stuck

this is a closeup of my first painting...

i get this every time i make a line of work, every semester, every class, i get to a point where i can't think, i can't dig deep with my creative thoughts and assignments.... what do other people do in this situation? being a person trying to balance a real life- with my family, job, other classes, etc, and my art work life- one where i express myself and release creative processes, it's so hard to balance those two sides for me.  wow i just got a little personal. seriously, though, i have artist's block and maybe a little life-block as well.  how do people stay balanced among all the chaos that life gives us? this happens to be a recurring theme in my work as well in effect- two sides, two worlds, double meanings, i don't think my work would be as strong without this struggle but how do i maintain my sanity???

almost done!!

I'm done with my etchings...i learned a lot making my paintings.  i need to figure out how to combine xrays with a sculpture....any suggestions? i'm very happy with my work so far, but  I need to figure out how to present sculpture with paintings without it looking too busy and detached.

Oh what a difference a week will dooooo

I still have no followers. I'm lame a bit.

about 1/3 plus two done...does that make sense?

so i had my first critique last thursday...sorrry, it's been a rough last couople of weeks. i won't go into detail, but it has not been easy to be creative and productive when all this is going on. my research paper on camera obscura techniques is due tomorrow!!(guess who's pullin an all-nighter....) anyway, the critique went well, considering, and i am very proud and passionate about what i'm doing now. it all came together very nicely- Darrell showed me how to etch so it came out really cool. i'll have some images up here soon, but it really got the kind of response i wanted. the first is war vs growth, the second is vanity vs nature, and the third is individuality vs majority rule... vague, i know, but those are my themes. thank you if you're reading this.