i'm really doing it this time. i'm sticking with a blog, i swear!

my greatest creative achievement as of late has been finishing an altered altoid tin in about two days. it's been a while since i got something done that fast, and i'm pretty sure this was the mojo boost i needed. also, i find it incredibly hard to get motivated when it's dreary outside, and lately the days have been sunny, so that's helping things, too.



the inside of the tin is filled with bits and pieces i've collected and stored in shoe boxes... at this point, i feel like it's time to scrap these things (or at least paste them in glue books), so i started with this tin. these were some of my favorite bits from the past few years. i'm ocd about collecting things like ticket stubs and receipts!

in other news, i think telerobotic needs an overhaul and redesign. i've got some ideas, but it's a matter of sitting down and figuring everything out. always the hardest part! i don't want anything too flashy (no flash... literally) because i like the diy, homemade look of portfolios. the idea that simpler is better has really been sticking with me lately, and i think it's because i'm not as interested in web design as i used to be -- it's more about graphic design and imagery and highlighting work rather than all the bells and whistles that can embellish it. i do love the wonders of css, though, and how easy it is to customize a design with a single stylesheet.

let's see what i come up with.

also, this is a reminder to myself to paint more. i can't remember the last painting i finished (other than homemade patterned paper for scrapbooking), and that's really bothering me! it's so relaxing to brush paint over something.