The answer is yes.
With my office time on the rise, my shop/theatre time has fallen as downward as the economy. My new job as Head of the Theater Department has monopolized my time in many ways. I am only designing one show this year so my next one will be this summer.
So my photoshop and VectorWorks(drafting program) time has gone way down. And my email and word processing time has skyrocketed. I am slightly cursing my college english teacher, he was right, I do need to put together coherent sentences. Who knew? Well I guess he did.
To keep me moving in the office I have been listening to Mashups. Since they are free to download, it really fits my budget. One that I am really digging is this (link to mp3 file). A lot of fun.
To fill up my desire to create, make something I did my first woodcut(linocut?):
It is the logo of the Theater training program I run during the summers. Well I also do the set design and posters. I’m really looking forward designing the posters, that is always fun. It was more fun when it was silkscreened, although that was hard to do during summer when the program was running.
I have an 8×10 linoleum board. I’m pondering what to make with it. Any suggestions?
Remember the linocuts I did back in the day? Steven Biko?
Take a photo of a head and run it through photoshop to make it 2-tone. Black and white. Try to choose a photo with a distinct shadow pattern. then transfer it to the block and carve away! Dont forget to reverse it. (You know that as you have already done it with your logo)
Peace
I think you do a rather fine job putting together coherent sentences. Hey, I work at the company that makes Vectorworks Spotlight, and I’m happy to see mention VW in your blog, though sad to see you’re not able to spend as much time drafting and being creative there.
Just a reminder, US students can get a free student license of Vectorworks. Clicking on my name will lead to the website the info they need to do so.
Happy day.
~VectorJess