Hello world and all it’s wonderful inhabitants. Oh me? Surviving, thanks for asking. Looking forward to a job interview but other than that the usual self imposed something.

So several months ago I was commissioned to do a commercial for Columbia College’s portfolio center. I managed to finish it despite my negative disposition which continues to linger on. Here it is:

My process. First were some sketches. Forgive the racism but everyone’s goofy looking. Then I did some line drawings for the backgrounds and colored them in Photoshop. Used those in the final animation.

1. I finally made my own layout for wordpress from scratch and I think it looks decent.
2. I graduated from Columbia College of Chicago with a BFA in Film & Video
3. I quit smoking cigarettes cold turkey (it’s been about three months)
4. I’ve “individuated,” or I just used a word which means nothing except maybe I’ve “grown up a bit.”
5. I’ve decided to stay in Chicago for at least another year even though I am inclined to run back home like a wuss.
6. I worked on something that I thought was decent and put more effort into than was required or even acknowledged
7. I’ve managed to stay single my whole time here in Chicago and am still pretty ambivalent about that “someone.” (being proud of that is both a joke and serious)

Below are a bunch of pictures, odds and ends of the development of the new layout.

If you would like to find me I will be walking aimlessly around Chicago, gainfully unemployed and graduated. Oh and I will be applying for jobs through craigslist. Enjoy the PIX!

Sketches/conceptual art of several scenes for a play called “Boneyard Prayer” which is playing right now at Redmoon Theater. Buy some tickets and bring a friend, why don’t you? You can see some dirty ink drawings I did on acetate projected on the walls. Oh and there’s puppets!

Things are a struggle. My mom has a bug in her head. I love you Mom. Your time isn’t now. Everything’s gonna be ok.

Maybe a cover to a comic, I dunno.