Day 23 of 365

Finished the animation test last night. Very proud with how far it had come. Sent it off to the job posting, they emailed me back almost immediately. They offered me a position to help animate their trailer. I was elated. They also sent me an agreement to sign. Unfortunately, the agreement specified something that had not been made clear in the job posting. It was an unpaid internship only. I had to bow out of the project as I am not able to work for free- and I don't think anyone should have to do something like that for nothing. If your financial situation is as such that you can gamble on an unpaid position, then I am very glad for you, but the reality is: there are bills to pay. And animation is not free. I love this art form too much and respect myself too much to cheat myself. I wished them well and, Lord knows, if they came back and offered compensation as their original posting mentioned, I would GLADLY work on it. Otherwise- I am on to the next thing.

Today was FOX ANATOMY! Then that turned into a quick rough of what a fox jump might look like. Had way to much fun with this. Expect more later. <3 Love you all!



By the by- I highly recommend watching jumping fox videos! They are a DELIGHT!

Day 21 of 365

Hands, hands- everywhere! So many hands, they're getting in my hair!

Day 17 of 365

Though I have not been updating, I have been drawing. Well... animating. Isn't that very much like being the same thing? Only... more of it... and harder?

Do you know how hard it is to make cute little Disney-esque girls still cute when they are making goofy faces?! It's HARD!

Day 12 of 365

Been animating a test. It's short- but I am at least drawing every day.

Day 9 of 365

Today is one year, at - actually right about this time- I got a phone call from my dad. He led up to what he was going to say in such a way that I went outside.

Nana had died.

Normally, I am not one to harp on people who have passed away. I don't understand why people tattoo loved ones with their date of death on their bodies, make memorial stickers and put them on their vehicles, or make a t-shirt with the loved one's death information on it. That kind of grieving or coping just makes no sense to me. Tattoos of things that remind you of your loved ones, I get. I've painted cardinals on Christmas cards in memory of my Pawpaw. I've bought polar bear Christmas cards for my Grandpa Pete. I've loved prisms and talked to passing milkweed seeds for my Grandma Lee. It is through my own memory though, that I remember the day they passed away. Every holiday from Thanksgiving to, formerly Christmas, now my birthday has been touched by the loss of some of my most loved family. Day after Thanksgiving, I lost Pawpaw. Two days before Christmas, I lost Grandma Lee. Five days before my birthday, I lost Nana. I hate the holidays for this reason. But I miss them so much.

So I guess the fact that I spent today animating is now in honor of them. Hug a loved one today.

Day 8 of 365

Did a silly one today at Five Guys at dinner. Prompt was a 50's gas station. No references. haha

Day 7 of 365

I got to meet a 5' wide chicken today! Err... something like that. I got to meet Captain Jack. Wait, no- not that Captain Jack.

A rainbow-y birdy! He actually stood on my arm! It was SO COOL!



Next time I see him- it's gonna be WATERCOLORS!