. IT. PERIOD. Dedication to your craft does not equal stupidity. Nor does activity equal achievement.

[gloamingvale]

Just wanted to add my 2 cents - I’ve always found the ‘work all day every day’ mentality a little bonkers, this is not something I have ever done in my life, and I’m extremely glad I didn’t.  Mental and physical health aside, skill alone isn’t everything. Artists - never forget to have other hobbies and get into things that aren’t directly related to art and drawing, it will expand your creativity and inform your artwork in ways that can’t be achieved through simply studying and working hard all the time.  ;)

[baddayoverdose]

We all know that art is super competitive and it’s tempting to push yourself harder than the next guy to get that edge, that one step that makes you stand out. The problem is when you keep pushing, you WILL CRASH! I hard extreme burn out that took almost a full year to recover from.  The work I produced during the rush phase wasn’t even that good. I lacked the level of precision that was my standard because I was exhausted and ended up constantly having to re do work and fix mundane details. What’s worse, I lost my passion and inspiration. Work/life balance is necessary for everyone both especially those of us who love what we do because the stakes are so high.

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Custom XL Necklace SALE! I’m offering one custom extra large necklace for only $260 ($100 savings!) Available until the end of the month. A chance to own one of my large pieces for a great price. No coupon codes can be used on this listing. https://www.etsy.com/listing/196962029/custom-tentacle-necklace-extra-large?ref=shop_home_feat_4

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Although I’m not huge into jewelry, I find these things fascinating 

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We loved having Claire Kelly and Karlyn Sutherland as artists-in-residence at The Studio (and it’s clear from Claire’s heart-shaped murrini that they loved being here too)! We’re sad to see them go, but are excited to welcome Marina Hauser and Anna Riley next week.