1. New Moon Summary in Doodle Form
From iQuitt on DBH
2. Mildly NSFW (Not Safe for Work)
3. Homebrew Pikachu Ski Mask
4. Dog in Leather Jacket
5. Aaron Horkey - One of my favorite artists EVER! Found some super hi res images of his work. 
1. SOURCE: Chris Oatley - Nifty little progress blog along with it.
2. SOURCE: http://www.flickr.com/photos/freeekdue/2112409035/
3. SOURCE: http://artsammich.deviantart.com/art/LOST-Animated-John-Locke-134578179
4. SOURCE: http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/iLost-Locke-Wallpaper-john-locke-589608_1920_1200.jpg
5. SOURCE: http://linkognito.com/images/05-14-08/locke.gif
I'm a curator (actually the Art Director since everything that prints is approved by moi) at Teefury. (BTW, I'm also AD at Designbyhumans.com)
I recently found Tom Ledin's work while trolling the internet and I picked up his design.
It became one of the top selling designs ever at Teefury.
We interview our artists, and one of his answers is something that sparked my interest.
The dream is simple: Art, Food, Fun, and Sleep.
If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it?
Tom Ledin, "I would become a full-time artist, and rent a really big studio, that I could fit a nice big halfpipe in. Then I would make art, art, and more art with a skateboarding break every hour or so. I would also probably put a futon in there, because skateboarding makes me sleepy. In reality, I'd probably make a little art in the morning, then skate, then get a burrito, and then sleep the rest of the day. God that sounds so good."
Reading Tom's dream, I thought to myself:
Nice dream.
I want a similar reality.
It would be possible to attain that reality... maybe.
Then I thought:
I have not had a dream for myself for a long time.
It's easy to lose touch with our dreams especially with work and the typical drudgery of life. I think that's why we love movies, art, music, etc. They all represent the dreams of others, another life, much more exciting than ours. It is simpler to adopt someone else's dream when we do not have a clear vision of our own. Throw in busy work provided by a job (which is essentially helping to achieve someone else's dream), we start to falsely believe that our busyness correlates to us striving to achieve our own dreams, but rarely does earning money for the exchange of time show up on the list of anyone's life aspirations.
Introspection has reminded me of my goals. I haven't necessarily been derailed from my dreams of being an independent artist as taking the job at Teefury and Designbyhumans was part of the plan of getting a boost in savings for future cash flow, as well as earning more internet respect and clout.
I still create art although not as prolific, and I've been able to do some small works for major companies that should continue to build on the perception of the "jimiyo" name.
Still, there's something awry.... or not. I'm not sure.
Maybe it's that I hold having a dream and trying to attain it in such high regard, that I have to feel that something is wrong if I'm not always struggling to achieve something grandiose and extraordinary...
Certainly, there is always better, but when is enough. Is complacency such a deplorable frame of mind?
If everything was perfect, I'd own a business that would require ONLY art from me, maybe a little marketing because its fun to figure out what makes people react, beyond that, in a fun studio, where I could take a break to jam on the guitar or play a quick round of Call of Duty without fear of being judged as a lazy worker, nice lunch meetings to shoot the shit about business and ideas, Starbucks coffee, Sushi/Thai/Mexican for lunch, and after the day's work is done, total disconnect from work to be with loved ones.
"...God that sounds so good..."
Anyways. I need to brainfart some more so I can plan out some paths for myself in the next upcoming years.
Have you been derailed or preoccupied with busyness that you haven't taken the time to visualize your dreams? GET SOME!
I've become a Lost fan. Used to think this song was creepy, but now... not so much.
