Click here to see the illustrations.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
My second commission check
Oooh...I got my second commish check from Pacific View Press for a book I illustrated back in 2001, Undertanding Chinese Culture, A Guide to San Francisco's Chinatown for a whopping $116.15. I'm not complaining. I am surprised the book is still selling.
Click here to see the illustrations.
Click here to see the illustrations.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
state of the art
OK...what's up with the art.
When I say art, I guess I'm talking about my drawing, designing and screenprinting. Well...not a whole lot is going on. I haven't had a drawing commission in so many years, that the only drawing I've been doing is drawing money from the bank account. Designing...I haven't had a designing commission so long, that I got bored earlier this year and did a design practically for free for the Day of Rememberance. It turned out to be a lot more work because JH made me do a lot of changes and adding more text, then changing it. Screenprinting...not much. My latest was the Nikkei Walkathon shirts and that was over a month ago now. Tai gave me this shirt order, but it involves a lot of artwork and I don't think he would want to spend a lot for that.
I'm going to print a couple of postcards with several of my designs. Hope it's not a waste of money.
When I say art, I guess I'm talking about my drawing, designing and screenprinting. Well...not a whole lot is going on. I haven't had a drawing commission in so many years, that the only drawing I've been doing is drawing money from the bank account. Designing...I haven't had a designing commission so long, that I got bored earlier this year and did a design practically for free for the Day of Rememberance. It turned out to be a lot more work because JH made me do a lot of changes and adding more text, then changing it. Screenprinting...not much. My latest was the Nikkei Walkathon shirts and that was over a month ago now. Tai gave me this shirt order, but it involves a lot of artwork and I don't think he would want to spend a lot for that.
I'm going to print a couple of postcards with several of my designs. Hope it's not a waste of money.
Friday, October 19, 2007
My new blog dedicated to my art
Why another blog? I already have a blog on Xanga....why do I need another one?
That's because photographer and IT tech Ken Lee told me that my Xanga blog scares away people. I am too funny. I have to be more serious and businesslike. No wonder I don't have any business nowadays...no one cares about my trading card collection from Las Vegas, or my daughter graduating from elementary school, or me trying to buy a box of cereal for a penny when I was four years old....I am into a lot of things besides my business. Three kids, wife working full-time, property management, Chen style taiji, Hung Ga gung fu, health issues, lap swimming, running uphills, community, school site council, J-Town Arts...you don't wanna hear all that BS do you.?
So I decided to make a blog which focuses entirely on my art, graphics, screenprinting side. Maybe I should start a blog for every subject I'm into.
So...what's up with my art lately? I've been contemplating on upgrading to a six color manual press....but how much space will this thing take? Can I fit that into the basement? I need to upgrade my press because my old one just doesn't hold those big heavy Newman screens I have. They keep falling while I print. When that happens, it knocks the screen off registration. How much is a Workhorse 6-color manual??? How about an M&R.
I have this six screen job from Bobby Pagoda and he wants it by 10/26. I don't think so....There's a lot to be done on the layout of the art and I'm wondering if he could afford all those extra art charges. I better put together an estimate first.
There really hasn't been much work for the t-shirt printing side other than that spike last month.
That's because photographer and IT tech Ken Lee told me that my Xanga blog scares away people. I am too funny. I have to be more serious and businesslike. No wonder I don't have any business nowadays...no one cares about my trading card collection from Las Vegas, or my daughter graduating from elementary school, or me trying to buy a box of cereal for a penny when I was four years old....I am into a lot of things besides my business. Three kids, wife working full-time, property management, Chen style taiji, Hung Ga gung fu, health issues, lap swimming, running uphills, community, school site council, J-Town Arts...you don't wanna hear all that BS do you.?
So I decided to make a blog which focuses entirely on my art, graphics, screenprinting side. Maybe I should start a blog for every subject I'm into.
So...what's up with my art lately? I've been contemplating on upgrading to a six color manual press....but how much space will this thing take? Can I fit that into the basement? I need to upgrade my press because my old one just doesn't hold those big heavy Newman screens I have. They keep falling while I print. When that happens, it knocks the screen off registration. How much is a Workhorse 6-color manual??? How about an M&R.
I have this six screen job from Bobby Pagoda and he wants it by 10/26. I don't think so....There's a lot to be done on the layout of the art and I'm wondering if he could afford all those extra art charges. I better put together an estimate first.
There really hasn't been much work for the t-shirt printing side other than that spike last month.
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